Sign in

Benjamin Jullien

@benjullien.bsky.social
1.1K followers 1.2K following 648 posts

Doing comms around how climate impacts affect the economy, and how economics addresses that, with GSCC Network. Formerly at Les Echos, La Tribune, McKinsey&Co. Born 331ppm

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ahead of COP31, @350.org's new report 'Partners in Coal', examines the fossil fuel ties behind the presidencies of Türkiye and Australia including their coal trade, which has generated over 75 million tonnes of CO₂ since the Paris Agreement. buff.ly/KRWIU6c
buff.ly
Partners in Coal
012
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Report on impact of #PeoplesEmergencyBriefing film. Of 13,000 people surveyed, 87% said watching the film made them more motivated to act. 89% of people said the government should respond to the crisis with emergency-level mobilisation, similar to Covid-19 pandemic or WW2. @nebriefing.bsky.social
theguardian.com
Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing
Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public health
1156
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Floodlight @floodlightnews.org · 08/10/2026
We flew a thermal drone over one of the largest data centers planned on the East Coast. What we found: 60+ unpermitted generators, tractor-trailer-sized, burning a mile from two schools. floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...
032
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Exxon’s own scientist called its algae biofuel target “completely impossible to achieve.” The company promoted it anyway. New disclosures add to the evidence in Massachusetts’ climate deception case against ExxonMobil. via @insideclimatenews.org buff.ly/9eITfQi
buff.ly
New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil - Inside Climate News
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.
0106
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Popular Information @popular.info · 06/10/2026
“It’s not just vulnerable Republicans in swing districts distancing themselves from their party leader. As President Donald Trump travels the country touting the ‘greatest’ American economy in history, even senators in safe red states are beginning to push back on his rhetoric and policies.”
washingtonsun.com
Republicans in Safe Red States Are Breaking With Trump, Too
At least five GOP senators who are not on the ballot have criticized the president’s handling of the economy and policy priorities.
5116
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
'The Iran war is the greatest strategic blunder in US history' - crisp analsyis from Mearsheimer...
mearsheimer.substack.com
The Mother of All Strategic Blunders
On 28 August 2026, I was on “The Chris Hedges Report” talking mainly about the ongoing disaster in Iran.
021
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Food companies (and governments) are flying blind to the escalating climate threats to supply chains Shocks are increasingly likely to hit multiple regions at once, yet companies don’t have tools to assess the likelihood and impact of multiple supply shocks... www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
reuters.com
COMMENTARY: Food companies are flying blind to the escalating climate threats to supply chains. Here’s what needs to change
This summer, you didn’t need a scientist to tell you the climate was changing. All you needed was a window. Fields that should have been green were baked brown, crops died in the ground and rivers shr...
11813
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
The press will do stories on Republican sex creeps, but it will never, ever point out -- much less make an ongoing narrative out of -- the fact that the GOP has been *ridden* with sex creeps for decades. You have to be blind not to see the pattern.
nytimes.com
Dennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)
The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84.
441674495
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That's true in absolue terms, maybe not in share of discretionary income?
100
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 30/09/2026
"They make a desert, and call it peace" – Tacitus www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260928-sat...
middleeastmonitor.com
Satellite images reveal vast destruction across Gaza following Israel’s genocide
Updated satellite imagery on Google Maps on Monday revealed the scale of widespread destruction caused by Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports. The aerial images showed entire …
02511
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I guess one factor behind the "vibe" may be that at the time, most uni students were upper-middle class and didnt feel the pinch too much, hence less need for student debt, which IS costly...
160
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This @zerocarbona.bsky.social report comes with an interactive map tracking 28 cases of food price spikes due to extreme weather since 2022, showing how anomalous each event was and how it boosted the price of specific commodities, with links to media coverage public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
public.flourish.studio
2026 09 Extreme climate events linked to food price surges, 2022-2026
A Flourish data visualization by Joanne Bentley-McKune
022
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"largest-ever", but just $1 million... that's peanuts for these climate criminals - a small part of the cost of doing their filthy business...
000
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Popular Information @popular.info · 30/09/2026
On Tuesday, Trump unveiled America.gov. Right now, it functions as an AI chatbot that bases its answers on government sources. The functionality of America.gov at launch was awkward for Trump. By providing summaries of gov. data and reports, it debunks many of the falsehoods that Trump promotes.
popular.info
Watch Trump's new chatbot debunk his lies
Hours after its launch, America.gov's chatbot was censored.
32110
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From seaweed to sirloin and tomatoes to corn, grocery items around the world are getting more expensive as climate change turns temporary weather-related price spikes into a more persistent driver of inflation - @zerocarbona.bsky.social economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/su...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
Climate change Is making these grocery items more expensive this year
Global grocery prices are increasing as a result of climate change impacting food production. Recent research highlights that extreme weather is contributing to rising costs of essential items. Analys...
075
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Floodlight @floodlightnews.org · 01/10/2026
REVEALED: NJ data center emitted staggering amounts of air pollution for nearly a year before regulators intervened 🗞️ floodlightnews.org/vineland-nj-...
floodlightnews.org
REVEALED: NJ data center emitted staggering amounts of air pollution for nearly a year before regulators intervened
Newly obtained public records shed light on emissions caused by DataOne’s unpermitted generator fleet
056
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
More than 34,600 people died in just five Western European countries due to heat this summer as the region posted its hottest June, July and August on record Both France (7,824) and Spain (5,805, with 61 heatwave days) had their deadliest summer since at least 2015 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Heat Deaths in Western Europe Top 34,600 During Warmest Summer Ever
More than 34,600 people died in five Western European countries due to heat this summer as the region posted its hottest June, July and August on record, according to a Bloomberg compilation of mortal...
021
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
La “climateflation” prend de l’ampleur => "une hausse permanente du coût de la vie quotidienne, alimentée par la dépendance aux énergies fossiles et les ravages causés par les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes" www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
lemonde.fr
« La “climateflation”, la hausse des prix des denrées alimentaires due au dérèglement climatique, prend de l’ampleur »
CHRONIQUE. Une étude de l’institut Zero Carbon Analytics a mesuré les conséquences des phénomènes météo extrêmes sur les cours des légumes, des fruits ou de la viande, et a constaté des hausses de pr...
011
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
US democracy is a con job, episode 529472... GOP super PAC quietly launches outlandish smear against Talarico (the democratic Senate candidate for Texas) Shortly after Popular Information reached out for comment, the ad was taken offline... popular.info/p/watch-gop-...
popular.info
WATCH: GOP super PAC quietly launches outlandish smear against Talarico
Shortly after Popular Information reached out for comment, the ad was taken offline.
010
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great stuff from @popular.info Watch Trump's new chatbot debunk his lies Hours after its launch, America.gov's chatbot was censored (for telling the truth, not "alternative facts"!) popular.info/p/watch-trum...
popular.info
Watch Trump's new chatbot debunk his lies
Hours after its launch, America.gov's chatbot was censored.
000
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New study: Many young people are experiencing feelings of “institutional betrayal” due to a perceived “disconnect” between their visions for addressing climate change and the actions of institutions (no wonder...) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com
011
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Reclaim Finance @reclaimfinance.org · 28/09/2026
❗ Hasard du calendrier : quelques jours avant la Journée Investisseurs de TotalEnergies, la Caisse des Dépôts (10ème investisseur de TotalEnergies) a annoncé qu’elle n’achèterait plus d’obligations émises par les entreprises productrices de pétrole — comme TotalEnergies. Notre communiqué ⤵️
reclaimfinance.org
La Caisse Des Dépôts coupe une partie des financements à l'expansion fossile - Reclaim Finance
La Caisse des Dépôts a annoncé mettre fin à l'achat de nouvelles obligations dans les entreprises productrices de pétrole, comme TotalEnergies.
186
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026
Buried at the end of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's NYT interview: the single most terrible yet somehow confusingly appropriate metaphor for fossil-fuelled AI I have ever seen ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
20278122
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"CEOs who style themselves as philosopher-kings building God have instead become something much more mundane: real estate developers who need a lot of fossil fuels."
newrepublic.com
The Big Greedy Data Center Next Door
Data centers may be the perfect encapsulation of an economy built to benefit the already rich. After construction started on a vast facility in Vineland, New Jersey, residents didn’t just get mad; the...
0127
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026
Only halfway through New York Climate week - here's a little cheatsheet for the key AI greenwashing tropes you're going to hear. Please go check our latest investigation into NVIDIA's unjustified climate claims here: ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
38535
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 24/09/2026
Germany, France & the Netherlands now have solid phase-out plans.
dw.com
Germany sets out plan to phase out fossil fuels by 2045
Germany sets out a plan to phase out coal, oil and gas by 2045, reaffirming a climate strategy focused on electrification.
23816
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
According to a new @quotaclimat.org and Droit à l’Info survey, 64% of people in France think the ecological transition is moving too slowly. Yet climate disinformation risks undermining support for action. Read the findings in full: quotaclimat.org/actualites/d...
quotaclimat.org
Désinformation climatique : les Français proches de la bascule, les médias conservent le pouvoir de la désamorcer - quotaclimat
Alors que 64 % des Français jugent la transition écologique trop lente, l’enquête inédite réalisée par Cluster 17 pour Droit à l’Info auprès de 5 009 personnes révèle la réceptivité aux narratifs de d...
012
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
or, said more succinctly: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
040
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026
Hey!!! Here's a new @crikey.com.au piece - on why the bullshitty AI doom hype frenzy perfectly represents the tech industry's cutlist climate denialism and their unhealthy methane addiction. Plus the media's total failure to grasp the real risks at play. www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...
310548
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Debt markets today are treating #climaterisk associated with rising temperatures a lot more seriously than they did just half a decade ago, according to Sarah Kapnick, global head of climate advisory at JPMorgan Chase & Co. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
JPMorgan Sees ‘Big Shift’ in Debt Market’s View of Climate Risk
Debt markets today are treating the risks associated with rising temperatures a lot more seriously than they did just half a decade ago, according to Sarah Kapnick, global head of climate advisory at ...
033
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Unlike A.I., climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now. It also feels like a lot of people have conveniently forgotten about the urgency of solving this problem.”
nytimes.com
The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I. (Gift Article)
Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation.
0125
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature For millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures... www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-ho...
carbonbrief.org
Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature - Carbon Brief
For millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures.
0510
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
*According to the AI industry, we should be more worried about a fictional machine god than about the climate catastrophe that these data centers exacerbate, the asthma suffered by those living near them, the rising electricity bills of the public subsidizing them, or the water that is redirected."
142
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them “The reality is that we need trillions of dollars every year, but developed countries have not met their obligation" - @harjeet11.bsky.social
072
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This year’s powerful El Nino and the record global heat it’s driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, with the heaviest toll expected in poorer countries apnews.com/article/el-n...
apnews.com
This year's El Nino-driven heat could cause nearly half a million more deaths, group says
This year's powerful El Nino and the record heat it's driving could lead to nearly half a million more heat-related deaths worldwide by the end of February.
000
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
NewClimate Institute @newclimate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🆕 Primer: How policymakers in the #EU can address, prepare for and react to climate #disinformation. Preventing the viral spread of false narratives is essential for effective climate action, healthy democratic debate, and Europe’s credibility on the global stage. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3VpwSaK
123
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Erin Sikorsky @erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The climate breakdown “must be an issue for foreign ministers and prime ministers. As well as energy and climate ministers. The security community, not just the activist community. The generals, not just the green campaigners,” he said.
apnews.com
Climate Week talks balance hope for clean energy against uncertainty over artificial intelligence
World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change. Experts say the rise of artificial intelligence and data centers, which consume a lot of energy, and higher f...
0176
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
souerce: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
reuters.com
British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge school shooting
British Columbia sued OpenAI in California on Monday, saying ​a mass shooting at a school in the province could have been prevented if the company had warned local law ‌enforcement that the shooter ha...
000
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
British Columbia sues OpenAI, saying ​a mass shooting at a school could have been prevented if the company had warned law ‌enforcement that the shooter used ChatGPT to plan the massacre "Safety team members recommended contacting the police, but Altman and other OpenAI leadership overruled them"...
110
Benjamin Jullien @benjullien.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A group of 22 nations, incuding several European countries, have adopted a declaration saying that artificial intelligence “must remain under human direction, oversight and control” and suggesting to create a global supervisory regime www.politico.eu/article/20-c...
politico.eu
22 countries back call to keep AI ‘under human control’
Finnish President Alexander Stubb tells POLITICO he aims to create an international AI institution and hopes to get the U.S. and China on board.
000
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 22/09/2026
"Rather than offering protection, policy must help carmakers to adjust to a new competitive environment. Because of climate and costs, the future is electric. Discussions on slowing the transition to EVs are an unhelpful distraction. [.] Regulatory unpredictability is itself a competitiveness cost."
bruegel.org
The European Union’s automotive sector needs a plan, not undue protection
European automotive policy should prioritise affordable competitiveness over protectionism, using resilience criteria and temporary safeguards
0248
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UK flood-prone communities risk being trapped with uninsurable homes, warns @mothersriseup.bsky.social, as investigation shows major insurers are still investing billions of dollars in fossil fuels www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
businessgreen.com
'It's time to change the rules': Growing 'uninsurability gap' prompts calls for major UK flood insurance reform
Campaign group Mothers Rise Up warns flood-prone communities risk being trapped with uninsurable homes, as investigation shows major insurers are still investing billions of dollars in fossil fuels
01811
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Make Polluters Pay International @makepolluterpayint.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🌍 Today at the UN, we presented 2 million+ signatures calling for fossil-fuel companies to pay for the climate damage they cause. The powerful response: “Polluters must pay… We are with you. Use every tool at your disposal to hold the polluters accountable. You are on the right side of history."
03823
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Half of all new online articles are now AI-generated, says a new Deutsche Bank report
Chart from Deutsche Bank tracking human vs. primarily AI-generated new online articles from 2020 to 2026. Went from a 100%-0% split to roughly 50-50 in just the past year.

Source: Graphite (citing 55.4k articles from Common Crawl examined by AI detectors)
0129
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Private fliers pollute 14x more than commercial Only the world's richest 0.003% flies private, and half of those flights are for fun. Private flight is 16% of FAA operations, but contributes less than 0.6% of the taxes financing the FAA. New report from @ips-dc.org ips-dc.org/report-high-...
ips-dc.org
High Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess - Institute for Policy Studies
High Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess
23616
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 18/09/2026
And not just Canadians one must add. Much of the rest of world sees this in exactly the same way.
1152
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A short thread on “legitimate concerns”. The phrase is used repeatedly by UK government ministers. The Home Secretary is at it again this week. But only ever - as far as I can tell - in one context: people’s response to the arrival of asylum seekers. Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
671280509
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is.
2101926738
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Before the UN general assembly next week, I joined 1,500+ academics from 100+countries in calling on global leaders to create an International Panel on Inequality modelled after the IPCC, as recommended by the G20 Committe on Inequality led by @josephestiglitz.bsky.social last year. Please share.
theguardian.com
Global leaders urged to join initiative to fight extreme inequality
More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’
05636
Reposted by Benjamin Jullien
Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New survey (N=18,245, 18 countries) into public attitudes on climate adaptation: 70% expect climate change to raise their cost of living or disrupt how they earn a living 66% want their government doing more to help the country adapt climateopinion.org/when-climate...
climateopinion.org
Climate Opinion Research Exchange
075