Florian Landis
@florian-landis.bsky.social
Economist, interested in energy and climate policy, studying the distribution of impacts of policies across households
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Nachtrag 2 zur #Lanz Sendung von gestern. Ein 🧵. Ich will noch mal einen Schritt zurueck machen und das mit der Rente etwas genauer erklaeren, weil es schon wieder diese Beschwerden gab: "Boese neoliberale Oekonomen wollen nur die Rente kuerzen."
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Nachtrag 2 zur #Lanz Sendung von gestern. Ein 🧵. Ich will noch mal einen Schritt zurueck machen und das mit der Rente etwas genauer erklaeren, weil es schon wieder diese Beschwerden gab: "Boese neoliberale Oekonomen wollen nur die Rente kuerzen."
@steffischnydrig.bsky.social diskutiert im verlinkten Zeitungsartikel in der Luzerner Zeitung, wie man anhand meiner Studienergebnisse über die Klimaseite der @jusoschweiz.bsky.social-Initiative «Initiative für eine Zukunft» nachdenken kann.
www.luzernerzeitung.ch/leben/co-emi...
www.luzernerzeitung.ch/leben/co-emi...
Faktencheck: Hängt Vermögen in der Schweiz mit dem CO₂-Ausstoss zusammen?
Die reichsten Haushalte in der Schweiz verursachen mehr Emissionen als ärmere Haushalte. Aber nicht in allen Bereichen. Was eine aktuelle Schweizer Studie über Klima und Einkommen zeigt.
www.luzernerzeitung.ch
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
@steffischnydrig.bsky.social diskutiert im verlinkten Zeitungsartikel in der Luzerner Zeitung, wie man anhand meiner Studienergebnisse über die Klimaseite der @jusoschweiz.bsky.social-Initiative «Initiative für eine Zukunft» nachdenken kann.
www.luzernerzeitung.ch/leben/co-emi...
www.luzernerzeitung.ch/leben/co-emi...
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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Finland has a goal to be net zero GHG emissions by 2035.
Emissions were declining, the LULUCF removals were strong, the plan was looking good, but then LULUCF collapsed.
Net GHG emissions have actually risen over the last decade!
www.treasuryfinland.fi/investor-rel...
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Emissions were declining, the LULUCF removals were strong, the plan was looking good, but then LULUCF collapsed.
Net GHG emissions have actually risen over the last decade!
www.treasuryfinland.fi/investor-rel...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Finland has a goal to be net zero GHG emissions by 2035.
Emissions were declining, the LULUCF removals were strong, the plan was looking good, but then LULUCF collapsed.
Net GHG emissions have actually risen over the last decade!
www.treasuryfinland.fi/investor-rel...
1/
Emissions were declining, the LULUCF removals were strong, the plan was looking good, but then LULUCF collapsed.
Net GHG emissions have actually risen over the last decade!
www.treasuryfinland.fi/investor-rel...
1/
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Kimmel will probably quadruple his net worth in Federal Court.
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Kimmel will probably quadruple his net worth in Federal Court.
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New article: sjes.springeropen.com/articles/10....
@florian-landis.bsky.social examines how different consumption goods contribute to household-level responsibility for global greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland and explores climate policies that create equitable outcomes.
#EconSky
@florian-landis.bsky.social examines how different consumption goods contribute to household-level responsibility for global greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland and explores climate policies that create equitable outcomes.
#EconSky
September 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
New article: sjes.springeropen.com/articles/10....
@florian-landis.bsky.social examines how different consumption goods contribute to household-level responsibility for global greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland and explores climate policies that create equitable outcomes.
#EconSky
@florian-landis.bsky.social examines how different consumption goods contribute to household-level responsibility for global greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland and explores climate policies that create equitable outcomes.
#EconSky
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Betting on hydrogen as the key solution for decarbonising industry looks increasingly like a very bad idea.
Yes we will need to replace grey and black hydrogen used as feedstock with clean hydrogen but as a fuel the economics look terrible.
Yes we will need to replace grey and black hydrogen used as feedstock with clean hydrogen but as a fuel the economics look terrible.
September 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Betting on hydrogen as the key solution for decarbonising industry looks increasingly like a very bad idea.
Yes we will need to replace grey and black hydrogen used as feedstock with clean hydrogen but as a fuel the economics look terrible.
Yes we will need to replace grey and black hydrogen used as feedstock with clean hydrogen but as a fuel the economics look terrible.
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When she reached London in 1939, rescued from Germany, she resolved to make hers a life worth saving. She would fritter none of it away. We remember the refugee who made billions in software
Steve Shirley countered sexism by founding her own company
The refugee, entrepreneur and philanthropist died on August 9th, aged 91
econ.st
September 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
When she reached London in 1939, rescued from Germany, she resolved to make hers a life worth saving. She would fritter none of it away. We remember the refugee who made billions in software
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How we made it: southern Europe’s wildfire summer on.ft.com/4oOoNa4
How we made it: southern Europe’s wildfire summer
Guide to the climate graphic of the week
on.ft.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
How we made it: southern Europe’s wildfire summer on.ft.com/4oOoNa4
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An electric utility's email alert program appears to reduce peak demand and provides significant private savings to the utility. Social savings, however, are small, from @GibMetcalf.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w34089
August 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
An electric utility's email alert program appears to reduce peak demand and provides significant private savings to the utility. Social savings, however, are small, from @GibMetcalf.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w34089
Publication alert:
I look at how consumption based responsibility for global warming is distributed across the Swiss population (others have done that before me). Then, I discuss what the consequences of this for climate policy may be.
doi.org/10.1186/s419...
#ClimateSky #EnergySky
I look at how consumption based responsibility for global warming is distributed across the Swiss population (others have done that before me). Then, I discuss what the consequences of this for climate policy may be.
doi.org/10.1186/s419...
#ClimateSky #EnergySky
Consumption-based responsibility for global warming and the distribution of impacts of swiss climate policy - Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Different consumption patterns have been linked to different levels of responsibility for current greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions, and it is well established that the affluent are responsible for highe...
doi.org
August 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Publication alert:
I look at how consumption based responsibility for global warming is distributed across the Swiss population (others have done that before me). Then, I discuss what the consequences of this for climate policy may be.
doi.org/10.1186/s419...
#ClimateSky #EnergySky
I look at how consumption based responsibility for global warming is distributed across the Swiss population (others have done that before me). Then, I discuss what the consequences of this for climate policy may be.
doi.org/10.1186/s419...
#ClimateSky #EnergySky
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Eine gute Analyse, warum eine Umsetzung des Energie-Deals zwischen der EU und den USA praktisch unmöglich ist: www.reuters.com/business/ene...
EU's pledge for $250 billion of US energy imports is delusional
There are strong echoes of Donald Trump's failed trade deal with China from his first term as U.S. president in the framework agreement reached with the European Union.
www.reuters.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Eine gute Analyse, warum eine Umsetzung des Energie-Deals zwischen der EU und den USA praktisch unmöglich ist: www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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This reiterates the point I’ve made a few times on here: the US’s loss will be other countries’ gain, but overall it will be an enormous loss. There is no other country that can replicate the US research investment or environment, and the primary brain drain will be out of research, not overseas.
July 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This reiterates the point I’ve made a few times on here: the US’s loss will be other countries’ gain, but overall it will be an enormous loss. There is no other country that can replicate the US research investment or environment, and the primary brain drain will be out of research, not overseas.
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Been following the energy sector pretty closely since 2010. Really wouldn’t have believed this back in 2019.
Big milestone in Poland, where renewables overtake coal
www.ft.com/content/ae92...
www.ft.com/content/ae92...
July 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Been following the energy sector pretty closely since 2010. Really wouldn’t have believed this back in 2019.
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Transfer fees for money sent home by international migrants were nearly as high as US foreign aid in 2023
June 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Transfer fees for money sent home by international migrants were nearly as high as US foreign aid in 2023
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Modern academic publishing means I don’t have access to the published version of my own paper. 🥲
June 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Modern academic publishing means I don’t have access to the published version of my own paper. 🥲
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We need to teach students that LLMs are bullshit -- that is, they have no concept of true or false -- and to critically read every single sentence.
My students find this very hard. The human mind equates perfect and confident prose with intellect, intelligence and integrity.
My students find this very hard. The human mind equates perfect and confident prose with intellect, intelligence and integrity.
June 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
We need to teach students that LLMs are bullshit -- that is, they have no concept of true or false -- and to critically read every single sentence.
My students find this very hard. The human mind equates perfect and confident prose with intellect, intelligence and integrity.
My students find this very hard. The human mind equates perfect and confident prose with intellect, intelligence and integrity.
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Die Public Eye Regionalgruppe Winterthur bietet einen interaktiven Stadtrundgang per App: Kaffeehandel, Rösten, Umwelt, Politik – alles dabei. Jederzeit selbst entdecken!
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May 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Lust auf einen kritischen Kaffee-Spaziergang?
Die Public Eye Regionalgruppe Winterthur bietet einen interaktiven Stadtrundgang per App: Kaffeehandel, Rösten, Umwelt, Politik – alles dabei. Jederzeit selbst entdecken!
👉 www.publiceye.ch/de/events/de...
Die Public Eye Regionalgruppe Winterthur bietet einen interaktiven Stadtrundgang per App: Kaffeehandel, Rösten, Umwelt, Politik – alles dabei. Jederzeit selbst entdecken!
👉 www.publiceye.ch/de/events/de...
Nein, @srfnews.bsky.social, ich glaube nicht dass man sagen kann, dass China das angefangen hat
April 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Nein, @srfnews.bsky.social, ich glaube nicht dass man sagen kann, dass China das angefangen hat
Emissions reductions + CCS > only emissions reductions according to current NDCs > only CCS
(Also: CO₂ > CO2 > CO<sub>2</sub>)
(Also: CO₂ > CO2 > CO<sub>2</sub>)
Can CO2 be permanently stored underground in the Swiss Alps?
Researchers from ETH Zurich answer this question in a first of its kind study.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Researchers from ETH Zurich answer this question in a first of its kind study.
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Storing CO<sub>2</sub> underground in Switzerland
For Switzerland to achieve its net zero climate target, not only must it reduce its CO2 emissions, it must also find a way to store the greenhouse gas permanently. Researchers at ETH Zurich have inves...
ethz.ch
February 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Emissions reductions + CCS > only emissions reductions according to current NDCs > only CCS
(Also: CO₂ > CO2 > CO<sub>2</sub>)
(Also: CO₂ > CO2 > CO<sub>2</sub>)
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I actually love this because it so succinctly captures the entire MO of this administration and this party — “some people said things that made me feel bad about my beliefs and my actions and my place in this world, so now I’m entitled to cause mass destruction and material suffering”
"...if American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg scolding you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk," VP Vance tells the Munich Security Group.
February 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I actually love this because it so succinctly captures the entire MO of this administration and this party — “some people said things that made me feel bad about my beliefs and my actions and my place in this world, so now I’m entitled to cause mass destruction and material suffering”
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Every day, we get more evidence that congestion pricing is making car trips faster in Manhattan, making bus travel more reliable, and increasing the use & load factor of our mass transit system. Cannot think of a recent policy that has been so *immediately* successful. www.fox5ny.com/news/has-nyc...
Has NYC congestion pricing worked? MTA releases dramatic new traffic volume numbers
Quicker trips, fewer traffic jams, and shifts in commuting patterns are becoming more apparent. Here's what MTA officials are saying since congestion pricing has been implemented:
www.fox5ny.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Every day, we get more evidence that congestion pricing is making car trips faster in Manhattan, making bus travel more reliable, and increasing the use & load factor of our mass transit system. Cannot think of a recent policy that has been so *immediately* successful. www.fox5ny.com/news/has-nyc...
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US universities, and the infrastructure that supports them, are the envy of the world and one of the greatest American contributions to humankind.
I'm not sure if people realize how quickly the Trumpzis can do enormous damage to US science, from basic research to translation. Really fast. REALLY fast. Labs with decades of irreplaceable domain and technique knowledge can break apart with a surprisingly short funding gap. When they're gone...1/
January 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
US universities, and the infrastructure that supports them, are the envy of the world and one of the greatest American contributions to humankind.
www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
"16 grid operators from 12 EU countries, [...], will make a recommendation on whether the French and German markets should be split, before the involved EU countries have to unanimously agree, with the European Commission making the final call."
I had no idea...
"16 grid operators from 12 EU countries, [...], will make a recommendation on whether the French and German markets should be split, before the involved EU countries have to unanimously agree, with the European Commission making the final call."
I had no idea...
Last-minute delay in decision to split power markets in France, Germany
The delay in taking a decision may reflect the political sensitivity of the issue.
www.euractiv.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
www.euractiv.com/section/eet/...
"16 grid operators from 12 EU countries, [...], will make a recommendation on whether the French and German markets should be split, before the involved EU countries have to unanimously agree, with the European Commission making the final call."
I had no idea...
"16 grid operators from 12 EU countries, [...], will make a recommendation on whether the French and German markets should be split, before the involved EU countries have to unanimously agree, with the European Commission making the final call."
I had no idea...
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Security of supply in Switzerland: How can the electricity grid remain stable if gas and electricity imports fall? Researchers are developing scenarios for a secure #Energy future - including the possible role of #NuclearEnergy. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Stress tests for the Swiss power system
Researchers from ETH Zurich and ZHAW Winterthur are simulating in a new study how the future Swiss power system could be structured to withstand a drastic fall in gas and electricity imports. By doing...
ethz.ch
January 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Security of supply in Switzerland: How can the electricity grid remain stable if gas and electricity imports fall? Researchers are developing scenarios for a secure #Energy future - including the possible role of #NuclearEnergy. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...