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Jeremy Webb
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Author | Executive Director of the Tiaki Institute | Head of the Global Net Zero Resources Assessment
We need to defend data… and trust in official statistics
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Its time to defend data
Misrepresenting trade ratios as tariff data reduces trust in official statistics. Statisticians and governments need to speak out on the misuse and abuse of data.
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April 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We still have a lot to learn… but this is not good. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Temperature rising - Nature Geoscience
A record-breaking start to 2025 extends the recent period of exceptional warmth and raises questions over the rate of ongoing climate change.
www.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A foreign policy analysis... with implications
What IR Theory Predicts About Trump 2.0
An academic assessment of the U.S. president’s foreign-policy revolution.
foreignpolicy.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I was going to say “strange times” but in actual fact these are “dangerous times” when institutions and the “rules of the game” fundamentally shift and in this case, without accountability, checks or balances. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
New Zealand's second NDC from the perspective of the environment. This is a graph of the accumulation of GHGs in the atmosphere, and the claim New Zealand has made, to use more atmospheric space. The only good news is this claim is less than the business as usual scenario.
February 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
New Zealand's annual GHG emissions and second Nationally Determined Contribution together with emissions budgets (EB1 to EB3) and biogenic methane targets (BM2030 and BM2050 range).
February 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Check out our latest initiative at the Tiaki Institute with an amazing set of volunteers and partners from around the world. Watch this space...
January 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The removal of inspectors general by the Trump administration is an attack on institutions. Institutions are “the rules” by which society organises itself, makes collective decisions, resolves disputes and maintains order. Institutions only work if they are respected. The Republican Party does not.
January 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Just in case you are interested... an article I wrote on LinkedIn about curiosity, music and my work
Curiosity pays dividends... in music and work
Curiosity requires an investment of time, and investing a limited amount of time can sometimes pay big dividends. This is a story with reflections from my southern hemisphere summer, just in case you ...
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January 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM