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Georg Weizsäcker
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Microeconomist, Behavioral Economist, Author of "Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in Communication"

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Georg Heinrich von Weizsäcker is a German economist and currently the Professor for Microeconomic Theory and Applications at the Humboldt University of Berlin. His research interests include microeconomics, experimental economics, financial decision making, game theory and decision theory. In 2017, Weizsäcker's contributions to a better understanding of expectations formation and decisions under uncertainty were awarded the Gossen Prize. .. more

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2h
Finding the right tone is hard - glad to not be a politician

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2h
Indeed, the "elites" have to prove to the voter that they are stronger and kinder than this.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3h
👍🏻 aber leider hat auch die Technologieführerschaft einige Züge von kulturellem Kapital, und dazu im Falle von MAGA noch jede Menge Erpressungspotential

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3h
"AfD official Phillipp-Anders Rau, too, is a former porn actor. In a criminal trial concerning his forged high school diploma with top grades, he cited cocaine addiction as his defense."

(today's Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, via @docgaby.bsky.social)
georgweizsaecker.bsky.social Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 9h
"Auch der AfD-Funktionär Phillipp-Anders Rau war früher Pornodarsteller. In einem Strafprozess um sein gefälschtes 1,0-Abiturzeugnis führte er eine Kokainabhängigkeit zu seiner Verteidigung an."

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 7h
www.mz.de/mitteldeutsc...
„Meine deutschen Freunde“ - Donald Trump posiert mit verurteiltem AfD-Politiker aus Sachsen-Anhalt
Erst Wahlkampf, dann ein Foto: Ein Bundestagskandidat der AfD hat den nächsten US-Präsidenten getroffen. Die Rechtsaußenpartei sucht gezielt Kontakte nach Washington.
www.mz.de

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 7h
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christianstoecker.de Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · 8h
Hell freezes over. This is Rupert Murdoch’s “Wall Street Journal”. Recommending more renewable energy to reduce dependence and lower electricity prices. Could someone please show this to Katherina Reiche?
Finally, climate worries may be out of fashion across the Atlantic, but in Europe they still have sway. Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe's best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around.

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Christian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · 8h
Hell freezes over. This is Rupert Murdoch’s “Wall Street Journal”. Recommending more renewable energy to reduce dependence and lower electricity prices. Could someone please show this to Katherina Reiche?
Finally, climate worries may be out of fashion across the Atlantic, but in Europe they still have sway. Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe's best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 9h
Not sure whether there was ever a union of countries that so many others lined up to join.
fbermingham.bsky.social Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 11h
Kaja Kallas now talking @ Munich

"Contrary to what some may say, woke, decadent Europe is not facing civilisational erasure. In fact, people still want to join our club and not just fellow Europeans. In Canada, I was told over 40% of Canadians have an interest in joining the EU"

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 9h
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janrosenow.bsky.social Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 9h
The EU is one of the world’s most fossil-import-dependent economies. In 2023, imports met 58% of its energy demand -near pre-crisis levels - leaving consumers exposed to price shocks. That’s far above China (24%) & India (37%); only Japan (84%) & South Korea (80%) rely more.

Graph @ember-energy.org

Reposted by Cyrus Samimi

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 9h
"Auch der AfD-Funktionär Phillipp-Anders Rau war früher Pornodarsteller. In einem Strafprozess um sein gefälschtes 1,0-Abiturzeugnis führte er eine Kokainabhängigkeit zu seiner Verteidigung an."

Reposted by Juan Rocha, Georg Weizsäcker

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 9h
The EU is one of the world’s most fossil-import-dependent economies. In 2023, imports met 58% of its energy demand -near pre-crisis levels - leaving consumers exposed to price shocks. That’s far above China (24%) & India (37%); only Japan (84%) & South Korea (80%) rely more.

Graph @ember-energy.org

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 11h
Kaja Kallas now talking @ Munich

"Contrary to what some may say, woke, decadent Europe is not facing civilisational erasure. In fact, people still want to join our club and not just fellow Europeans. In Canada, I was told over 40% of Canadians have an interest in joining the EU"

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
20. Or so.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Marc Lynch, Ben H. Ansell , and 22 more

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 1d
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.

The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
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ccallahan45.bsky.social Christopher Callahan @ccallahan45.bsky.social · 2d
EPA claims repeal will be "de minimis." Based on our forthcoming work on wildfire smoke (below) and a back-of-the-envelope calculation from Table 1 in the final rule, I estimate this action will kill over *200,000 Americans* over the 21st century. De minimis indeed!

www.nber.org/papers/w33829

Reposted by James P. Collins, Georg Weizsäcker

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Christopher Callahan @ccallahan45.bsky.social · 2d
EPA claims repeal will be "de minimis." Based on our forthcoming work on wildfire smoke (below) and a back-of-the-envelope calculation from Table 1 in the final rule, I estimate this action will kill over *200,000 Americans* over the 21st century. De minimis indeed!

www.nber.org/papers/w33829

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
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noahbarkin.bsky.social Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 2d
Merz at MSC: Europe will not adopt MAGA vision of free speech. It does not support tariffs and protectionism. It believes in climate change and the need for the WHO. "The US will run up against its own limits if it tries to go it alone"

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 2d
Merz at MSC: Europe will not adopt MAGA vision of free speech. It does not support tariffs and protectionism. It believes in climate change and the need for the WHO. "The US will run up against its own limits if it tries to go it alone"

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
Die Stärke Berlins liegt in der realistischen Einordnung von Bedürfnissen und Möglichkeiten.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
🇪🇺 does better

— emphasizing predictability of climate policies

— showing awareness of damages

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
“CO2 was never a pollutant.”

Words Can Kill 101.

Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Michael A. Clemens, Georg Weizsäcker

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 2d
#EconSky: Save the date & tell your friends! Economists for Ukraine will host an online workshop called "The Craft of Publishing in Economics" on March 9, 12-1:30 US EST.

Sign up here to get more info:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The Craft of Publishing in Economic
Please fill out this form to receive more information on Economists for Ukraine March 9 online workshop with journal editors.
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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d
… and soon at a university near you

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.
www.insidehighered.com

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Knut Einar Rosendahl @rosendahlke.bsky.social · 3d
Discussion about EU ETS in the EU.
Uncertainty about the future of climate policy in the EU makes green investments more risky
www.politico.eu/article/ursu...
Von der Leyen and Merz clash over future of EU’s core climate law
German chancellor joined industry in attacking the EU carbon market as the Commission president defended its “clear benefits.”
www.politico.eu

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d
And red tape inevitably on the US horizon, thanks to these gentlemen

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anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6d
"While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump’s all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families"
extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.
Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 3d
BREAKING: UK heat pump sales hit a record in 2025: 125,037 units sold (+27% vs 2024).

Growth across all segments:
• Air-to-water +26%
• Ground/water source +32%
• DHW +36%
• UK-made units +38%

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d
Perhaps obvious but just in case: nepotism and conflicts of interest lead to more regulatory oversight, not less. More bureaucracy.

So thank you for the paperwork.

Empirical evidence:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
georgweizsaecker.bsky.social Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4d
Modest standards, massive graft
alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 4d
Far-right Alternative for Germany embroiled in nepotism scandal - #AfD is accused of adopting a “clan-like structure" as the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt exploits shamelessly the state and diverts taxpayers’ money to its own families”. www.ft.com/content/0d63... via @FT #FarRight #Corruption #DonaldTrump

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth, Georg Weizsäcker

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 3d
China's solar power *output* — the actual TWh delivered — up 43% year-on-year!

Energy *storage* growth now also exceeds demand growth.

And yes, China's overall CO₂ emissions are flat/down last year.

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Solar & storage up Emissions down

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 4d
Modest standards, massive graft
alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 4d
Far-right Alternative for Germany embroiled in nepotism scandal - #AfD is accused of adopting a “clan-like structure" as the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt exploits shamelessly the state and diverts taxpayers’ money to its own families”. www.ft.com/content/0d63... via @FT #FarRight #Corruption #DonaldTrump
Far-right Alternative for Germany embroiled in nepotism scandal
AfD party officials used taxpayers’ money to hire family members, media investigation shows
www.ft.com

Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, George B. Ploubidis, Neil Lee , and 4 more

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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 4d
Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨

#UCL200 #LoveUCL