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Ecological political economist | @envleeds.bsky.social, SRI | Co-lead, Research Group: https://tiny.cc/leeds_econopol | Associate Editor: https://tiny.cc/s_spp | European Society for Ecological Economics I Webpage: www.richardbarnthaler.com

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · May 14

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Our new article is out in Globalizations: Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals.

With @jasonhickel.bsky.social & @sebmang.bsky.social

@envleeds.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals

Amid mounting geopolitical, socio-economic, and ecological crises, industrial policy has returned to the forefront of policy debates. However, the EU’s industrial policy framework – centerd on Sing...

www.tandfonline.com

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 7h

Congrats, and I am looking forward to reading it (I already have access to it)!

Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 2d

And here is the report: www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...

China's Green Leap Outward — Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab

A new China Low Carbon Technology FDI Database

www.netzeropolicylab.com

Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 2d

→ What are green tech & renewables ultimately for? E.g. decarbonising essential services or powering AI data centres? Sustainability needs both renewables & lower energy use in the Global North. If socially less-necessary demand keeps rising, what are the implications for living well within limits?

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 2d

→ One point that was only briefly mentioned is how “critical” critical materials really are? They serve various purposes, from the green transition to militarisation. We need to interrogate and question “criticality”. This leads to a broader question that deserves more attention: 6/7

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 2d

→ Relatedly, the social, ecological, and justice-related outcomes of BRI 2.0 will largely hinge on the strategies and policies of host countries, as well as the strength of civil society in holding investors and governments accountable. 5/7

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 2d

→ The shift from the BRI to BRI 2.0 is significant. While it involves greater private sector participation, its direction—and whether it serves public goals—will depend on host countries’ policy choices, industrial strategies, and the conditions and discipline they apply to incoming capital. 4/7

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 2d

→ There are three primary drivers behind these investments: Access to host country markets, access to third-country markets (especially where trade agreements are in place), access to raw materials. 3/7

Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 2d

→ The scale of Chinese investment is enormous. It is comparable to the Marshall Plan, which effectively locked Europe into U.S. technology pathways. 2/7

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 2d

Worth watching the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab’s (@bentleyallan.bsky.social) presentation of “China’s Green Leap Outward” by @70sbachchan.bsky.social, @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social & Xiaokang Xue

youtu.be/Pc2eu6YT2O0?...

Some key takeaways, and a broader question that deserves more attention: 1/7

China’s Green Leap Outward: The rapid scale- up of Chinese clean-tech manufacturing FDI

YouTube video by Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab

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Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin @surplusmagazin.bsky.social · 3d

Nachdem die EU im Juni eine norwegische Kupfermine als »strategisch« wichtig deklariert hat, spitzt sich die Lage für die indigenen Sámi drastisch zu.

Ein norwegischer Fjord im Zentrum europäischer Rohstoffpolitik

Nachdem die EU im Juni eine norwegische Kupfermine als »strategisch« wichtig deklariert hat, spitzt sich die Lage für die indigenen Sámi drastisch zu.

www.surplusmagazin.de

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 6d

Israel attacks the Global Sumud Flotilla, continues to starve Palestinians in Gaza.

Escalate peaceful disruptive action now.

#DisruptComplicity now!

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Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin @surplusmagazin.bsky.social · 7d

Zohran Mamdani will die Daseinsvorsorge in New York neu aufstellen. Die Idee von »Öffentlichem Luxus« könnte auch die Politik in Deutschland inspirieren, schreiben @rbaernthaler.bsky.social und Lukas Warning.

Öffentlicher Luxus für alle: Mamdani zeigt, wie es geht

Zohran Mamdani will die Daseinsvorsorge in New York neu aufstellen. Die Idee von »Öffentlichem Luxus« könnte auch die Politik in Deutschland inspirieren.

www.surplusmagazin.de

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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 6d

The genocidal state of Israel is intercepting the Global Sumud flotilla - shame on Spain and Italy who abandoned these brave people but grandstand at the UN. Shame!

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 7d

UBS macht Wandel attraktiv – & klar: Er ist nicht konfliktfrei, kein Konsensprojekt. UBS als öffentlicher Luxus fordert Umverteilung von Macht & Ressourcen. Es eine Kampfansage: Gegen die Privatisierung des Lebens, gegen künstliche Knappheit, gegen die Logik des Profits in der Grundversorgung. 6/6

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 7d

→ Systemischer Wandel statt Symptombehandlung: UBS stellt die Frage nach Bereitstellungssystemen: Wer kontrolliert die Infrastruktur? Wer entscheidet, was produziert wird – und für wen? Es geht um Demokratisierung, Vergesellschaftung & kollektive Planung. 5/6

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 7d

→ Ökologische Wirksamkeit & geopolitische Souveränität: Kollektiver Konsum über gemeinsame Infrastrukturen bedeutet höhere Bedürfnisbefriedigung bei geringerem Ressourcenverbrauch. UBS stärkt Versorgungssicherheit und reduziert Abhängigkeiten. 4/6

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 7d

→ Effektivere Umverteilung: UBS wirkt auch auf der Ausgabenseite. Haushalte mit geringem Einkommen geben anteilig mehr für Grundbedürfnisse aus. Kollektive Bereitstellung entlastet sie strukturell – UBS ist gerechter. 3/6

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 7d

Warum Universal Basic Services (= kollektive Bereitstellung grundlegender Güter und Dienstleistungen) statt Bedingungslosem Grundeinkommen? Drei Gründe ↓ 2/6

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 7d

„Öffentlicher Luxus für alle“ – Beitrag von Lukas Warning und mir im @surplusmagazin.bsky.social

Was Mamdani vorschlägt, steht für ein neues Verständnis von Daseinsvorsorge. Nicht nur Verteidigung, sondern Weiterentwicklung öffentlicher Infrastruktur. 1/6

www.surplusmagazin.de/offentlicher...

Öffentlicher Luxus für alle: Mamdani zeigt, wie es geht

Zohran Mamdani will die Daseinsvorsorge in New York neu aufstellen. Die Idee von »Öffentlichem Luxus« könnte auch die Politik in Deutschland inspirieren.

www.surplusmagazin.de

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11d

When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot

Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 12d

Spain has implemented an arms embargo against Israel, showing how it’s done. Every other state that does not follow suit, and which continues to supply arms to the Zionists, must be understood as not only complicit but a partner in the genocide.

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 14d

Israel’s colonial planners are dismantling Palestinian political economy through incursions into formerly autonomous areas & targeted economic measures (labour bans, tax revenue restrictions, banking constraints), shrinking the economy by 1/3 & accelerating institutional collapse

on.ft.com/3IyhbrF

How Israel is dismantling the dream of a Palestinian state

While attention has been focused on Gaza, Israel has undermined the delicate architecture of governance in the West Bank built up over three decades

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 15d

See also this excellent piece by @jamesgdyke.info: www.technosphere.earth/fossil-fuels...

Fossil fuels are ending

They would end faster if we stopped being complete suckers

www.technosphere.earth

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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 15d

What about energy security when phasing out fossil fuels?
A recent IEA report suggests “reducing demand” in high-income countries: tinyurl.com/4xtf74ap

How? Shifting to collective, non-profit provisioning can cut energy use & improve wellbeing – crucial for strategic autonomy & energy security ⬇️

Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · May 14

Toward a post-growth industrial policy for Europe: navigating emerging tensions and long-term goals

www.tandfonline.com

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Brett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · 19d

"China is the only large country driving the energy transition at anything close to the necessary speed and scale."

It's also the only one whose energy transition is not hamstrung by reliance on the motive force of renewables profitability.

Coincidence?

I think not.

Chartbook 409 Beyond the "Marshall Plan": China's solar boom as world-changing industrial policy.

In the first six months of 2025 China installed more than 250GW of solar power capacity.

adamtooze.substack.com

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