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Florian Landis

@florian-landis.bsky.social
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Economist, interested in energy and climate policy, studying the distribution of impacts of policies across households

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is something extra annoying about finding a government "open data" portal that has exactly the data you're looking for and then discovering that only nationals of that country are actually able to use it.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking. Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals… All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it. We CAN change things.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New study suggests that a shortage of secure bike parking is limiting e-bike adoption. Glad to see this issue getting attention. It's intuitive that people with quasi-secure bike storage might be OK risking a pedal bike, but not an e-bike that's more expensive. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It's a bit obvious in hindsight... 🤷‍♂️
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026
This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/08/2026
14 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists. Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
There’s a point in a career when people you taught or mentored come back to you, adults with whole lives, and it’s weird that i’m still 30-years-old. Weird!
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David Rennie @dsorennie.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Hormuz debacle has taught friends and adversaries of America a bleak lesson. To get Donald Trump’s respect, show that you can hurt him. My column on a world of coercion. It’s reported from Taiwan, home to a chipmaking choke point economist.com/internationa... from The Economist
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Allies learn how to bully America
Can Taiwan use its chipmaking industry to strong-arm Donald Trump?
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Markets work for consumers, but only when competition is protected.⁣ ⁣ Businesses naturally seek market power. That's why the answer isn't just being pro-business. It's being pro-market.⁣ ⁣ newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Andreas Loeschel @andreasloeschel.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
What's in for me? Klimaschutz sollte stärker die lokalen und persönlichen Zusatznutzen, sog. Co-Benefits, in den Vordergrund stellen. Darüber habe ich mit Maja Göpel im Podcast NEU DENKEN gesprochen. Das gesamte Gespräch über die Energiewende ist hier: youtu.be/HJEu5ojxagE?...
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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
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Brigitte Knopf @brigitteknopf.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Nach Schweden ist nun der zweite #KlimaSozialPlan von der EU-Kommission angenommen worden. Was #Litauen plant, für untere Einkommen aus den #ETS2 Geldern zu finanzieren, ist hier in der Übersicht zu sehen (und ausführlich drüben bei linkedin: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...)
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/06/2026
Turns out I'm actually *better* than all you name rememberers!
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Psychologists say if you always forget the names of people you just met, it isn't a sign you don't care, it may be a sign your brain was absorbing more about them than most people do
You’ve just been introduced to someone. You shake their hand, you hear their name, you might even repeat it back — and within a minute, it’s gone. You’re nodding along to their story about moving from...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
On sale: Chinese solar PV panels. "[...] they still sell for below their average production costs." Should we buy them while offers last?
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Now just imagine how many people see others cycling for transportation but are part of the massive "cautious but curious" crowd, waiting for safer, more enabling infrastructure design.
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Alexander Roth @aroth.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Our latest @bruegel.org: How Europe should respond to the Iran gas shock – and how it shouldn’t tl;dr The EU should prepare for persistently higher gas prices and use this crisis to advance long-term decoupling from fossil fuels by pushing electrification 🔗: doi.org/10.64153/JZB... 1/5
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How Europe should respond to the Iran gas shock – and how it shouldn’t
The European Union should act now to head off growing impacts from the Iran conflict on gas prices and availability
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Niko Jaakkola @nikoecon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Great 🤦‍♂️ We are in an energy crisis, and EU countries decide to spend a lot of money boosting energy demand -- thus making the crisis worse -- and subsidising wealthy households, at taxpayer expense! Should've rather targeted assistance, as e.g. income support, to those households who need it.
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Der heutige Artikel des @tagesanzeiger.bsky.social zum Thema Benzinpreisdeckel und Tankrabatte zählt sehr gut auf, wieso diese unsinnig sind. Gleichzeitig diskutiert er auch wieso Politiker trotzdem versucht sind, darauf reinzufallen. www.tagesanzeiger.ch/billiges-ben...
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Massnahmen gegen Energiekrise: Billiges Benzin für alle? Das macht alles nur noch schlimmer
Weltweit greifen Staaten zu Tankrabatten und Preisdeckeln, die schon 2022 kaum halfen. Fachleute warnen: Die populären Massnahmen schaden.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
For the first time ever, heat pumps outsold gas boilers in Germany in 2025. 48% of all new heating systems installed last year were heat pumps. Gas fell to just 39%. A decade ago, heat pumps had a 7% market share. The transformation has been remarkable.
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SCNAT @scnat.ch · 12/03/2026
🌱 Folge 4 von #Nachtisch ist online - mit @alinemase.bsky.social ( @caritasschweiz.bsky.social ) und @florian-landis.bsky.social (ZHAW). Soziale #Gerechtigkeit und #Klimapolitik - wie geht das zusammen? Jetzt anhören 👉 scnat.ch/de/id/DyuZb
In "Nachtisch" bringen wir Menschen aus Wissenschaft, Verwaltung und Praxis an einen Tisch und sprechen über Herausforderungen und Chancen der Nachhaltigkeit. In der 4. Folge diskutieren Aline Masé und Florian Landis über soziale Gerechtigkeit und Klimapolitik.Die 4. Folge heisst "Soziale Gerechtigkeit und Klimapolitik - wie geht das zusammen?". Jetzt überall, wo es Podcasts gibt!
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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
this is a significant victory in a campaign that has been going on for at least a decade. #econsky #academicsky #medicine #Germany marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/03/germ...
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Germany legalizes kidney exchange !!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This tactic should be recognizable to a LOT of us. But we don’t have to fall for it.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Lie: Bike-lanes cause traffic congestion. Truth: Bike-lanes help solve traffic congestion. Lie: Bike-lanes hurt street shops if they replace parking. Truth: Bike-lanes help street shops more than street parking does. Lie: Bike-lanes cost us too much. Truth: Bike-lanes save us all public money.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Or…ride a bicycle.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was “the most influential city in the world”, says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: “The bike beat the car.”
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How Paris beat the car
Though chaotic, the city’s transition has become a global role model
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ETH Zurich @ethz.ch · 04/03/2026
#Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from #CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency using single atoms for #Catalysts.
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Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry
Methanol is a key starting material for chemical products. Researchers from ETH Zurich can now produce this precursor from CO2 and hydrogen with high efficiency by using isolated metal atoms as cataly...
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Germany's BEV share in car production is (quite a bit) higher than Switzerland's BEV share in car purchases 🙈. And they say the German car manufacturers were dragging their feet...
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"A chat room for chat bots" I'm checking the calendar. Is it April 1? "Users have to give the chat bot root access to their computers" I'm throwing away my calendar. It must be April 1!
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The Economist @economist.com · 30/01/2026
Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security has lied grotesquely. She should be fired
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ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
Series of graphics showing the high tax generation in urban parts of cities, and the negative tax generation relative to service costs in low density parts of cities.Series of graphics showing the high tax generation in urban parts of cities, and the negative tax generation relative to service costs in low density parts of cities.Series of graphics showing the high tax generation in urban parts of cities, and the negative tax generation relative to service costs in low density parts of cities.Series of graphics showing the high tax generation in urban parts of cities, and the negative tax generation relative to service costs in low density parts of cities.
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Andi Babler @andibabler.at · 03/01/2026
Ich verurteile den bewaffneten Angriff der USA auf Venezuela. Dieser Angriff stellt eine schwere Verletzung des Gewaltverbots der UNO-Charta dar. Es ist eine Frage unserer Glaubwürdigkeit, dies auch klar zu benennen. Wir müssen die Flagge der internationalen Rechtsstaatlichkeit hochhalten.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/01/2026
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Pjörk 🐷 @nicoleconlan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
It's actually important that, to the extent you are able, you stop using oil
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The article doesn't just contain statistics on loneliness, but also points to some ideas on what to do about it. More Christmassy, than what I thought :)
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The real breakthrough of the year isn’t AI. It’s the explosive growth of renewable energy.
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Several thoughts: - I welcome ways to efficiently turn ideas into accessibly written communication. - How do we ensure quality control? It has to be linked to the reputation of the author, right? - It is already hard to keep up with academic literature. With AI, publication cycle may accelerate.
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Graham Kendall @grahamkendall.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Your thoughts/views on this type of service (highlight is mine)?
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Autsch
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
And the colours of the sea Bind your eyes with trembling mermaids And you touch the distant beaches With tales of brave Charlie Brown
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Rudi Bachmann @bachmannrudi.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Nachtrag 2 zur #Lanz Sendung von gestern. Ein 🧵. Ich will noch mal einen Schritt zurueck machen und das mit der Rente etwas genauer erklaeren, weil es schon wieder diese Beschwerden gab: "Boese neoliberale Oekonomen wollen nur die Rente kuerzen."
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Florian Landis @florian-landis.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
@steffischnydrig.bsky.social diskutiert im verlinkten Zeitungsartikel in der Luzerner Zeitung, wie man anhand meiner Studienergebnisse über die Klimaseite der @jusoschweiz.bsky.social-Initiative «Initiative für eine Zukunft» nachdenken kann. www.luzernerzeitung.ch/leben/co-emi...
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Faktencheck: Hängt Vermögen in der Schweiz mit dem CO₂-Ausstoss zusammen?
Die reichsten Haushalte in der Schweiz verursachen mehr Emissionen als ärmere Haushalte. Aber nicht in allen Bereichen. Was eine aktuelle Schweizer Studie über Klima und Einkommen zeigt.
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Dr Selena Wisnom @lswisnom.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Finland has a goal to be net zero GHG emissions by 2035. Emissions were declining, the LULUCF removals were strong, the plan was looking good, but then LULUCF collapsed. Net GHG emissions have actually risen over the last decade! www.treasuryfinland.fi/investor-rel... 1/
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Kimmel will probably quadruple his net worth in Federal Court.
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Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics @sjeseditors.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
New article: sjes.springeropen.com/articles/10.... @florian-landis.bsky.social examines how different consumption goods contribute to household-level responsibility for global greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland and explores climate policies that create equitable outcomes. #EconSky
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Betting on hydrogen as the key solution for decarbonising industry looks increasingly like a very bad idea. Yes we will need to replace grey and black hydrogen used as feedstock with clean hydrogen but as a fuel the economics look terrible.
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