Bentley Allan
@bentleyallan.bsky.social
Professor at Johns Hopkins University: climate, energy, industrial policy, geopolitics.
Hats: Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab ⚡️// Carnegie Endowment 🌐 // Transition Accelerator 🇨🇦
Hats: Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab ⚡️// Carnegie Endowment 🌐 // Transition Accelerator 🇨🇦
Tariffs hurt American manufacturing because U.S. manufacturing is dependent on high-tech and upstream inputs, especially from Asia.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Tariffs hurt American manufacturing because U.S. manufacturing is dependent on high-tech and upstream inputs, especially from Asia.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
To deliver on its vision of middle-power agency, Canada needs a focused and collaborative approach to building technological capabilities.
Then it must integrate its capabilities with key partners through joint industrial policy.
My latest in the Financial Post: financialpost.com/news/economy...
Then it must integrate its capabilities with key partners through joint industrial policy.
My latest in the Financial Post: financialpost.com/news/economy...
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
To deliver on its vision of middle-power agency, Canada needs a focused and collaborative approach to building technological capabilities.
Then it must integrate its capabilities with key partners through joint industrial policy.
My latest in the Financial Post: financialpost.com/news/economy...
Then it must integrate its capabilities with key partners through joint industrial policy.
My latest in the Financial Post: financialpost.com/news/economy...
My latest: Canada needs a focused and collaborative approach to building the technological capabilities and critical minerals supply chains necessary to realize PM Carney’s vision for middle power-led strategic autonomy.
As the lines between economy and security are increasingly blurred, Canada needs a broader vision for national security.
Read our VP Future Economy Bentley Allan on why Canada needs an economic security act like Japan's in today's Financial Post: https://ow.ly/QIGe50YctQl
Read our VP Future Economy Bentley Allan on why Canada needs an economic security act like Japan's in today's Financial Post: https://ow.ly/QIGe50YctQl
Opinion: The rupture is here: Why Canada needs an economic security act like Japan's
Japan's approach is exactly what Canada needs: a targeted, collaborative approach to building essential capabilities. Read more.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
My latest: Canada needs a focused and collaborative approach to building the technological capabilities and critical minerals supply chains necessary to realize PM Carney’s vision for middle power-led strategic autonomy.
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The MAGA foreign policy project, insofar as it is coherent, the same old Cold war ideological hegemony project, except illiberal rather than liberal. www.ft.com/content/f869...
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The MAGA foreign policy project, insofar as it is coherent, the same old Cold war ideological hegemony project, except illiberal rather than liberal. www.ft.com/content/f869...
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“Science & advocacy awakened people to the threat of fossil-fuel-driven environmental catastrophe...” @bentleyallan.bsky.social writes. “Yet it was naive to believe that this alone could transform a global energy system forged over centuries by war & empire."
www.noemamag.com/the-new-geop...
www.noemamag.com/the-new-geop...
The New Geopolitics Of The Green Transition | NOEMA
The only path forward for tackling the climate crisis hinges on cooperative industrial strategies to coordinate clean energy investment and infrastructure development.
www.noemamag.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“Science & advocacy awakened people to the threat of fossil-fuel-driven environmental catastrophe...” @bentleyallan.bsky.social writes. “Yet it was naive to believe that this alone could transform a global energy system forged over centuries by war & empire."
www.noemamag.com/the-new-geop...
www.noemamag.com/the-new-geop...
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Leger has the Liberals out to a 9-point lead over the Conservatives now. The spring election speculation is not going away any time soon. leger360.com/wp-content/u...
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Leger has the Liberals out to a 9-point lead over the Conservatives now. The spring election speculation is not going away any time soon. leger360.com/wp-content/u...
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I want to be clear about what I’m saying here. The only way to restore credibility as a reliable and safe ally is to totally and utterly repudiate this administration. That cannot happen at the ballot box. It has to be done by the Republican Party. That is the only way to regain any level of trust.
I'm game for them deciding that it's easier to get a bunch of quo warranto writs and fail votes to remove the insurrection disqualification.
January 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I want to be clear about what I’m saying here. The only way to restore credibility as a reliable and safe ally is to totally and utterly repudiate this administration. That cannot happen at the ballot box. It has to be done by the Republican Party. That is the only way to regain any level of trust.
Not sure who is more excited about today’s birthday party at the FIREHOUSE with the REAL fire engine, the 3 year-old or me!
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Not sure who is more excited about today’s birthday party at the FIREHOUSE with the REAL fire engine, the 3 year-old or me!
Hegemony is when the dominant state is liked and supported by followers. Empire is when the dominant state acts transactionally, with impunity. There is an important difference and we have elided that difference to our detriment.
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Hegemony is when the dominant state is liked and supported by followers. Empire is when the dominant state acts transactionally, with impunity. There is an important difference and we have elided that difference to our detriment.
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For some reason I'm reminded of this.
"We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out."
"We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out."
January 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
For some reason I'm reminded of this.
"We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out."
"We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out."
China has pursued autonomy as it builds its domestic arms industry. Strategy starting to bear fruit in complex areas like jet engines. www.wsj.com/world/china/...
January 2, 2026 at 12:28 AM
China has pursued autonomy as it builds its domestic arms industry. Strategy starting to bear fruit in complex areas like jet engines. www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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“…Africa is emerging as a key arena in Beijing’s efforts to internationalize the yuan, especially in nations that are heavily indebted to it. Kenya this year converted $$ loans it owed to 🇨🇳 into yuan-denominated debt, Ethiopia began talks to do the same, & 🇿🇲 said it would consider following suit…” 🗺️
Interesting data point - mining companies in Zambia can now pay taxes in RMB as well as dollars. Increasing use of RMB as transaction currency something to watch. Still small compared to dollar, but multipolar sign?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Chinese Mining Companies in Zambia Start Paying Taxes in Yuan
Chinese mine operators in Zambia started paying royalties and taxes in yuan in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, the latest sign of the growing acceptance of the currency on the continent.
www.bloomberg.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“…Africa is emerging as a key arena in Beijing’s efforts to internationalize the yuan, especially in nations that are heavily indebted to it. Kenya this year converted $$ loans it owed to 🇨🇳 into yuan-denominated debt, Ethiopia began talks to do the same, & 🇿🇲 said it would consider following suit…” 🗺️
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Ford is doubling down on its partnership with Chinese battery giant CATL to make grid-scale batteries. Could it be the industrial policy solution the US needs to cut reliance on Chinese imports? 🎁 link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why Ford Is Expanding Its Partnership With Top Chinese Battery Maker
An existing deal with CATL will allow the US automaker to tap into the growing demand for utility-grade batteries.
www.bloomberg.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Ford is doubling down on its partnership with Chinese battery giant CATL to make grid-scale batteries. Could it be the industrial policy solution the US needs to cut reliance on Chinese imports? 🎁 link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
We are at the stage of the energy transition where we have to invent new terms for structurally weak oil prices.
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We are at the stage of the energy transition where we have to invent new terms for structurally weak oil prices.
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Wonderful piece from Katie Brigham at Heatmap on our new tool—the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer. She captures its central motivation so well: we created this tool to help countries understand their manufacturing bases and design more targeted industrial policies.
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wonderful piece from Katie Brigham at Heatmap on our new tool—the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer. She captures its central motivation so well: we created this tool to help countries understand their manufacturing bases and design more targeted industrial policies.
Wonderful piece from Katie Brigham at Heatmap on our new tool—the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer. She captures its central motivation so well: we created this tool to help countries understand their manufacturing bases and design more targeted industrial policies.
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wonderful piece from Katie Brigham at Heatmap on our new tool—the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer. She captures its central motivation so well: we created this tool to help countries understand their manufacturing bases and design more targeted industrial policies.
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Climate change is killing workers. The fix is simple.
Water. Shade. Rest Breaks.
Our new Health Affairs study: California's heat standard was associated with a 33% drop in heat-related deaths among outdoor workers.
Now it's time for OSHA to adopt a federal heat standard.
tinyurl.com/4wejjhkd
Water. Shade. Rest Breaks.
Our new Health Affairs study: California's heat standard was associated with a 33% drop in heat-related deaths among outdoor workers.
Now it's time for OSHA to adopt a federal heat standard.
tinyurl.com/4wejjhkd
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Climate change is killing workers. The fix is simple.
Water. Shade. Rest Breaks.
Our new Health Affairs study: California's heat standard was associated with a 33% drop in heat-related deaths among outdoor workers.
Now it's time for OSHA to adopt a federal heat standard.
tinyurl.com/4wejjhkd
Water. Shade. Rest Breaks.
Our new Health Affairs study: California's heat standard was associated with a 33% drop in heat-related deaths among outdoor workers.
Now it's time for OSHA to adopt a federal heat standard.
tinyurl.com/4wejjhkd
The only path forward for climate action is to double down on what has worked to get us to the point where climate action can proceed even in the most difficult of political circumstances: focused industrial strategies to bolster technology and clean energy supply chains.
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The only path forward for climate action is to double down on what has worked to get us to the point where climate action can proceed even in the most difficult of political circumstances: focused industrial strategies to bolster technology and clean energy supply chains.
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I drew North London
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I drew North London
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The G20 Leader’s Declaration released before the U.S. shows up to the summit is a stunning, magnificent document underlining the crucial role of industrial policy that advances both productivity and equity in sustainable development.
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The G20 Leader’s Declaration released before the U.S. shows up to the summit is a stunning, magnificent document underlining the crucial role of industrial policy that advances both productivity and equity in sustainable development.
The G20 Leader’s Declaration released before the U.S. shows up to the summit is a stunning, magnificent document underlining the crucial role of industrial policy that advances both productivity and equity in sustainable development.
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The G20 Leader’s Declaration released before the U.S. shows up to the summit is a stunning, magnificent document underlining the crucial role of industrial policy that advances both productivity and equity in sustainable development.
Join us live at 10am as we introduce the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer in Washington DC.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpc...
Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer (CICE) Launch Event
YouTube video by Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab
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November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Join us live at 10am as we introduce the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer in Washington DC.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpc...
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@usoceanprotection.bsky.social today released a report I co-authored on deep-sea mining for #criticalminerals. It’s an interesting study, dives into extraction and processing as well as markets. I do not opine on environment, not my area.
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/dsmfeasibility
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/dsmfeasibility
DSM Technical/Economic Feasibility Report — NOPC - National Ocean Protection Coalition
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
@usoceanprotection.bsky.social today released a report I co-authored on deep-sea mining for #criticalminerals. It’s an interesting study, dives into extraction and processing as well as markets. I do not opine on environment, not my area.
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/dsmfeasibility
www.oceanprotectioncoalition.org/dsmfeasibility
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While the COP is an important milestone every year, the real engine of global climate action is now industrial policy.
That’s why next Friday, as COP closes, we will launch the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer.
Register in-person: luma.com/cd2255t4
Sign up for the webinar: bit.ly/484IS5o
That’s why next Friday, as COP closes, we will launch the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer.
Register in-person: luma.com/cd2255t4
Sign up for the webinar: bit.ly/484IS5o
Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer (CICE) Launch Event · Luma
The energy transition is creating economic and geopolitical opportunities in clean technologies, prompting countries to craft industrial policies that position…
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November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
While the COP is an important milestone every year, the real engine of global climate action is now industrial policy.
That’s why next Friday, as COP closes, we will launch the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer.
Register in-person: luma.com/cd2255t4
Sign up for the webinar: bit.ly/484IS5o
That’s why next Friday, as COP closes, we will launch the Clean Industrial Capabilities Explorer.
Register in-person: luma.com/cd2255t4
Sign up for the webinar: bit.ly/484IS5o
