Jakob Thomae
@jakobthomae.bsky.social
Author - Pocket Guide to Planetary Peril | Co-Founder @Theia Finance Labs | Prof. in Practice SOAS | Research Director @IPR | Columnist @Responsible Investor
This was life once.
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This was life once.
Isn’t this an accounting anomaly based on Covid output distortions? Its functionally identical it seems to me for past years and 10-15% higher relative to 2019.
April 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Isn’t this an accounting anomaly based on Covid output distortions? Its functionally identical it seems to me for past years and 10-15% higher relative to 2019.
Challenge. Explain the current crisis in one chart.
April 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Challenge. Explain the current crisis in one chart.
Within 1 question, AI just turns the formula around. We are sooo far away from this being useful
April 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Within 1 question, AI just turns the formula around. We are sooo far away from this being useful
Happy publishing day to me! Sure, my book has a dinosaur on the cover. But then you‘re way more likely to read it than a 500 page book on microbes that sounds interesting but languishes on the shelf. Buy my the book, no regret guarantee :-) www.penguin.co.uk/books/468076...
March 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Happy publishing day to me! Sure, my book has a dinosaur on the cover. But then you‘re way more likely to read it than a 500 page book on microbes that sounds interesting but languishes on the shelf. Buy my the book, no regret guarantee :-) www.penguin.co.uk/books/468076...
Anybody else getting these vibes atm when reading about Canada, Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine, Panama…
January 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Anybody else getting these vibes atm when reading about Canada, Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine, Panama…
Hey. We are trying to get a “pulse” on how sustainability professionals (broad definition, basically everyone reading this) are feeling about the climate transition after last week. Its 180s, reposts appreciated. Its not scientific but a baseline on next 4 years forms.office.com/pages/respon...
November 13, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Hey. We are trying to get a “pulse” on how sustainability professionals (broad definition, basically everyone reading this) are feeling about the climate transition after last week. Its 180s, reposts appreciated. Its not scientific but a baseline on next 4 years forms.office.com/pages/respon...
There is no consumption choice as meaningful as voting
November 4, 2024 at 7:50 PM
There is no consumption choice as meaningful as voting
You think this doesn‘t matter?
November 4, 2024 at 2:29 PM
You think this doesn‘t matter?
Nothing more impactful for reducing your emissions than voting
November 4, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Nothing more impactful for reducing your emissions than voting
Ran the US numbers this morning using our citizens footprint calculator. Nothing more impactful than voting
November 4, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Ran the US numbers this morning using our citizens footprint calculator. Nothing more impactful than voting
Same. No reason at all equivalent analysis from Europe…
November 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Same. No reason at all equivalent analysis from Europe…
Wanted to do a US elections voting footprint calculator this year but ran out of time. The European one we did this year proves your point though. No consumption choice beats voting! theiafinance.org/wp-content/u...
November 2, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Wanted to do a US elections voting footprint calculator this year but ran out of time. The European one we did this year proves your point though. No consumption choice beats voting! theiafinance.org/wp-content/u...
It would be great if it did but it explicitly does not. „No progress on climate policies says report that explicitly does not take on the ground climate policies into account.“ would have been a better headline
October 26, 2024 at 10:07 AM
It would be great if it did but it explicitly does not. „No progress on climate policies says report that explicitly does not take on the ground climate policies into account.“ would have been a better headline
But they aren’t!!! Look at this chart, in fact the study suggests IPCC scientists are confused about the science with entirely inconsistent predictions about net zero and warming. I appreciate the uncertainty (tipping points and geoengineering etc) but this suggests a confused state of play
September 14, 2024 at 9:02 PM
But they aren’t!!! Look at this chart, in fact the study suggests IPCC scientists are confused about the science with entirely inconsistent predictions about net zero and warming. I appreciate the uncertainty (tipping points and geoengineering etc) but this suggests a confused state of play
People complain about greenwashing. But where is the uproar when companies claim to sell….
September 12, 2024 at 8:25 AM
People complain about greenwashing. But where is the uproar when companies claim to sell….
“Regulatory simplification” clcouncil.org/media/2017/0...
September 5, 2024 at 5:22 PM
“Regulatory simplification” clcouncil.org/media/2017/0...
Could you link to that study? This is the source I typically use which has agriculture around 15% (excluding deforestation)
September 5, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Could you link to that study? This is the source I typically use which has agriculture around 15% (excluding deforestation)
~25% ev penetration by 2030. The level of gaslighting is out of this world
August 27, 2024 at 4:47 PM
~25% ev penetration by 2030. The level of gaslighting is out of this world
My favourite chart from the ExxonMobil projection. Magically EV market share growth will effectively flatline in next 6 years vs previous 6. Insane to think that Exxon is drinking its own coolade with these projections. When the profit motive is subsumed by the pwned motive…
August 26, 2024 at 5:43 PM
My favourite chart from the ExxonMobil projection. Magically EV market share growth will effectively flatline in next 6 years vs previous 6. Insane to think that Exxon is drinking its own coolade with these projections. When the profit motive is subsumed by the pwned motive…
Nothing beats the time WWF had a partnership with German supermarket Edeka to sell *checks notes* panda resembling processed meat…
July 19, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Nothing beats the time WWF had a partnership with German supermarket Edeka to sell *checks notes* panda resembling processed meat…
Nothing to see here, just notorious climate sceptic *checks notes* German Environmental Protection Agency using a footprint methodology that concludes buying a 3 year old ICE less carbon intensive than a 3 year old EV…
June 5, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Nothing to see here, just notorious climate sceptic *checks notes* German Environmental Protection Agency using a footprint methodology that concludes buying a 3 year old ICE less carbon intensive than a 3 year old EV…
I find the covid19 comparison so striking. We were willing to destroy a ton of economic value to save a life. Avoiding future climate deaths would be an order of magnitude cheaper (using central climate mortality estimates, ignoring co-benefits and costs).
June 1, 2024 at 5:26 AM
I find the covid19 comparison so striking. We were willing to destroy a ton of economic value to save a life. Avoiding future climate deaths would be an order of magnitude cheaper (using central climate mortality estimates, ignoring co-benefits and costs).
I found this helpful.
May 31, 2024 at 11:48 AM
I found this helpful.
Every vote counts! At next week‘s EU election, your vote could have 6x the emissions reduction potential as any individual lifestyle choice. Our first of its kind citizen footprint calculator quantifies the relative footprint impact of our voting choice. Check it out
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May 30, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Every vote counts! At next week‘s EU election, your vote could have 6x the emissions reduction potential as any individual lifestyle choice. Our first of its kind citizen footprint calculator quantifies the relative footprint impact of our voting choice. Check it out
theiafinance.org/wp-content/u...
theiafinance.org/wp-content/u...