Heading home from the great #WCERE2026 @eaere.bsky.social - thanks for everybody, such a great conference, great talks, great organization! The next conference is just around the corner, registration for the Global Conference on Environmental Taxation in September is now open. See you in Berlin!

PIK_climate@pik-potsdam.bsky.social · last mo.

Registration now open until 20 August, spots are limited: Fiscal Instruments for International Climate Action GCET27 conference hosted by PIK, 14-16.09.2026 in central Berlin at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). Register: eveeno.com/gcet27 More info: www.gcet27.de

Registration now open until 20 August, spots are limited: Fiscal Instruments for International Climate Action GCET27 conference hosted by PIK, 14-16.09.2026 in central Berlin at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). Register: eveeno.com/gcet27 More info: www.gcet27.de

Who is affected by #climate policy? Effects are very heterogenous across households, countries and income groups. Rich vs poor is not a good predictor, but it matters where people live, which appliances they own, etc.. In a new paper @jeem-econ.bsky.social we quantify the effects for 88 countries.

A new PIK-led study (natural language processing tools plus qualitative analysis) looks at 2,300 #SouthAfrica news articles on #JustEnergyTransition. It finds: broad rhetorical consensus, but persistent divisions over process, policy priorities & pace. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New paper: "Consensus or cheap talk? The discursive politics of #SouthAfrica ’s just energy transition" in @environmentalpol.bsky.social. RQ: Did the discourse on just transitions change since 2008, if so: how does it relate to #JETPs? Short answer: Not really 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2026.2670828

Consensus or cheap talk? The discursive politics of South Africa’s just energy transition

The just transition concept has been hypothesised to serve as a unifying framework for designing socially accepted fossil fuel phaseout policies. Whether the concept actually moves actors towards p...

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We will host the Global Conference on Environmental Taxation this year in #Berlin. Please send us your abstracts until April 15th. More info and how to apply at www.gcet27.de

PIK_climate@pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📣Fiscal Instruments for International Climate: Call for Abstracts! 🔭 27th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation #GCET27 🎯 Berlin @bbaw.bsky.social 🗓️ 14-16.09.26 ✍ Share your research on carbon pricing, environmental taxes, subsidy reform 📩 Submit abstracts 18.02-15.04 ➡️ www.gcet27.de

⏰New Paper! "The Economics of a Just Transition" ✍️ Ireri Hernandez Carballo, Elena Verdolini @jansteckel.bsky.social Massimo Tavoni & Francesco Vona This paper links debates about a 'just transition' with findings from environmental economics: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

China's official news agency Xinhua puts the country's coal peak at "around 2027" and oil peak "around 2026", also referencing the commitment to "gradually reduce" coal consumption that has been missing from recent policy papers.

Diplomatically unprecedented. The German far-right opposition has reportedly been invited to Washington for an official strategy session with Republicans in the US Congress.

Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says

The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.

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🚨Job Alert 🚨 Interested in working with us @pik-potsdam.bsky.social (Berlin based RD5, formerly MCC)? We are looking for a new #PhD student in my team, working on #policyevaluation, #politicaleconomy and #development. 3 years funded. Focus on research. No teaching obligations. More information 👇

We published a new @cesifo.org working paper today. Based on a new dataset covering >1.5 M households from 88 countries we analyse why households are affected and how they could be compensated effectively using detailed HH level information&ML. Check it out here 👇 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🚨Job Alert 🚨 Interested in working with us @pik-potsdam.bsky.social (Berlin based RD5, formerly MCC)? We are looking for a new #PhD student in my team, working on #policyevaluation, #politicaleconomy and #development. 3 years funded. Focus on research. No teaching obligations. More information 👇

We're looking for 1-2 new research assistants in my group @pik-potsdam.bsky.social. Mostly interesting for Berlin-based students. Pls apply before November 23rd.

🚨Excited to share our new paper "Dirty talk: Media discourse and the struggle over South Africa’s coal transition", published today in #ERSS @elseviersej.bsky.social with my great @pik-potsdam.bsky.social colleagues Charlotte S. Bez and Giacomo Raederscheidt. A quick thread 🧵1/

Some personal news 👇

PIK_climate@pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 10mo ago

PIK researcher @jansteckel.bsky.social takes on a new role today: he has been appointed Professor of #PoliticalEconomy of #ClimatePolicy @tum.de and is setting up a corresponding working group at PIK. This move strengthens PIK’s social science profile. More: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

🌎 We are glad to announce the 𝗘𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 which provides financial assistance for a visiting period ranging from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of one year at a university or research institute abroad #VisitingProgramme #environmentaleconomics #careersupport #PhD #postdoc

🎓 Say hello to our newest network member, @jansteckel.bsky.social , from Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)! ‬‬ Learn more about his work in climate policy and economics: www.pik-potsdam.de/members/stec... More Details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Are you into statistics and econ/business applications? Come work with us in Berlin, on a tenure-track professorship. We have a great athmosphere at the department, and want to learn about your research. Please pass it on to friends, too. #Econsky www.academics.de/jobs/juniorp...

Juniorprofessur für "Angewandte Statistik und Data Science", JP/004/25 - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin bietet Stelle als Juniorprofessur für "Angewandte Statistik und Data Science", JP/004/25 in Berlin - jetzt bewerben!

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“We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse.” Essay in the NYT by MITs David Autor and Harvard’s Gordon Hanson, who did a lot of the groundbreaking research on the first China shock. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

Opinion | We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse.

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Happy to be in Munich @cesifo.org this week. Pls reach out if you are around and want to chat.

CESifo@cesifo.org · last yr.

We have an exciting guest this week❗ @jansteckel.bsky.social will be visiting the ifo Institute from June 29th to July 4th!🏠 To learn more about Jan’s research in climate 🌦️ and development 📈 economics, check out this link: www.pik-potsdam.de/members/stec... 🔎 More info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

Very warm congratulations to @linusmattauch.bsky.social! Very well deserved.

EAERE@eaere.bsky.social · last yr.

🏆𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘆🏆 We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2025 European Award for Researchers in Environmental Economics under the Age of Forty: Linus Mattauch (TU Berlin & Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

🏆𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘆🏆 We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2025 European Award for Researchers in Environmental Economics under the Age of Forty: Linus Mattauch (TU Berlin & Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

Very happy that so many @pik-potsdam.bsky.social colleagues made it to Bergen #eaere2025 this year @eaere.bsky.social.

#EAERE2025 is here! This morning, we already had an excellent pre-EAERE workshop on Climate Policy in Low-and Middle Income countries. Now, I am looking forward to an interesting conference and meeting many old friends and making new ones @eaere.bsky.social

Most people in Germany clueless how new EU carbon price will affect heating costs – survey Large majority could not adequately predict cost increases, nearly a quarter had not heard of upcoming reform

Most people in Germany clueless how new EU carbon price will affect heating costs – survey

Many people in Germany have no idea that the planned expansion of EU carbon pricing could significantly push up their fossil fuel heating costs, in some scenarios by well over 1,000 euros per year, a survey by heat pump company Aira has found. While a large majority could not adequately predict cost increases, nearly a quarter of respondents had not even heard of the upcoming reform, the company said.

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Ich habe die Innenministerien gefragt, ob die vielen Meldungen über mutmaßlich rechtsextremistische Vorfälle an Schulen gerade Zufall sind - oder ein Trend, der sich mit Zahlen belegen lässt. Ergebnis siehe ⬇️ - und heute in der ZEIT

Johannes Hillje@jhillje.bsky.social · last yr.

Rechtsextremistische Straftaten haben an Schulen (teils sprunghaft) zugenommen. Quelle: @zeit.de

Great overview of what's going on with global coal by @cshearer19.bsky.social et al. as usual. Tl:dr: Global net coal capacity still increases by 19 GW but falls outside China.

US academia is unparalleled in the welfare it creates. But US academia is now under attack and other countries, like Germany, have to keep the flame alive for a while. It will make them more innovative. See our guest article in @spiegel.de, translated. 👇 www.hertie-school.org/en/news/allc...

Giving US researchers a new home

Amid growing pressure from the US government, Hertie School President Cornelia Woll co-authors op-ed arguing that German institutions have the opportunity to support world-class researchers.

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