Jens van 't Klooster 💸💸💸
@jvtk.bsky.social
Political Economy, the ESG anthropocene, technocracy, legitimacy and more | “Non-profit finfluencer” | @UvA_AISSR @Politics_UvA
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Markets won’t do it alone ❌
@jvtk.bsky.social and @steffenmurau.bsky.social argue that euro internationalisation keeps falling flat without active offshore monetary governance 👇
@jvtk.bsky.social and @steffenmurau.bsky.social argue that euro internationalisation keeps falling flat without active offshore monetary governance 👇
Rethinking currency internationalisation: offshore money creation and the EU’s monetary governance
Internationalisation of the euro has for decades eluded EU policymakers. In this article, we develop a novel explanation of the subordinate position of the single currency. To this end, we build on...
www.tandfonline.com
Finally out #openaccess! Why does the largest trading bloc on the planet have a miniature-sized currency? With Trump, the EU will again much regret this.
🎈We set out to theorise failure and develop a new IPE perspective that foregrounds offshore money.
Quick thread 🧵
🎈We set out to theorise failure and develop a new IPE perspective that foregrounds offshore money.
Quick thread 🧵
Really glad to see this out! @apsmolenska.bsky.social and I give our account for @boell.de of why the future of the dollar is also crucial for climate policy
🟢💶🌐 New Böll EU Brief "Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world’s green currency", by @apsmolenska.bsky.social & @jvtk.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/green-eur...
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@boell.de @janalbrecht.bsky.social @antonmoeller.bsky.social @rasmusandresen.bsky.social @baseickhout.bsky.social
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@boell.de @janalbrecht.bsky.social @antonmoeller.bsky.social @rasmusandresen.bsky.social @baseickhout.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Really glad to see this out! @apsmolenska.bsky.social and I give our account for @boell.de of why the future of the dollar is also crucial for climate policy
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💬 @jvtk.bsky.social: "Already today, the Euro plays a significant role in green financial markets. EU policy makers should play to that strength by promoting the € as the currency of the green transition rather than creating uncertainties by undermining its own regulations for sustainable finance".
Böll EU Brief 06/2025 | Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world’s green currency | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union
The new US shift on monetary and climate policy has created a rare opening for Europe. With strong green finance rules and the European Central Bank integrating climate risks, the EU can position the ...
eu.boell.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
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Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
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thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
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'Modestly-sized solar PV project in central Germany might have just ushered in a new era of renewable power’s relationship with the grid.'
www.pv-tech.org/germanys-fir...
www.pv-tech.org/germanys-fir...
Germany’s first grid-balancing solar project might be a ‘paradigm shift’ for energy
A modestly sized solar PV project in central Germany might have just ushered in a new era of renewables’ relationship with the grid.
www.pv-tech.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
'Modestly-sized solar PV project in central Germany might have just ushered in a new era of renewable power’s relationship with the grid.'
www.pv-tech.org/germanys-fir...
www.pv-tech.org/germanys-fir...
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🔎 Évènement : Panel - Fiscal Policy at a Crossroads
Avec :
- @gregclaeys.bsky.social
- Dorothée Rouzet
- Armin Steinbach
- Modération : @philippasigl.bsky.social
🗓 Vendredi 28 novembre 2025, 10h–12h
📍 Salle Jean Jaurès, ENS – 29 rue d’Ulm, Paris
🇪🇺 En anglais
Inscrivez-vous !
Avec :
- @gregclaeys.bsky.social
- Dorothée Rouzet
- Armin Steinbach
- Modération : @philippasigl.bsky.social
🗓 Vendredi 28 novembre 2025, 10h–12h
📍 Salle Jean Jaurès, ENS – 29 rue d’Ulm, Paris
🇪🇺 En anglais
Inscrivez-vous !
Panel : Fiscal Policy at a Crossroads : France, Germany, and Europe's New Priorities
Formulaire d'inscription au panel organisé par l'Institut Avant-garde et Dezernat Zukunft, membres du European Macro Policy Network (EMPN).
Le vendredi 28 novembre de 10h à 12h.
Salle Jean Jaurès, É...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🔎 Évènement : Panel - Fiscal Policy at a Crossroads
Avec :
- @gregclaeys.bsky.social
- Dorothée Rouzet
- Armin Steinbach
- Modération : @philippasigl.bsky.social
🗓 Vendredi 28 novembre 2025, 10h–12h
📍 Salle Jean Jaurès, ENS – 29 rue d’Ulm, Paris
🇪🇺 En anglais
Inscrivez-vous !
Avec :
- @gregclaeys.bsky.social
- Dorothée Rouzet
- Armin Steinbach
- Modération : @philippasigl.bsky.social
🗓 Vendredi 28 novembre 2025, 10h–12h
📍 Salle Jean Jaurès, ENS – 29 rue d’Ulm, Paris
🇪🇺 En anglais
Inscrivez-vous !
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Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today:
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today:
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
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Why do global environmental institutions multiply and persist even when they seem unable to address biodiversity loss and environmental governance failures effectively?
Our new OA article with @jacquelinebest.bsky.social in @risjnl.bsky.social tries to answer this question. 1/7
cup.org/4hZNlcX
Our new OA article with @jacquelinebest.bsky.social in @risjnl.bsky.social tries to answer this question. 1/7
cup.org/4hZNlcX
Failure-proof or failure-prone? The paradoxes of global biodiversity institutions | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Failure-proof or failure-prone? The paradoxes of global biodiversity institutions
cup.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Why do global environmental institutions multiply and persist even when they seem unable to address biodiversity loss and environmental governance failures effectively?
Our new OA article with @jacquelinebest.bsky.social in @risjnl.bsky.social tries to answer this question. 1/7
cup.org/4hZNlcX
Our new OA article with @jacquelinebest.bsky.social in @risjnl.bsky.social tries to answer this question. 1/7
cup.org/4hZNlcX
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Forget derisking. 2025 is about the the quiet MAGA-fication of the European mainstream, one green regulation rollback and green subsidy cut at a time. geoeconomic.substack.com/p/the-wartbu...
The Wartburg Syndrome
How the Old Continent Risks Becoming the New East Germany
geoeconomic.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Forget derisking. 2025 is about the the quiet MAGA-fication of the European mainstream, one green regulation rollback and green subsidy cut at a time. geoeconomic.substack.com/p/the-wartbu...
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Der US-Dollar verliert an Dominanz. Schlägt die Stunde des Euro?
Unser Report zeigt: Eine stärkere Euro-Internationalisierung bringt nur kleine Nettoeffekte für's BIP. Globarer Euro ist nicht automatisch ein Vorteil.
Zum Report von Nils Gerresheim, @maxkrahe.bsky.social, @jvtk.bsky.social ⬇️
Unser Report zeigt: Eine stärkere Euro-Internationalisierung bringt nur kleine Nettoeffekte für's BIP. Globarer Euro ist nicht automatisch ein Vorteil.
Zum Report von Nils Gerresheim, @maxkrahe.bsky.social, @jvtk.bsky.social ⬇️
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Der US-Dollar verliert an Dominanz. Schlägt die Stunde des Euro?
Unser Report zeigt: Eine stärkere Euro-Internationalisierung bringt nur kleine Nettoeffekte für's BIP. Globarer Euro ist nicht automatisch ein Vorteil.
Zum Report von Nils Gerresheim, @maxkrahe.bsky.social, @jvtk.bsky.social ⬇️
Unser Report zeigt: Eine stärkere Euro-Internationalisierung bringt nur kleine Nettoeffekte für's BIP. Globarer Euro ist nicht automatisch ein Vorteil.
Zum Report von Nils Gerresheim, @maxkrahe.bsky.social, @jvtk.bsky.social ⬇️
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Yesterday will mark a major turning point – the collapse of the European Parliament's decades-old centrist governing majority.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
The EU Parliament now has a right-wing majority
President von der Leyen's centre-right EPP yesterday broke the centrist coalition, joining with the far right in order to pass the climate deregulation demanded by Trump.
davekeating.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Yesterday will mark a major turning point – the collapse of the European Parliament's decades-old centrist governing majority.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
It's the end of an era, and the beginning of another.
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Als je het vaak genoeg herhaalt, gaan mensen het geloven.
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Als je het vaak genoeg herhaalt, gaan mensen het geloven.
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Patrick Imam and Tigran Poghosyan show that despite earlier and sharper tightening, inflation targeting central banks did not achieve systematically better outcomes than their non-targeting peers during the 2022 global inflation surge.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
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#EconSky
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Patrick Imam and Tigran Poghosyan show that despite earlier and sharper tightening, inflation targeting central banks did not achieve systematically better outcomes than their non-targeting peers during the 2022 global inflation surge.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
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❗️HISTORIC
Unbelievable Minimum 31.2C Fujirah Port (28.8C AP) and 31.1C Khor Fakkam EMIRATES
HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT IN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE HISTORY
Records also in OMAN
Min. 29.3 Qaboos Port
28.0 Diba
WORLD CLIMATE HISTORY REWRITTEN once again!
Unbelievable Minimum 31.2C Fujirah Port (28.8C AP) and 31.1C Khor Fakkam EMIRATES
HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT IN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE HISTORY
Records also in OMAN
Min. 29.3 Qaboos Port
28.0 Diba
WORLD CLIMATE HISTORY REWRITTEN once again!
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
❗️HISTORIC
Unbelievable Minimum 31.2C Fujirah Port (28.8C AP) and 31.1C Khor Fakkam EMIRATES
HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT IN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE HISTORY
Records also in OMAN
Min. 29.3 Qaboos Port
28.0 Diba
WORLD CLIMATE HISTORY REWRITTEN once again!
Unbelievable Minimum 31.2C Fujirah Port (28.8C AP) and 31.1C Khor Fakkam EMIRATES
HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT IN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE HISTORY
Records also in OMAN
Min. 29.3 Qaboos Port
28.0 Diba
WORLD CLIMATE HISTORY REWRITTEN once again!
Yeah just not talking about this isn't sustainable either
The window to act on climate is rapidly closing. Our new 2025 State of the Climate report is just out. Read the full report here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @ecowarriorss.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Yeah just not talking about this isn't sustainable either
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‘We are hurtling towards climate chaos’, is de eerste zin.
Dit rapport zou aanleiding moeten zijn voor crisisberaad in ieder land, dit weekend, en als dat niet gebeurt, dan zou de bevolking hun leiders daartoe moeten dwingen door stakingen, demonstraties, oproer.
Extreem? Klik op de link.
Dit rapport zou aanleiding moeten zijn voor crisisberaad in ieder land, dit weekend, en als dat niet gebeurt, dan zou de bevolking hun leiders daartoe moeten dwingen door stakingen, demonstraties, oproer.
Extreem? Klik op de link.
The window to act on climate is rapidly closing. Our new 2025 State of the Climate report is just out. Read the full report here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @ecowarriorss.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
‘We are hurtling towards climate chaos’, is de eerste zin.
Dit rapport zou aanleiding moeten zijn voor crisisberaad in ieder land, dit weekend, en als dat niet gebeurt, dan zou de bevolking hun leiders daartoe moeten dwingen door stakingen, demonstraties, oproer.
Extreem? Klik op de link.
Dit rapport zou aanleiding moeten zijn voor crisisberaad in ieder land, dit weekend, en als dat niet gebeurt, dan zou de bevolking hun leiders daartoe moeten dwingen door stakingen, demonstraties, oproer.
Extreem? Klik op de link.
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Scope-3!
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Europees Hof: landen moeten bij winning fossiele brandstoffen kijken naar álle uitstoot die daaruit voortvloeit
Klimaatzaak: Landen moeten voortaan laten zien dat de uitstoot van nieuwe olie-, gas- en kolenwinning past binnen hun klimaatdoelen, en daarbij ook kijken naar de uitstoot wanneer die brandstoffen wor...
www.nrc.nl
October 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Scope-3!
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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2026 BIS PhD fellowship is now open; deadline 24 November.
Come work with us!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Come work with us!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Bank for International Settlements – BIS hiring 2026 PhD Fellowship Programme in Basel, Basel, Switzerland | LinkedIn
Posted 12:42:23 PM. At the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), our mission is to support central banks' pursuit…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
2026 BIS PhD fellowship is now open; deadline 24 November.
Come work with us!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Come work with us!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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Thankfully no potential conflicts of interest here at all
October 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Thankfully no potential conflicts of interest here at all
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Australia’s tropical forests are the first known to have switched from a sink to a source for atmospheric carbon.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/australia-tropical-forests-co2-cop30
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/australia-tropical-forests-co2-cop30
Australia’s tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the COP30 talks
These tropical forest CO₂ emissions may warn of similar shifts in other regions, a key topic for COP30 climate talks in Brazil.
www.sciencenews.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Australia’s tropical forests are the first known to have switched from a sink to a source for atmospheric carbon.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/australia-tropical-forests-co2-cop30
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/australia-tropical-forests-co2-cop30
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‘The EU scrapped a proposed target last year to halve pesticide use and risk by 2030 after lobbying…’
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‘I was contaminated’: study reveals how hard it is to avoid pesticide exposure
‘I was contaminated’: study reveals how hard it is to avoid pesticide exposure
Silicone wristbands worn by volunteers in the Netherlands captured 173 substances in one week
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
‘The EU scrapped a proposed target last year to halve pesticide use and risk by 2030 after lobbying…’
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AUSTRALIA ENDLESS RECORD HEAT
More and more records keep falling in this weeks-long unprecedented October heat wave:
24-25 OCTOBER RECORDS
44.0 Julia Creek
43.6 The Monument
41.1 Moranbah AP
40 Rolleston
40.9 LOchington
24.9 Norfolk Island
HIGH MINS
24.2 17 70
23.8 Lochington
More and more records keep falling in this weeks-long unprecedented October heat wave:
24-25 OCTOBER RECORDS
44.0 Julia Creek
43.6 The Monument
41.1 Moranbah AP
40 Rolleston
40.9 LOchington
24.9 Norfolk Island
HIGH MINS
24.2 17 70
23.8 Lochington
October 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
AUSTRALIA ENDLESS RECORD HEAT
More and more records keep falling in this weeks-long unprecedented October heat wave:
24-25 OCTOBER RECORDS
44.0 Julia Creek
43.6 The Monument
41.1 Moranbah AP
40 Rolleston
40.9 LOchington
24.9 Norfolk Island
HIGH MINS
24.2 17 70
23.8 Lochington
More and more records keep falling in this weeks-long unprecedented October heat wave:
24-25 OCTOBER RECORDS
44.0 Julia Creek
43.6 The Monument
41.1 Moranbah AP
40 Rolleston
40.9 LOchington
24.9 Norfolk Island
HIGH MINS
24.2 17 70
23.8 Lochington