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
Installing it was one of the most insane experiences of my life. I JUST PLUGGED IT IN!!! And then i bought a battery for 500€ and just plugged into that and plugged that in. Unreal…
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Installing it was one of the most insane experiences of my life. I JUST PLUGGED IT IN!!! And then i bought a battery for 500€ and just plugged into that and plugged that in. Unreal…
This was life once.
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This was life once.
What do you think we should learn from these facts?
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What do you think we should learn from these facts?
I think total energy supply is not the relevant metric to think about percentages because we lose +60% of fossil fuel energy to waste. When you look at used energy, the percentages are radically different
October 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I think total energy supply is not the relevant metric to think about percentages because we lose +60% of fossil fuel energy to waste. When you look at used energy, the percentages are radically different
Or the victims of air pollution, of lack of workers rights, of heatwaves, of technology run amok…the list goes one sadly
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Or the victims of air pollution, of lack of workers rights, of heatwaves, of technology run amok…the list goes one sadly
Love this. Is it possible to take into account how your “sports hate teams” are doing? The Patriots doing well made me just as miserable as my team doing poorly
August 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Love this. Is it possible to take into account how your “sports hate teams” are doing? The Patriots doing well made me just as miserable as my team doing poorly
Not if its foreign owned, it isnt.
August 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Not if its foreign owned, it isnt.
Even net worth doesn’t 100% hit the mark because we are dealing with different risk premia than equity eg land, real estate (eq to nvidia book value perhaps?). One could alternatively use nvidia’s p/e to multiply uk gdp with. Also unreasonable, although if we’re comparing apples to submaries 🤷♂️
August 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Even net worth doesn’t 100% hit the mark because we are dealing with different risk premia than equity eg land, real estate (eq to nvidia book value perhaps?). One could alternatively use nvidia’s p/e to multiply uk gdp with. Also unreasonable, although if we’re comparing apples to submaries 🤷♂️
I imagine this number is even better than it looks when considering non energy uses for coal / oil / gas although perhaps the IEA has a way to cut this out?
July 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I imagine this number is even better than it looks when considering non energy uses for coal / oil / gas although perhaps the IEA has a way to cut this out?
😀glad we‘re on same page. Sorry if i came across antagonistic, the „breathing emissions“ issue has been instrumentalized by bad faith politicians in Germany so a bit sensitive
July 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
😀glad we‘re on same page. Sorry if i came across antagonistic, the „breathing emissions“ issue has been instrumentalized by bad faith politicians in Germany so a bit sensitive
Sure. But this is not the point I understood you were making. The act of breathing is basically carbon neutral. The fact that we generate emissions through our consumption & production choices is a different issue. I think suggesting breathing represents 4-8% of our footprint is a dangerous framing
July 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sure. But this is not the point I understood you were making. The act of breathing is basically carbon neutral. The fact that we generate emissions through our consumption & production choices is a different issue. I think suggesting breathing represents 4-8% of our footprint is a dangerous framing
But this is gross, not net emissions. We grow food that captures carbon that we eat and then emit (and partially store, making us a carbon sink!)
July 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
But this is gross, not net emissions. We grow food that captures carbon that we eat and then emit (and partially store, making us a carbon sink!)
Lol. Not the issue but casually forgetting that the concept was that the other person takes 2 hours and his story only has 1 hour is very on point
June 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Lol. Not the issue but casually forgetting that the concept was that the other person takes 2 hours and his story only has 1 hour is very on point
I dont understand this take. Just because an asset exist doesnt mean it will be used. It is politics and economics that will determine that. We are already seeing economic stranding from some fossil assets built just last decade. I agree it shouldnt be built, just dont think lock in is inevitable
June 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I dont understand this take. Just because an asset exist doesnt mean it will be used. It is politics and economics that will determine that. We are already seeing economic stranding from some fossil assets built just last decade. I agree it shouldnt be built, just dont think lock in is inevitable
Genuine q: why should the uk increase military spending after its biggest adversary (russia) has depleted its war of aggression capability? Shouldnt we reduce military spending now? Or do people think a country on the other side of the world can launch a military attack?
June 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Genuine q: why should the uk increase military spending after its biggest adversary (russia) has depleted its war of aggression capability? Shouldnt we reduce military spending now? Or do people think a country on the other side of the world can launch a military attack?
But how many times does it count. Because those emissions are also given to the oil & gas companies, the downstream companies using the compute, the power companies. I don’t think this is a trivial q
May 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
But how many times does it count. Because those emissions are also given to the oil & gas companies, the downstream companies using the compute, the power companies. I don’t think this is a trivial q
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social @yrfatfriend.bsky.social Maintenance phase episode?
May 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social @yrfatfriend.bsky.social Maintenance phase episode?
Makes sense. I guess the phrasing “led by” threw me. Thanks for answering
May 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Makes sense. I guess the phrasing “led by” threw me. Thanks for answering
Thanks for sharing. Why did you write that Austria doesn’t have a centre-right govt when ÖVP has Chancellory?
May 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Thanks for sharing. Why did you write that Austria doesn’t have a centre-right govt when ÖVP has Chancellory?