Adam Dixon
@adamdixon.bsky.social
Adam Smith Chair at Adam Smith's Panmure House
Last I checked there was an election in November and millions of people voted.
February 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Last I checked there was an election in November and millions of people voted.
The sole criteria for ERC is (or at least was) scientific excellence.
January 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The sole criteria for ERC is (or at least was) scientific excellence.
A bit faster than you Brett, but not by much!!! 😁
January 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A bit faster than you Brett, but not by much!!! 😁
WSJ op-ed pages have been consistently skeptical and critical of Trump, and was so during the campaign.
December 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM
WSJ op-ed pages have been consistently skeptical and critical of Trump, and was so during the campaign.
Is that good or bad?
December 13, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Is that good or bad?
Agreed. My concern is the over-conflation of climate change at the expense of other explanations that are more important and can be addressed more easily at source. I'm not making an argument for ignoring climate change.
December 11, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Agreed. My concern is the over-conflation of climate change at the expense of other explanations that are more important and can be addressed more easily at source. I'm not making an argument for ignoring climate change.
So climate change caused Russia to invade Ukraine? To be clear: I do not discount the effects of climate change. But there are other more significant causal factors.
December 11, 2024 at 1:17 PM
So climate change caused Russia to invade Ukraine? To be clear: I do not discount the effects of climate change. But there are other more significant causal factors.
Climate change is real. But there are other proximate, and more significant, causes of conflict: www.iied.org/does-climate...
Does climate change cause conflicts in the Sahel?
The Sahel is often recognised as a hotspot of violent conflict. As climate change becomes a leading global political issue, an emerging and increasingly powerful policy narrative presents global warmi...
www.iied.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Climate change is real. But there are other proximate, and more significant, causes of conflict: www.iied.org/does-climate...
So Russia invaded Ukraine because of climate change? By conflating climate change with just about everything, we make the problem much harder to solve.
December 11, 2024 at 1:04 PM
So Russia invaded Ukraine because of climate change? By conflating climate change with just about everything, we make the problem much harder to solve.
No, that's not my point. It's how proximate it is as a cause. It's fine to claim that climate change is a driving force of .... but by how much? And to be clear, I see climate change as a problem to solve.
December 11, 2024 at 12:59 PM
No, that's not my point. It's how proximate it is as a cause. It's fine to claim that climate change is a driving force of .... but by how much? And to be clear, I see climate change as a problem to solve.
My issue is the risk of attributing problems to climate change when the actual cause is something else (e.g., building more and more houses in hurricane prone areas).
December 11, 2024 at 12:21 PM
My issue is the risk of attributing problems to climate change when the actual cause is something else (e.g., building more and more houses in hurricane prone areas).
But it's still not clear to me where climate change is causing geopolitical disruption.
December 11, 2024 at 12:13 PM
But it's still not clear to me where climate change is causing geopolitical disruption.
Where is evidence that climate change is a primary causal factor in geopolitical instability? Is instability in say Ukraine/Russia a climate change issue, or is instability in the Levant because of climate change?
December 11, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Where is evidence that climate change is a primary causal factor in geopolitical instability? Is instability in say Ukraine/Russia a climate change issue, or is instability in the Levant because of climate change?
Climate change is given too much prominence as a causal factor. Most of these issues have more significant proximate causes. Conflating climate change with every challenge we face isn't helpful. And we must address climate change.
December 11, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Climate change is given too much prominence as a causal factor. Most of these issues have more significant proximate causes. Conflating climate change with every challenge we face isn't helpful. And we must address climate change.
What geopolitical chaos is caused by climate change? That's not clear from the article. Geopolitical tensions have much more proximate causes -- climate change not being one of them. Conflating climate change with every political and social challenge is unhelpful.
December 11, 2024 at 9:21 AM
What geopolitical chaos is caused by climate change? That's not clear from the article. Geopolitical tensions have much more proximate causes -- climate change not being one of them. Conflating climate change with every political and social challenge is unhelpful.
Ilias, I'd like to confirm that I've read and am now responding to your post. Bluesky is underwhelming so far. But then again, I was never good at the whole twitter thing. I go days without opening. Algorithms don't care for people like me.
December 10, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Ilias, I'd like to confirm that I've read and am now responding to your post. Bluesky is underwhelming so far. But then again, I was never good at the whole twitter thing. I go days without opening. Algorithms don't care for people like me.
What does build public power from the get go mean? I agree with @brettchristophers.bsky.social in the main that public utilities are a sound long-term option. But such a build out will entail all kinds of private actors. And most countries these days would farm out operations.
December 9, 2024 at 7:27 PM
What does build public power from the get go mean? I agree with @brettchristophers.bsky.social in the main that public utilities are a sound long-term option. But such a build out will entail all kinds of private actors. And most countries these days would farm out operations.
Successive generations of academics typically want to think they've discovered a topic few if any have written on before.
December 6, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Successive generations of academics typically want to think they've discovered a topic few if any have written on before.
@brettchristophers.bsky.social I don't think Tooze is right about the US. Have a listen/watch the latest episode of the podcast with Aniket Shah: youtu.be/oYVKG2K_2sk?.... We mention you Brett!!! Trump doesn't spell the end of decarbonization in the US.
China may have already won the green innovation race
YouTube video by Adam Smith's Panmure House
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December 5, 2024 at 9:25 AM
@brettchristophers.bsky.social I don't think Tooze is right about the US. Have a listen/watch the latest episode of the podcast with Aniket Shah: youtu.be/oYVKG2K_2sk?.... We mention you Brett!!! Trump doesn't spell the end of decarbonization in the US.
Well done! Persistence pays.
December 3, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Well done! Persistence pays.