Benjamin Jullien
@benjullien.bsky.social
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
Formerly at Les Echos, La Tribune, McKinsey&Co.
Born 331ppm
Pinned
Benjamin Jullien
@benjullien.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Column | Where climate change poses the most and least risk to American homeowners
Millions of Americans could face a slow and almost imperceptible re-pricing of their biggest asset.
www.washingtonpost.com
WaPo analyzed millions of real estate transactions along the Florida coast to see how climate change may be transforming home values, and found that
"the gap between riskier properties and safer ones is only growing"...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"the gap between riskier properties and safer ones is only growing"...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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This is my 30th year as a journalist.
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
January 19, 2026 at 10:52 AM
This is my 30th year as a journalist.
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier, a report (Carbon Majors: 2024 Data Update/ from @influencemap.bsky.social) has revealed.
Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier, a report (Carbon Majors: 2024 Data Update/ from @influencemap.bsky.social) has revealed.
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier, a report (Carbon Majors: 2024 Data Update/ from @influencemap.bsky.social) has revealed.
Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier, a report (Carbon Majors: 2024 Data Update/ from @influencemap.bsky.social) has revealed.
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Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China."
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China."
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
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This would seem to be a very good reason to legalize cannabis.
Of course some of the people opposing legalization in the US also advocate for the right to be able to abuse children, so it won't change their minds.
However, for people who aren't monsters, maybe it will.
Of course some of the people opposing legalization in the US also advocate for the right to be able to abuse children, so it won't change their minds.
However, for people who aren't monsters, maybe it will.
"Interesting" new NBER paper: Legalizing recreational cannabis tends to REDUCE physical abuse against children (and overall, there is no evidence of other effects on child mistreatment reports or service use)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Legalizing Cannabis: Implications for Child Maltreatment
Cannabis is the most used illicit drug in the United States. Though cannabis possession and consumption are prohibited federally, states are increasingly implem
papers.ssrn.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This would seem to be a very good reason to legalize cannabis.
Of course some of the people opposing legalization in the US also advocate for the right to be able to abuse children, so it won't change their minds.
However, for people who aren't monsters, maybe it will.
Of course some of the people opposing legalization in the US also advocate for the right to be able to abuse children, so it won't change their minds.
However, for people who aren't monsters, maybe it will.
"Interesting" new NBER paper: Legalizing recreational cannabis tends to REDUCE physical abuse against children (and overall, there is no evidence of other effects on child mistreatment reports or service use)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Legalizing Cannabis: Implications for Child Maltreatment
Cannabis is the most used illicit drug in the United States. Though cannabis possession and consumption are prohibited federally, states are increasingly implem
papers.ssrn.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"Interesting" new NBER paper: Legalizing recreational cannabis tends to REDUCE physical abuse against children (and overall, there is no evidence of other effects on child mistreatment reports or service use)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Politico: US official lobbied French magistrate over Le Pen’s election ban
"The conversation “fairly quickly came to Marine Le Pen’s legal situation,” a topic to which “they kept circling back", asking "whether she could intervene in such cases"...
www.politico.eu/article/us-s...
"The conversation “fairly quickly came to Marine Le Pen’s legal situation,” a topic to which “they kept circling back", asking "whether she could intervene in such cases"...
www.politico.eu/article/us-s...
January 21, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Politico: US official lobbied French magistrate over Le Pen’s election ban
"The conversation “fairly quickly came to Marine Le Pen’s legal situation,” a topic to which “they kept circling back", asking "whether she could intervene in such cases"...
www.politico.eu/article/us-s...
"The conversation “fairly quickly came to Marine Le Pen’s legal situation,” a topic to which “they kept circling back", asking "whether she could intervene in such cases"...
www.politico.eu/article/us-s...
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MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
"We urgently need more just, equitable systems where nobody is able to accumulate such extremes of wealth and power in the first place. Our puckish little digital graffiti is a call for all the above."
Live at the World Economic Forum: SUCK, an AR intervention by @drawing.bsky.social & me.
Read more about it here: www.realitystudies.co/p/wef-davos-...
Read more about it here: www.realitystudies.co/p/wef-davos-...
A Giant Billionaire Tick in the Skies Over Davos: 'SUCK' in AR
Explaining the augmented reality intervention at WEF by Nancy Baker Cahill & me. (For some reason, media won't touch it.)
www.realitystudies.co
January 20, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"We urgently need more just, equitable systems where nobody is able to accumulate such extremes of wealth and power in the first place. Our puckish little digital graffiti is a call for all the above."
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feel like today's a big day for realizing how much power (allegedly democratically accountable) pension funds actually have
Grok, the gas-powered deepfake-generating "anti-woke" chatbot that used to refer to itself as "MechaHitler," attracted a substantial investment from Canadians' pensions.
Canada's pension plan invested $416 million in Musk's deepfake porn-generating AI
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ploughed about $416 million last year into xAI, Elon Musk's AI company. The money helped fund the billionaire's push to build three of the world's larg...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
feel like today's a big day for realizing how much power (allegedly democratically accountable) pension funds actually have
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'This is sell America' — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/s...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/s...
'This is sell America' — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets
The 'sell America' trade is in full swing Tuesday morning.
www.cnbc.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
'This is sell America' — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/s...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/s...
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Most people have no idea where their retirement savings actually go.
Many 401(k) and 403(b) plans still invest in fossil fuels, driving climate disasters.
Join our friends @stand.earth TOMORROW - January 21 - to learn how retirement plans can shift toward climate-safe options.
🔗: bit.ly/4sI8f5A
Many 401(k) and 403(b) plans still invest in fossil fuels, driving climate disasters.
Join our friends @stand.earth TOMORROW - January 21 - to learn how retirement plans can shift toward climate-safe options.
🔗: bit.ly/4sI8f5A
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Most people have no idea where their retirement savings actually go.
Many 401(k) and 403(b) plans still invest in fossil fuels, driving climate disasters.
Join our friends @stand.earth TOMORROW - January 21 - to learn how retirement plans can shift toward climate-safe options.
🔗: bit.ly/4sI8f5A
Many 401(k) and 403(b) plans still invest in fossil fuels, driving climate disasters.
Join our friends @stand.earth TOMORROW - January 21 - to learn how retirement plans can shift toward climate-safe options.
🔗: bit.ly/4sI8f5A
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*DANISH PENSION FUND AKADEMIKERPENSION TO EXIT US TREASURIES
January 20, 2026 at 1:37 PM
*DANISH PENSION FUND AKADEMIKERPENSION TO EXIT US TREASURIES
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Depuis un an, le climatosceptique Donald Trump a engagé un démantèlement brutal des politiques de lutte contre le changement climatique (solaire, éolien, véhicules électriques, etc). L’université Colombia dénombre 300 actions en ce sens. Je fais le point ici : www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
Aux Etats-Unis, les émissions de gaz à effet de serre dérapent avant même l’effet Trump
Les émissions de CO₂ du deuxième pollueur mondial sont reparties à la hausse en raison d’un hiver froid et du recours au charbon pour les data centers. Les conséquences des attaques de Donald Trump co...
www.lemonde.fr
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Depuis un an, le climatosceptique Donald Trump a engagé un démantèlement brutal des politiques de lutte contre le changement climatique (solaire, éolien, véhicules électriques, etc). L’université Colombia dénombre 300 actions en ce sens. Je fais le point ici : www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
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📢 The outdated model of fossil-fueled growth is under fire as #WEF26 begins.
An open letter from a coalition of scientists and economists urges leaders to abandon 'failed' systems that accelerate inequality, and swiftly transition to a #SafeAndJust economy: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/wef-sci...
An open letter from a coalition of scientists and economists urges leaders to abandon 'failed' systems that accelerate inequality, and swiftly transition to a #SafeAndJust economy: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/wef-sci...
January 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM
📢 The outdated model of fossil-fueled growth is under fire as #WEF26 begins.
An open letter from a coalition of scientists and economists urges leaders to abandon 'failed' systems that accelerate inequality, and swiftly transition to a #SafeAndJust economy: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/wef-sci...
An open letter from a coalition of scientists and economists urges leaders to abandon 'failed' systems that accelerate inequality, and swiftly transition to a #SafeAndJust economy: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/wef-sci...
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US’s economic exceptionalism was based on massive cost of capital advantages built on centuries of commitment to the idea of the rule of law, and the civil liberties underlying that commitment. Trump is destroying all of this. Investors will have to re-price.
www.ft.com/content/9f73...
www.ft.com/content/9f73...
Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset
The market reaction to the threat of tariffs on supposed allies over Greenland has been extremely telling
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:57 AM
US’s economic exceptionalism was based on massive cost of capital advantages built on centuries of commitment to the idea of the rule of law, and the civil liberties underlying that commitment. Trump is destroying all of this. Investors will have to re-price.
www.ft.com/content/9f73...
www.ft.com/content/9f73...
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Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
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Danish protest over the weekend. They don't GAF about Chump! 😆
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Danish protest over the weekend. They don't GAF about Chump! 😆
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Senator Whitehouse is a national treasure. As consumers start to face what is likely to be years of crushing increases in their utility bills, they'll need to understand the role of Trump and his fossil fuel industry donors. Offering simple explanations like this is critical.
January 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Senator Whitehouse is a national treasure. As consumers start to face what is likely to be years of crushing increases in their utility bills, they'll need to understand the role of Trump and his fossil fuel industry donors. Offering simple explanations like this is critical.
Donald Trump has vowed to unleash a surge in US fossil fuel exploitation while attacking renewable power sources
Instead — despite a sharp adverse shift in federal policy — the 4% growth in power demand over next 2 years is expected to be covered with... renewables 🤡
www.ft.com/content/b52c...
Instead — despite a sharp adverse shift in federal policy — the 4% growth in power demand over next 2 years is expected to be covered with... renewables 🤡
www.ft.com/content/b52c...
US green energy growth is proving hard to kill
Solar and wind power to rise as fossil fuel generation drops, predict government analysts
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Donald Trump has vowed to unleash a surge in US fossil fuel exploitation while attacking renewable power sources
Instead — despite a sharp adverse shift in federal policy — the 4% growth in power demand over next 2 years is expected to be covered with... renewables 🤡
www.ft.com/content/b52c...
Instead — despite a sharp adverse shift in federal policy — the 4% growth in power demand over next 2 years is expected to be covered with... renewables 🤡
www.ft.com/content/b52c...
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Donald Trump did not go into politics to make China great again. But that is what our latest poll of global public opinion suggests he has done in the eyes of the world. @ECFRPower
A few takeaways🧵👇
ecfr.eu/publication/...
A few takeaways🧵👇
ecfr.eu/publication/...
How Trump is making China great again—and what it means for Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations
A post-Western world is learning to love China, while Europeans are starting to fear America.
ecfr.eu
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Donald Trump did not go into politics to make China great again. But that is what our latest poll of global public opinion suggests he has done in the eyes of the world. @ECFRPower
A few takeaways🧵👇
ecfr.eu/publication/...
A few takeaways🧵👇
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
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"An actuarial review of key #climate change assumptions shows we may have seriously underestimated the rate of warming as well as the related economic impacts. Unless we rapidly change course, climate damages will start to impact growth & future prosperity"
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
Underestimates in global warming pose major climate and financial risks
New analysis suggests the planet may be more sensitive to greenhouse gases than many models assume, meaning temperatures could rise faster and bring much greater climate risks than policymakers and fi...
news.exeter.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 AM
"An actuarial review of key #climate change assumptions shows we may have seriously underestimated the rate of warming as well as the related economic impacts. Unless we rapidly change course, climate damages will start to impact growth & future prosperity"
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
In interviews going back to the 1980s, Trump outlined his interest in the U.S. seizing oil from other countries. Now, his intervention in Venezuela is an effort to realize that agenda, which could bind the U.S. economy to fossil fuels for decades....
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump’s Risky Fixation With Other Countries’ Oil
Venezuela operation reflects a long-held desire to leverage military might into control over energy—though falling prices are hurting U.S. producers.
www.wsj.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
In interviews going back to the 1980s, Trump outlined his interest in the U.S. seizing oil from other countries. Now, his intervention in Venezuela is an effort to realize that agenda, which could bind the U.S. economy to fossil fuels for decades....
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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This is where it is going. This is what Stephen Miller is pushing to Trump. The only reason it has not happened yet is that the violence is obviously coming from state actors. There is no insurrection to control. But we are one incident away from Trump sending in the military.
January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
This is where it is going. This is what Stephen Miller is pushing to Trump. The only reason it has not happened yet is that the violence is obviously coming from state actors. There is no insurrection to control. But we are one incident away from Trump sending in the military.