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17 connected korrents · 19 moments from 4 Mar 2023 to 1 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about solar .
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energy Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Doing the science first does not win the industry: America laid the scientific groundwork for solar and Chinese firms ended up making the cells. Doing the science first does not win the industry: America laid the scientific groundwork for solar and Chinese firms ended up making the cells. Last stated 4 years ago
4 Mar 2023
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2023-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. — tap to centre the map on it China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. Last stated a month ago
14 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For U.S. solar, policy and plumbing now matter more than the price of a panel. — tap to centre the map on it For U.S. solar, policy and plumbing now matter more than the price of a panel. Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Oct 2026
BD
Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money. — tap to centre the map on it The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
BP
Brian Potter — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The United States could localise the entire solar supply chain, from dirt to finished module, in two years or less if it started today. — tap to centre the map on it The United States could localise the entire solar supply chain, from dirt to finished module, in two years or less if it started today. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming. — tap to centre the map on it The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
BM
Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
TG
Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tariffs on Chinese products by Europe would encourage Chinese companies to produce goods overseas, boosting industrialization in poorer nations. — tap to centre the map on it Tariffs on Chinese products by Europe would encourage Chinese companies to produce goods overseas, boosting industrialization in poorer nations. Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tariffs will not fix what is wrong with global trade; they are a distortionary protectionist method and they will be bad for the country imposing them. — tap to centre the map on it Tariffs will not fix what is wrong with global trade; they are a distortionary protectionist method and they will be bad for the country imposing them. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
KJ
Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The US-China trade imbalance is driven mainly by capital flows, not tariffs or trade deficits. — tap to centre the map on it The US-China trade imbalance is driven mainly by capital flows, not tariffs or trade deficits. Last stated a year ago
29 Apr 2025
SH
Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. — tap to centre the map on it China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
KJ
Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does. — tap to centre the map on it China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Dec 2024
AT
Alex Telford — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did. — tap to centre the map on it Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
AT
Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
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Doing the science first does not win the industry: America laid the scientific groundwork for solar and Chinese firms ended up making the cells.
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China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change.
Holds
For U.S. solar, policy and plumbing now matter more than the price of a panel.
Holds
The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money.
Holds
The United States could localise the entire solar supply chain, from dirt to finished module, in two years or less if it started today.
Holds
The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Holds
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Holds
Tariffs on Chinese products by Europe would encourage Chinese companies to produce goods overseas, boosting industrialization in poorer nations.
Holds
Tariffs will not fix what is wrong with global trade; they are a distortionary protectionist method and they will be bad for the country imposing them.
Holds
The US-China trade imbalance is driven mainly by capital flows, not tariffs or trade deficits.
Holds
China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down.
Holds
China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does.
Holds
Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did.
Holds