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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 18 Nov 2017 to 15 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under climate change climate change Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Vast sums should not be spent to shave a sliver off warming when that is a poor use of resources Vast sums should not be spent to shave asliver off warming when that is a poor useof resources BL Bjørn Lomborg — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: Emissions have not been cut because cutting them conflicts with deregulated capitalism — tap to centre the map on it Emissions have not been cut becausecutting them conflicts withderegulated capitalism NK Naomi Klein — holds since c. 2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world is spending far too little on climate and will need a Space Race-scale effort to repair it. — tap to centre the map on it The world is spending far too littleon climate and will need a SpaceRace-scale effort to repair it. Last stated a year ago 18 Jun 2025 AM Andrew Hunter Murray — holds since 2025-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Quoted subsidy totals for meat and fossil fuels mostly describe unpriced damage, not money any government could take back and spend elsewhere. — tap to centre the map on it Quoted subsidy totals for meat andfossil fuels mostly describeunpriced damage, not money anygovernment could take back and spendelsewhere. Last stated 9 months ago 9 Feb 2026 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Climate austerity is unnecessary for Europe — tap to centre the map on it Climate austerity is unnecessary forEurope Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Climate policy is expensive and has a low success rate in cutting emissions. — tap to centre the map on it Climate policy is expensive and hasa low success rate in cuttingemissions. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 BL Bjørn Lomborg — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer. — tap to centre the map on it The climate policy everyone hasquietly assumed is that poorercountries stay poor, and that is thewrong answer. Last stated 3 years ago 11 Oct 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every euro not invested in climate adaptation today could cost at least five tomorrow; ecology is no threat to the economy. — tap to centre the map on it Every euro not invested in climateadaptation today could cost at leastfive tomorrow; ecology is no threatto the economy. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 MT Marine Tondelier — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Climate policy spending crowds out efforts to tackle poverty, disease, and hunger. — tap to centre the map on it Climate policy spending crowds outefforts to tackle poverty, disease,and hunger. Last stated a year ago 31 Oct 2025 BL Bjørn Lomborg — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth 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 willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback 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 manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes 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
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At the centre Vast sums should not be spent to shave a sliver off warming when that is a poor use of resources Last stated c. 2001 Holds Bjørn Lomborg Read this korrent →