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Jonas Meckling

@jonasmeckling.bsky.social
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Professor, UC Berkeley | Climate Fellow, Harvard Business School climate and clean energy policy | www.jonasmeckling.com

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
From March 2026 - Fighting the Future: Short-Term Investors and Business Opposition to Climate Policy - cup.org/4sLQVw2 - Jared J. Finnegan & @jonasmeckling.bsky.social #OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of business interests on climate policy, focusing on firms with short-term gains versus those with long-term ownership. It introduces a study using U.S. data and a measure of climate policy opposition.
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Thanks so much, Basak!
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Basak Kus @basakkus.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
I finally got around to reading @jonasmeckling.bsky.social's Nature article "The geoeconomic turn in decarbonization" and it is a must read! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Jessica Green @greenprofgreen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Today is the day!!! Existential Politics is out in the world! Read about why we’re doing climate policy wrong (too focused on measuring emissions) & what we should do instead (focus on $$ to constrain fossil asset owners & expand green asset owners). Just in time for #COP30.
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Existential Politics
A new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluation
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Congratulations, Jess! Such an important book
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Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources @natureatcal.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
In a recent @nature.com perspective article, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social professor @jonasmeckling.bsky.social traces the rise of geoeconomic competition in decarbonization policy and spells out its implications for policymakers. besi.berkeley.edu/what-the-geo...
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What the geoeconomic turn in decarbonization means for policymakers
For he majority of its history, decarbonization policy focused on distributing the burden of climate change mitigation. Recently, however, decarbonization has a competitive turn, BESI Climate lead…
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Industrial Policy Group @industrialpolicy.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Excellent article by @jonasmeckling.bsky.social in @nature.com. A rich and insightful analysis the double-edged sword of the geoeconomics in green industrial policymaking spanning the galvanizing effects of global competition, to the risks of conflict and the sludge of higher input costs. 🙌🌍🌳
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Jessica Green @greenprofgreen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
ICYMI: Join me and industrial policy guru @toddntucker.com of the @rooseveltinstitute.org to talk about my new book! Next week! Deets below 👇
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Roosevelt Events
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Growing community on green industrial policy pushing the research frontier @hochstet.bsky.social @bentleyallan.bsky.social @jonasnahm.com @joannalewis.bsky.social @michaeldavidson.bsky.social @bhbradlow.bsky.social @danielaldana.bsky.social
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The geoeconomic turn is here to stay. How we design green industrial policy will decide whether it drives or derails global decarbonization. Read the full article here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The geoeconomic turn in decarbonization - Nature
The rise of green industrial policy is transforming decarbonization efforts; the implications for policymaking and global spillovers are discussed, as well as research needs.
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The big question: Will geoeconomic competition accelerate decarbonization—or fracture it? That depends on: - Keeping GIP green - Avoiding public backlash - Embedding competition in cooperation
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Global spillovers: ✅ Positive: race to the top → faster innovation, cheaper tech, deeper climate cooperation. ❌ Negative: trade barriers, higher costs, geopolitical conflict, growing divides. 👉 Fig. 3 shows the growing use of trade-related instruments.
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
But design matters: Open-economy vs. closed-economy GIP Institutions & fiscal capacity determine success.
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Policymakers mention strategic competitiveness and climate mitigation most often as goals for GIP
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
EVs & batteries = biggest focus
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Green industrial policy (GIP) has exploded worldwide. By 2023: China, EU & US = 60% of all GIP measures
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Why the shift? 1️⃣ Plunging costs of clean tech 2️⃣ China’s dominance in supply chains 3️⃣ New political coalitions linking climate, business & security Together, these drivers created a geoeconomic turn.
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Geoeconomic competition for the benefits of decarbonization has emerged alongside international cooperation on cost-sharing.
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🌍 New in @nature.com: The geoeconomic turn in decarbonization, with data from Simon Evenett et al. and @industrialpolicy.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵
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Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources @natureatcal.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Short-term profit motives have historically led companies to oppose climate reforms, according to new research co-authored by @jonasmeckling.bsky.social. Still, it's unclear whether this influenced recent cutbacks to climate provisions passed by Congress. Read more:
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Research: pressure for short-term profits jeopardizes climate investment | Institute for Business in Global Society
A new study shows there is often a direct connection between the need for short-term profits and opposition to climate regulation.
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Link to research article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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How central banks manage climate and energy transition risks - Nature Energy
Central banks vary substantially in the extent to which they re-risk stranded asset and physical climate risks and de-risk clean energy investments. Their actions are associated with climate politics ...
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
@bloomberg.com on our recent research on central banks and climate risk www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Central Bankers Bow to Political Winds When It Comes to Climate, Study Shows
Central bank independence is about more than just interest rates.
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Phillip Lipscy @lipscy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Our article “The Institutional Sources of Economic Transformation: Explaining Variation in Energy Transitions” is now forthcoming from @thejop.bsky.social. Many thanks to so many colleagues for their helpful feedback! #Polisky #ClimateChange www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
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Jonas Meckling @jonasmeckling.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Out in @natureenergy.bsky.social, with Esther Shears and Jared Finnegan www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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