Daniel Driscoll
@danieldrisc.com
Assistant Professor at UVA
Political Economist of Decarbonization
Why Carbon Taxes Failed (OUP, forthcoming)
Nonresident Fellow @rooseveltinstitute.org
danieldrisc.com
Political Economist of Decarbonization
Why Carbon Taxes Failed (OUP, forthcoming)
Nonresident Fellow @rooseveltinstitute.org
danieldrisc.com
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Daniel Driscoll
@danieldrisc.com
· May 13
The US dollar and decarbonization: Exploring constraints | Finance and Society | Cambridge Core
The US dollar and decarbonization: Exploring constraints
doi.org
🚨 More bad PR for the dollar. My latest (open access!) paper explores how USD centrality and strength constrains global decarbonization — from emissions to climate financial flows to green tech manufacturing.
doi.org/10.1017/fas....
doi.org/10.1017/fas....
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1. Look, there are basically just two ways to run the global oil market: petro-imperialism and petro-consumerism. Historically USA has embraced both, varying over time. The attack on #Venezuela is a return to naked petro-imperialism. Thread.
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
1. Look, there are basically just two ways to run the global oil market: petro-imperialism and petro-consumerism. Historically USA has embraced both, varying over time. The attack on #Venezuela is a return to naked petro-imperialism. Thread.
Best essay I've read in a while. "Europe does not need to become China to learn from China. What it needs is to rediscover something it once knew how to do: coordinate...connective institutions that bind labs to lenders, regulators to builders, engineers to investors." substack.com/home/post/p-...
Europe’s Missing Middle
Why Europe Designs Revolutions Others Industrialise
substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Best essay I've read in a while. "Europe does not need to become China to learn from China. What it needs is to rediscover something it once knew how to do: coordinate...connective institutions that bind labs to lenders, regulators to builders, engineers to investors." substack.com/home/post/p-...
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This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
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Climate policy 🤝 thinking about the Roman Empire
This is very exciting news, not only because it's cool and interesting and could represent a major leap forward for modern construction technology, but also because it opens the door to a brutalism revival www.scientificamerican.com/article/pomp...
Pompeii Time Capsule Reveals Why Ancient Romans Were Such Incredible Builders
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now inspire modern engineers
www.scientificamerican.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Climate policy 🤝 thinking about the Roman Empire
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For Jacobin, I sat with @michaelpettis.bsky.social for a long conversation about the global trading system. We talked about his influential framework for understanding imbalances, hashed out some of our disagreements, discussed the role of finance and remedies.
jacobin.com/2025/12/glob...
jacobin.com/2025/12/glob...
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
For Jacobin, I sat with @michaelpettis.bsky.social for a long conversation about the global trading system. We talked about his influential framework for understanding imbalances, hashed out some of our disagreements, discussed the role of finance and remedies.
jacobin.com/2025/12/glob...
jacobin.com/2025/12/glob...
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If you're still thinking about what to read over the holiday season – worry not, we've just made your choice even harder!
🎄 Our December issue is out 🎄
Our festive intellectual treats, from the meta-theory of performativity, decarbonization, green finance to the theory of money – check it out!
🎄 Our December issue is out 🎄
Our festive intellectual treats, from the meta-theory of performativity, decarbonization, green finance to the theory of money – check it out!
Latest issue | Finance and Society | Cambridge Core
Finance and Society
www.cambridge.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If you're still thinking about what to read over the holiday season – worry not, we've just made your choice even harder!
🎄 Our December issue is out 🎄
Our festive intellectual treats, from the meta-theory of performativity, decarbonization, green finance to the theory of money – check it out!
🎄 Our December issue is out 🎄
Our festive intellectual treats, from the meta-theory of performativity, decarbonization, green finance to the theory of money – check it out!
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I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
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🚨New Discussion Paper🚨 about the macroeconomic consequences of US tariff hikes, based on quantitative simulations by the European Commission's multi-region New Keynesian DSGE model, QUEST. Thread 👇1/12
economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚨New Discussion Paper🚨 about the macroeconomic consequences of US tariff hikes, based on quantitative simulations by the European Commission's multi-region New Keynesian DSGE model, QUEST. Thread 👇1/12
economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
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Really glad to see this out! @apsmolenska.bsky.social and I give our account for @boell.de of why the future of the dollar is also crucial for climate policy
🟢💶🌐 New Böll EU Brief "Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world’s green currency", by @apsmolenska.bsky.social & @jvtk.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/green-eur...
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@boell.de @janalbrecht.bsky.social @antonmoeller.bsky.social @rasmusandresen.bsky.social @baseickhout.bsky.social
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@boell.de @janalbrecht.bsky.social @antonmoeller.bsky.social @rasmusandresen.bsky.social @baseickhout.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Really glad to see this out! @apsmolenska.bsky.social and I give our account for @boell.de of why the future of the dollar is also crucial for climate policy
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Very rich blog post by Catherine, which includes me banging on about my writing ideology: don't write a word until you've made a complete plan of what you're going to say
Respecting the marble means respecting the grain.
Writing is the same. Feeling stuck isn’t a verdict. It’s a sign that you need a skeleton.
Link: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/feeling-st...
Big thanks to @simonkuper.bsky.social & @abenewman.bsky.social for sharing their thoughts
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Writing is the same. Feeling stuck isn’t a verdict. It’s a sign that you need a skeleton.
Link: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/feeling-st...
Big thanks to @simonkuper.bsky.social & @abenewman.bsky.social for sharing their thoughts
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Feeling Stuck? Start With the Skeleton
Why the Hardest Part of Writing Happens Before the First Sentence
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Very rich blog post by Catherine, which includes me banging on about my writing ideology: don't write a word until you've made a complete plan of what you're going to say
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Mike Schmidt on info asymmetry and the limits of APA-style arms length government communication with the private sector: "Sustained, iterative engagement was the only way to understand the companies, the industry structure, and the strategic context."
factorysettings.org/p/no-process-risk-no-reward
factorysettings.org/p/no-process-risk-no-reward
No (Process) Risk, No Reward
Design a process that lets you win
factorysettings.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Mike Schmidt on info asymmetry and the limits of APA-style arms length government communication with the private sector: "Sustained, iterative engagement was the only way to understand the companies, the industry structure, and the strategic context."
factorysettings.org/p/no-process-risk-no-reward
factorysettings.org/p/no-process-risk-no-reward
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Tremendous piece by Mike Green that manages to combine the cost of living crisis, why the Dems donor class are awful, technofeudalism, and Orwell all in one piece. Quite Brilliant: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/are-you-an...
Are You An American?
"They" Are Preparing You for "Hard Times"
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Tremendous piece by Mike Green that manages to combine the cost of living crisis, why the Dems donor class are awful, technofeudalism, and Orwell all in one piece. Quite Brilliant: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/are-you-an...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Last month we at the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab launched ACTIVE MATERIALS, our monthly newsletter so you can stay up to date on our research.
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Join us next week at launch of our new tool for picking winners
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Join us next week at launch of our new tool for picking winners
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Today's new @publicenterprise.bsky.social report is a comprehensive analysis of the capital structure of the entire AI sector: data center real estate, GPU markets, private credit, you name it.
It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers!
publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...
It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers!
publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...
Bubble or Nothing
Policymakers concerned about the deployment of clean energy and compute-focused infrastructure over the long term need a framework for managing the uncertainty in the AI sector's investment landscape—...
publicenterprise.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today's new @publicenterprise.bsky.social report is a comprehensive analysis of the capital structure of the entire AI sector: data center real estate, GPU markets, private credit, you name it.
It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers!
publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...
It's also a financial risk management framework for policymakers!
publicenterprise.org/report/bubbl...
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A quick note to the #mpifg community that your library subscribes to @projectsyndicate.bsky.social. This gives you access to interesting articles such as this one by @mkblyth.bsky.social and @danieldrisc.com
Cheap drones, phones, and solar are disrupting the global order in significant ways, note @mkblyth.bsky.social and @danieldrisc.com. bit.ly/47p86LC
The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order
Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll examine the geopolitical implications of inexpensive drones, phones, and solar panels.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A quick note to the #mpifg community that your library subscribes to @projectsyndicate.bsky.social. This gives you access to interesting articles such as this one by @mkblyth.bsky.social and @danieldrisc.com
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Dan Driscoll and I had some thoughts: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order
Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll examine the geopolitical implications of inexpensive drones, phones, and solar panels.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Dan Driscoll and I had some thoughts: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
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Cheap drones, phones, and solar are disrupting the global order in significant ways, note @mkblyth.bsky.social and @danieldrisc.com. bit.ly/47p86LC
The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order
Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll examine the geopolitical implications of inexpensive drones, phones, and solar panels.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Cheap drones, phones, and solar are disrupting the global order in significant ways, note @mkblyth.bsky.social and @danieldrisc.com. bit.ly/47p86LC
Move over Guns, Germs, & Steel, there’s a new girl in town: Drones, Phones, & Solar. My latest with @mkblyth.bsky.social for Project Syndicate is out now @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/ONFk3BN
The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order
Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll examine the geopolitical implications of inexpensive drones, phones, and solar panels.
prosyn.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Move over Guns, Germs, & Steel, there’s a new girl in town: Drones, Phones, & Solar. My latest with @mkblyth.bsky.social for Project Syndicate is out now @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/ONFk3BN
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Woah. High altitude tethered wind turbines maybe finally a thing? Chinese company Sawes just demonstrated a 1 megawatt turbine operating at 1,000 feet!
www.linkedin.com/posts/kaiser...
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www.linkedin.com/posts/kaiser...
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Sawes Energy breaks record with airborne wind turbine | Kaiser Yang posted on the topic | LinkedIn
In September, a wind turbine the size of a basketball court floated 1,000 feet above the Xinjiang desert and generated 1 megawatt of power.
It wasn't mounted on a tower. It was suspended in the air b...
www.linkedin.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Woah. High altitude tethered wind turbines maybe finally a thing? Chinese company Sawes just demonstrated a 1 megawatt turbine operating at 1,000 feet!
www.linkedin.com/posts/kaiser...
🔌💡
www.linkedin.com/posts/kaiser...
🔌💡
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Really important analysis from @rooseveltinstitute.org about the structures and decisions that held back a more ambitious Biden Administration agenda that might have resonated more with the public and what should change in a future administration. 1/
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Building a More Effective, Responsive Government: Lessons Learned from the Biden-Harris Administration - Roosevelt Institute
In a new analysis, Hannah Garden-Monheit and Tresa Joseph draw on interviews with more than 45 senior Biden-Harris appointees to offer a bold road map for rebuilding federal government capacity and re...
rooseveltinstitute.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Really important analysis from @rooseveltinstitute.org about the structures and decisions that held back a more ambitious Biden Administration agenda that might have resonated more with the public and what should change in a future administration. 1/
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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Green social housing isn't an abstraction—it's specific buildings that house people with an emphasis on climate safety.
No one should suffer heat stroke for a developer's profits. Everyone deserves a cool, safe, lovely home.
h/t @sustainabletall.bsky.social
No one should suffer heat stroke for a developer's profits. Everyone deserves a cool, safe, lovely home.
h/t @sustainabletall.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Green social housing isn't an abstraction—it's specific buildings that house people with an emphasis on climate safety.
No one should suffer heat stroke for a developer's profits. Everyone deserves a cool, safe, lovely home.
h/t @sustainabletall.bsky.social
No one should suffer heat stroke for a developer's profits. Everyone deserves a cool, safe, lovely home.
h/t @sustainabletall.bsky.social
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Citizens United has had catastrophic impacts on American democracy.
Unlimited spending is entrenched, but @rfunkfordham.bsky.social offers a suite of reforms that can get concentrated wealth out of our political system.
Unlimited spending is entrenched, but @rfunkfordham.bsky.social offers a suite of reforms that can get concentrated wealth out of our political system.
October 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Citizens United has had catastrophic impacts on American democracy.
Unlimited spending is entrenched, but @rfunkfordham.bsky.social offers a suite of reforms that can get concentrated wealth out of our political system.
Unlimited spending is entrenched, but @rfunkfordham.bsky.social offers a suite of reforms that can get concentrated wealth out of our political system.
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we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.
How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.
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Charlottesville: come out to UVA tomorrow where I’ll be giving a talk and participating on a panel about AI and the environment as part of UVA’s Environmental Futures Forum. www.environmentalfuturesforum.org
UVA Environmental Futures Forum
www.environmentalfuturesforum.org
October 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Charlottesville: come out to UVA tomorrow where I’ll be giving a talk and participating on a panel about AI and the environment as part of UVA’s Environmental Futures Forum. www.environmentalfuturesforum.org