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Europe In tension — Casey Handmer is on record for both 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: The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer. The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer. Last stated 3 years ago
11 Oct 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
In tension: Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. Last stated 9 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe cannot keep the world's strictest environmental and social rules, invest less than its competitors and run a more naive trade policy, and still expect to create jobs. — tap to centre the map on it Europe cannot keep the world's strictest environmental and social rules, invest less than its competitors and run a more naive trade policy, and still expect to create jobs. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Apr 2024
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Emmanuel Macron — holds since 2024-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people. — tap to centre the map on it Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people. Last stated 7 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing. Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way to cut emissions is to tax the most emission-intensive goods, not to stop growth. — tap to centre the map on it The way to cut emissions is to tax the most emission-intensive goods, not to stop growth. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the industrial stack is not off fossil fuels within ten or twenty years, the country gets poor twice over — the way Britain did when its coal ran out, and again when Florida floods. — tap to centre the map on it If the industrial stack is not off fossil fuels within ten or twenty years, the country gets poor twice over — the way Britain did when its coal ran out, and again when Florida floods. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Jan 2025
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Oliver Kim — no longer holds since 2025-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Industrial policy that grows a poor country’s economy does not automatically reduce its poverty. — tap to centre the map on it Industrial policy that grows a poor country’s economy does not automatically reduce its poverty. Last stated a year ago
29 Jul 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Who gains from a poor country’s growth is a question of political economy and geopolitics, never a purely technical one. — tap to centre the map on it Who gains from a poor country’s growth is a question of political economy and geopolitics, never a purely technical one. Last stated a year ago
29 Jul 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freezing world output at today's level would condemn a quarter of humanity to permanent abject poverty. — tap to centre the map on it Freezing world output at today's level would condemn a quarter of humanity to permanent abject poverty. Last stated 9 years ago
18 Nov 2017
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. — tap to centre the map on it Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. Last stated a week ago
30 Aug 2026
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Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2014-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go. — tap to centre the map on it If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s. — tap to centre the map on it Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. — tap to centre the map on it AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction. — tap to centre the map on it AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction. Last stated 3 days ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
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A view that moved — Casey Handmer: this claim 11 Oct 2023, then the centre claim 11 Oct 2023
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The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer.
Holds CH Casey HandmerBM Branko MilanovicRead this korrent →
Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm.
CH A view that moved. Casey Handmer is on record for both, on the same day (11 Oct 2023).Holds CH Casey HandmerHR Hannah Ritchie
Europe cannot keep the world's strictest environmental and social rules, invest less than its competitors and run a more naive trade policy, and still expect to create jobs.
Holds
Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people.
Holds HR Hannah RitchieGM George Monbiot
Climate change is real and is not the civilisation-threatening disaster it was sold as, and the expensive policies bought nothing.
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
The way to cut emissions is to tax the most emission-intensive goods, not to stop growth.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
If the industrial stack is not off fossil fuels within ten or twenty years, the country gets poor twice over — the way Britain did when its coal ran out, and again when Florida floods.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome.
No longer holds OK Oliver Kim
Industrial policy that grows a poor country’s economy does not automatically reduce its poverty.
Holds OK Oliver Kim
Who gains from a poor country’s growth is a question of political economy and geopolitics, never a purely technical one.
Holds OK Oliver Kim
Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Freezing world output at today's level would condemn a quarter of humanity to permanent abject poverty.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal.
Holds WH Wayne Hale
If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go.
Holds MH Max Hodak
Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
AI has passed nearly every human at finding security vulnerabilities, because the work is chaining together small flaws that are harmless on their own.
Holds
AI-enabled cyberwarfare lacks an equivalent of nuclear deterrence's mutually assured destruction.
Holds