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by Bård Harstad — Reposted by Christian Odendahl, Andrew Novak, Kai Gehring

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Note the wording.. Ms. Machado receives the prize for:
- promoting democratic rights
- struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition
- At a time when democracy is under threat
- where democracy is in retreat
- more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norm
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Nobel Peace Center | Museum of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway
The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo is the museum of the Nobel Peace Prize. Experience our exhibitions, events and guided tours inspired by the ideas and work of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
www.nobelpeacecenter.org
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I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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What now - for the future of climate policies - after USxit from Paris?
I got a couple of seconds with @ekoslof.bsky.social and Spectrum News:
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-v...
Nations ramp up climate efforts after latest U.S. Paris Agreement withdrawal
President Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw from the agreement on his first day back in office, echoing what he did in his first term
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by Bård Harstad

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Happy Fiestas Patrias and Independence Day to Chile --
which issued the first ever sovereign sustainability-linked bonds (March 2022).
These ideas can be valuable at COP30 or beyond.
americas.societegenerale.com/en/news-nort...
First ever sustainability-linked sovereign bond supports the Republic of Chile's climate ambitions
Societe Generale was active bookrunner and joint sustainability structuring advisor of first-ever sustainability linked sovereign bond.
americas.societegenerale.com
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The atlas can also be use to illustrate the distribution of benefits (and bargaining powers...) when countries negotiate more ambitious cuts at COP30.
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Today is a beautiful date for honoring Pythagoras (and the simplest proof of his theorem)
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On the "economics" of it, of course...
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International Growth Centre @theigc.bsky.social · Sep 11
#LSEEnvironmentWeek 2025: Biodiversity

Join us online to explore the urgent challenge of #biodiversity loss & the economic innovations needed to address it.

22 Sept | 2:45pm - 3:45pm BST
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#LSEEnvironmentWeek 2025: Biodiversity

Join us online to explore the urgent challenge of #biodiversity loss & the economic innovations needed to address it.

22 Sept | 2:45pm - 3:45pm BST
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Det er for tidlig å konkludere at venstresiden vant valget.
Når (/om) både Sp og MDG innser at de kan vippe regjeringen, er det høyresiden som vinner:
Siden Sp og MDG ønsker motsatt politikk på noen områder, vil høyresiden kunne "kjøpe" en av dem, uansett hvilken platform Ap ender opp med å tilby.
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Happy Independence Day to what can become the most important country this Fall...
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What's the future of carbon pricing?
To answer, one must understand political economics.
More than 800 scholars have realized this and signed up for the 9/9 Webinar by @eaere.bsky.social on this exact topic.
You can still do it:
www.eaere.org/events/suppo...
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Nå tilgjengelig opptak av @kholtsmark.bsky.social mm:
www.klimastiftelsen.no/arrangement/...
Petropraten: Står gassen i veien for fornybar energi?
Det sies at gass er veien til fornybar, men kan gass i stedet stå i veien for fornybar? En ny studie viser at gass kan bidra til å bremse omstillingen.
www.klimastiftelsen.no
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My recommendations for how to improve tropical forest conservation financing (for the upcoming COP30 meeting):
www.belfercenter.org/research-ana...
Improving Tropical Forest Financing: From TFFF and REDD+ to SSLB and FLL
Deforestation in the tropics is a key contributor to climate change as well as to the loss of biodiversity. Therefore, Brazil—which will host the 30th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Frame...
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by Bård Harstad

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To conserve forests, @cop30brazil.bsky.social proposes TFFF. TFFF has severe weaknesses but can, fortunately, be modified if payments are forest-linked loans rather than grants -- among other things discussed in this Policy Brief:
drive.google.com/file/d/1B4sW...
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Indeed:
- if this destructive bill becomes law – just weeks ahead of Cop30 in Belém – it threatens to erode Brazil’s credibility on the global stage.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Brazil’s president signs environmental ‘devastation bill’ but vetoes key articles
Campaigners had urged Lula to veto the bill entirely, but many have welcomed his alterations
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Beautiful -- but this is a Norwegian pic of climate change. Melting glaciers bring particles that color lakes green.
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And Brazil has been criticized for investing in roads through the Amazon before: www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Just as roads are main drivers of deforestation in other parts of the world: le.uwpress.org/content/77/2...
Predicting the Location of Deforestation: The Role of Roads and Protected Areas in North Thailand
Using plot level data, we estimate a bivariate probit model to explain land clearing and the siting of protected areas in North Thailand in 1986. The model suggests that protected areas (national park...
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Roads are main drivers of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon not only when they are built, but years later too:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Road network and deforestation of indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon
This research evaluates the relationship between the official and unofficial road network and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon within and around …
www.sciencedirect.com
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