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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Looking forward to crossing viewpoints with Brieuc Debontridder (Collectif Cobalt), Patrick Meyfroidt (Land Systems for Sustainability Lab, UC Louvain), on global governance, extra-jurisdictional approaches and global impacts at the “Whose SDGs, whose rules?” session (moderated by Frederik Matthys).

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

As different parts of the world battle the consequences of climate change, @ingmar.wsocial.eu documented 45 climate policy reversals in one year across 15 jurisdictions. 😬 Ask more from your politicians. Show them you are ready for change Source: app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/c374dd...

Graph showing the cumulative number of climate policy rollbacks over the July 2025 and July 2026 period

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Heading soon for vacation in France and it's the first time I use this "forest fires alert " website ahead of a holiday (feuxdeforet.fr/cartes/feux/). The website is crowdsourced from fire services and citizens.

Screenshot of the map of ongoing fires in France taken from https://feuxdeforet.fr/cartes/feux/

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Catherine Wolfram @cwolfram.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🔥 Here in Boston, like elsewhere, we're seeing air pollution from Canadian wildfires — the odd-colored sun, the haze, and the real health risks that come with it. This has real costs. @kclausing.bsky.social, @knittelmit.bsky.social and I tallied ways that U.S. hhs have experienced climate change.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Yes. Leadership is as important as governance.

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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...

A map of Europes with dots for all 854 cities analysed, pink dots for the cities that broke humid heat records, grey dots elsewhere. Pink dots conentrated over Southern UK, Germany, Poland and Benelux.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

May 2006: World Health Organization declares climate change a health crisis June 2026: second heatwave of the year in BE. Schools closed. Trains canceled, etc. Politicians: "Drink a lot and protect yourself from the sun". No discussion about climate adaptation. www.lesoir.be/755263/artic...

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Le message des gouvernements aux Belges écrasés par la chaleur : « Débrouillez-vous »

La Belgique, mise en mode survie, est honteusement confrontée à l’incroyable légèreté des visions et des plans – quand ils ne sont pas absents – pour, au minimum, protéger hommes, femmes et enfants de...

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This new podcast series is REALLY good ! Interesting new insights and ideas on big questions. Every time. And I love the fact that they propose solutions to improve things.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Cette semaine, j'ai eu le plaisir de discuter transition énergétique avec Maxime Vande Weyer et Ondine Werres. On a balayé large: guerre en Iran, prix des énergies fossiles, électrification, ETS, ....

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Interesting concept, inspired by Country Overshoot Day and the like. For Belgium, we've passed our energy dependence day already. It was April 7 .... Net fossil fuel imports account for 73.4% of primary energy demand.

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jmglachant.bsky.social @jmglachant.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

EDF casse sa tirelire pour l’électrification

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Rasmus Corlin Christensen @phdskat.org · 07/04/2026

ECB to European governments: Please please invest in renewables, it’ll make our job so much easier. Plain as day.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

La hause des prix du gaz va impacter le prix de l'électricité, même quand celle-ci est produite majoritairement à partie de technologie bas-carbone (renouvelables + nucléaire). Comment corriger cette distortion? Natalia Fabra (CEMFI) propose d'étendre la solution ibérique à toute l'Europe.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

As a prep for an interview with a journalist, I looked for info on the prevalence of long-term contracts for gas in Europe. I found this: globallnghub.com/europes-expo... I don’t know whether the situation in 2026 is similar, but if it is, it’s time for the industry to hire more risk managers. 😱

Picture showing the percentage of wholesale gas covered by Russian long-term contracts, domestic production, other long-term contracts and spot / flexible LNG. 2021 vs. 2022

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Timely info for those who worry about energy prices. The study comes from Norway. #substitutioneffect

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In Belgium in 2025, wholesale electricity prices were negative for 408 hours. Not a great deal for producers. Today, incumbent Engie announces free electricity for its clients when this happens. #demandflexibility www.lecho.be/monargent/en...

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Engie lance ses "Happy Hours" et propose de l'électricité "gratuite"

Le fournisseur d'énergie propose depuis ce mercredi à ses clients de bénéficier de l'électricité gratuite en période de surproduction d'énergie renouvelable.

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 11/02/2026

🌿Nature as equity ❓️How can public money and financial markets work together to protect the environment? 🎙️ In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social sits down with Bruegel’s @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @estellecantillon.bsky.social 🔗 Listen now: buff.ly/c3uwiEb

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Nature as equity

How can public money and financial markets work together to protect the environment?

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Sefi Roth @sjroth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

📢 Call for Papers! The 9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in London June 8-9 ✅ Submissions by Feb 1 📄 Full papers only (no abstracts) 🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social 🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...

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9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics

Information about the LSE Department of Geography and Environment's Environmental Economics Workshop.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 05/01/2026

This online, PhD-level course in the economics of innovation is a huge opportunity. Taught by some of the world's top scholars on this: @heidiwilliams.bsky.social, Chad Jones, Azoulay, van Reenen, many others! (Also: me.) Cost=zero. Applications due January 9th! #EconSky @ifp.bsky.social

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Economics of Ideas, Science, and Innovation Online PhD Short Course | Institute for Progress

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Nice win-win way to phase-out gas: the utility identifies pipelines due for replacement. If it is cheaper to electrify all the buildings served by that pipeline than digging, they pay for electrification. In Belgium, we're still extending the gas network 🙁

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

My first COP ! 😀 Looking forward to share our proposals for decarbonisation, nature restoration and conservation, and intl cooperation and climate finance alongside a great group of co-authors. Link to join online 👇

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Last month, I spoke with Tim Philipps @talknormal.co.uk about our proposal for reforming nature-based markets and scaling up funds for nature restoration and conservation. The podcast is here 🎙️ Comments welcome ! Presenting this paper has helped us crystallize and improve our proposal.

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

How to address the problem of poor children being assigned to poor schools, in England marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/11/scho... #econsky

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School choice and performance gaps in England: a report by Burgess, Cantillon, Greaves and Cavallo

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

On how priority rules in school admissions can contribute or instead harm educational equity (access to effective schools). Based on data from all secondary schools and local authorities in England. 🏫

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

One of the key barriers to electrification is the ratio of electricity to gas prices. The tax rate on electricity used in industry is much higher in most European countries than the tax rate on fossil gas. There are many options for reform: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ember-energy.org

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 16/10/2025

📈 Record interest in ERC Starting Grants 2026! 4,807 proposals - a 22% increase compared to last year’s call. 👩‍🔬 Women submitted nearly 43% of proposals - the highest share ever recorded in an ERC call. More stats 👉 bit.ly/4hcYJln #ChooseEurope

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Starting Grants 2026 applications: Facts and figures

The ERC Starting Grants 2026 call closed for applications on 14 October 2025. These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals:

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Yes! Yes, we are hiring! Two positions are opened, one in International Trade. The other one in Microeconomics. Full time. Great colleagues. Great location. Have you already applied ? www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... #job #economics #professorship @ulbruxelles.bsky.social

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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

For those who follow the debate in France on the @gabrielzucman.bsky.social tax : the mood among the ultra rich is about the same 🫠

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Was cursing against DB for being late again and sabotaging long-distance, low-carbon travel. A missed connection in Cologne would have cost me 3 extra hours of travel. And then🙏 they announced that the train to Brussels would wait for the connecting passengers. Thank you @deutschebahn.com !

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Please share 📢 The Belgian Climate Centre (Federal Gov) is hiring a Head of Department to lead its team and mission at the heart of Belgium’s climate transition. www.climatecentre.be/post/job-opp... Deadline: Sept 22 (need to speak either FR or NL)

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Job opportunity: Head of the Belgian Climate Centre (m/f/x)

The Belgian Climate Centre is seeking a Head of Department to direct its team and mission.The position seeks a candidate who combines in-depth knowledge in a research field relevant to the climate tra...

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

A quote from robertreich.substack.com/p/a-betrayal... that also applies to our leaders in the EU. Time to uphold int'l and humanitarian law. Time to ask for journalists to be let in. And of course high time to let humanitarian organizations and food in.

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A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust

A view from Israel

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I had the pleasure to work with Bea and Eric on scaling finance for forests in the Global South. Our starting point: the nature-based VCM is broken. Higher standards and better monitoring will not fix it. It can’t serve as a template for nature. Why? It can’t deal with nature’s impermanence. 🧵1/6

Abstract: We argue for a new approach to finance nature-based provision of carbon and biodiversity benefits: one that takes shares in projects as the main asset to be traded, rather than credits. In our mechanism, jurisdictions propose nature-positive large-scale projects. Investors buy shares in these projects. Shares do not affect land ownership but produce carbon and biodiversity dividends. Prices in the primary market are used to pin down investor preferences over project attributes and generate conversion rates for different projects in the secondary market, thereby fostering liquidity for investors. Compared to existing credit-based approaches, our mechanism accounts for the unavoidable non-permanence of forests and fosters long-term thinking for market participants. Additionally, our mechanism lowers transaction costs, encourages additionality, and reduces leakage. We propose several venues to support demand for this new market and discuss options available to adapt the mechanism to pure conservation projects, which are essential but less amenable to be turned into dividend-producing assets because they generate lower climate and biodiversity flow benefits.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

That would be my guess too. Currently collecting data that will help us figure that out. Stay tuned.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

👏👏 The power of remote sensing (and a little bit of AI). Can it one day replace the costly Monitoring-Reporting-Verification cycle ?

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Interesting. Yet again evidence of how this conflict is eroding the foundations of our societies. Across the world.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Good news of the day: EU one percentage point away from meeting its 2030 climate target (-55% relative to 1990). Yes, it can be done 💪 (and we have not even started doing the more difficult stuff: behavior & agriculture) on.ft.com/4mr3Ro9 Next milestone: 2040 and -90% relative to 1990.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

EV charging is a great source of flexibility for electricity markets. But we need EV charging prices that reflect the state of the wholesale market. Curious to read if Bram receives other answers.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Happy for Canada today. 🍁 From Carney’s victory speech: “Virtue is a muscle that grows with its exercise. We become just by doing just acts, brave by doing brave acts. When we are kind, kindness grows.” and, on top, he's a great economist interested in evidence and evidence-based policies.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Interesting about emissions from the LULUCF sector in Finland but also great data organisation and vizualisation by @robbieandrew.bsky.social Everything you want to know about energy and emissions at your fingertips.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Just came across this interesting blog on why carbon removal markets don't scale up. Choices made in the past still influence things today. There are lessons for the emerging biodiversity market too (don’t use the existing carbon credit market as a template), but maybe not the same tradeoffs.

Picture from the blog by Paul Gambill: https://www.inevitableandobvious.com/p/carbon-removals-wrong-turn

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Sad to read about Pat's passing. I fondly remember him from my Ph.D time at Harvard. He had just joined as an AP. Excited about the new developments then in empirical auctions ... and fishing in the Midwest. My thoughts are with his family.

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

La France étudie la suppression des Low Emissions Zones. Marion Leroutier 🧵résume l’impact de ces mesures : les bénéfices santé sont clairs, on en sait moins sur l’impact sur la mobilité des ménages. Et si on s’y intéressait réellement, plutôt que de les supprimer ou les postposer comme à Bruxelles?

Picture of article from Le Soir on the decision by the Brussels Parliament to postpone the implementation of the second stage of the LEZ

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Estelle Cantillon @estellecantillon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

We should all sweep in front of our doors. This report by AI reminds me of a quote in a recent Brussels Times article: Many people don't care about asylum seeker rights, but "what is happening now with their rights is exactly what will happen to ours tomorrow." Not proud of my country.

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