Lukas Hermwille
@lukashermwille.bsky.social
Social scientist working on global climate governance and transformative industrial policy. Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
I have been sitting in Cologne at a conference on industrial policy we're a lot of economists warned against corporate capture and rent seeking. But recent evidence suggests that we can have rent seeking even without industrial policy.
September 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I have been sitting in Cologne at a conference on industrial policy we're a lot of economists warned against corporate capture and rent seeking. But recent evidence suggests that we can have rent seeking even without industrial policy.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I am just wondering how much of the cult is personal and how much is ideological? And then I am probably too scared to admit that it probably doesn't matter once they have enough raw power..
August 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I am just wondering how much of the cult is personal and how much is ideological? And then I am probably too scared to admit that it probably doesn't matter once they have enough raw power..
In meinem Kopf entsteht gerade das Bild wie eine große Zahl von Entscheidungen in Schlange ansteht, und darauf wartet, dass der Behördenschalter öffnet... Ich glaube, dieses Bild ist Recht passend für den Zustand des Landes.
August 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
In meinem Kopf entsteht gerade das Bild wie eine große Zahl von Entscheidungen in Schlange ansteht, und darauf wartet, dass der Behördenschalter öffnet... Ich glaube, dieses Bild ist Recht passend für den Zustand des Landes.
Also worked for Putin. Would be a shame to lose such valuable compromat...
August 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Also worked for Putin. Would be a shame to lose such valuable compromat...
Indeed. in GER it is quite clear that not all primary steelmaking capacity will prevail. At the same time massive reinvestments are necessary. We need a mechanism to coordinate this and perhaps compensate between winners and losers. Is we leave it to the invisible hand, everyone loses.
July 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Indeed. in GER it is quite clear that not all primary steelmaking capacity will prevail. At the same time massive reinvestments are necessary. We need a mechanism to coordinate this and perhaps compensate between winners and losers. Is we leave it to the invisible hand, everyone loses.
Let them calculate how much 1 million seconds are Vs. 1 billion seconds.
July 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Let them calculate how much 1 million seconds are Vs. 1 billion seconds.
I think they need ICE to secure "safe" mid-term elections. Are you ready for ICE squads at every polling station making sure everyone votes right?
June 30, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I think they need ICE to secure "safe" mid-term elections. Are you ready for ICE squads at every polling station making sure everyone votes right?
Not sure they have that distinction clearly in their heads... Interestingly, the phase-out of free allocation was what they mentioned first. But that does not necessarily mean it was the more relevant "trigger". In any case, I do not think that there was one "trigger" anyway. Its always multicausal.
June 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Not sure they have that distinction clearly in their heads... Interestingly, the phase-out of free allocation was what they mentioned first. But that does not necessarily mean it was the more relevant "trigger". In any case, I do not think that there was one "trigger" anyway. Its always multicausal.
Absolutely. The same people were talking about the "effective carbon price" they are facing. They were clearly not considering opportunity costs...
June 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Absolutely. The same people were talking about the "effective carbon price" they are facing. They were clearly not considering opportunity costs...
It may depend on the design, though. I recently interviewed GER steelmakers who clearly said that the outlook of zero free allocation in 2034 and zero new allowances in 39 was the main prompt to investigate alternative steel tech...
June 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It may depend on the design, though. I recently interviewed GER steelmakers who clearly said that the outlook of zero free allocation in 2034 and zero new allowances in 39 was the main prompt to investigate alternative steel tech...
...Panagiotis Fragkos, Ioannis Charalampidis, Eeva Kesküla and Annela Anger-Kraavi
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
...Panagiotis Fragkos, Ioannis Charalampidis, Eeva Kesküla and Annela Anger-Kraavi
Thanks to fantastic co-authors @mcbrisbois.bsky.social Ralitsa Hiteva, @mahiryazar.bsky.social, Lola Nacke, @jdjewell.bsky.social, @sovacool.bsky.social, @robertocantoni.bsky.social, @paoyuoei.bsky.social, Paula Walk, @havardhaarstad.bsky.social, Max Schulze-Steinen, Zoi Vrontisi,...
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Thanks to fantastic co-authors @mcbrisbois.bsky.social Ralitsa Hiteva, @mahiryazar.bsky.social, Lola Nacke, @jdjewell.bsky.social, @sovacool.bsky.social, @robertocantoni.bsky.social, @paoyuoei.bsky.social, Paula Walk, @havardhaarstad.bsky.social, Max Schulze-Steinen, Zoi Vrontisi,...
And 4️⃣ we need to start acknowledging that social and economic stress caused by the energy transition requires emotional labour from, and support for, those affected.
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
And 4️⃣ we need to start acknowledging that social and economic stress caused by the energy transition requires emotional labour from, and support for, those affected.
3️⃣ We need to promote inclusivity and representation of local community actors identified as particularly exposed to compounding injustices based on a robust empirical foundation.
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
3️⃣ We need to promote inclusivity and representation of local community actors identified as particularly exposed to compounding injustices based on a robust empirical foundation.
2️⃣ We need to establish a robust monitoring system to systematically map existing and prospective injustices and inequalities.
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
2️⃣ We need to establish a robust monitoring system to systematically map existing and prospective injustices and inequalities.
1️⃣ We need to acknowledge and better address these compounding injustices by focusing more on energy transition processes that also meaningfully address procedural and recognition injustices.
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
1️⃣ We need to acknowledge and better address these compounding injustices by focusing more on energy transition processes that also meaningfully address procedural and recognition injustices.
And particularly problematic are instances in which new transformation injustices overlap and intersect with old legacy injustices. This is what we call COMPOUNDING INJUSTICES
From this insight we draw four main policy recommendations:
From this insight we draw four main policy recommendations:
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
And particularly problematic are instances in which new transformation injustices overlap and intersect with old legacy injustices. This is what we call COMPOUNDING INJUSTICES
From this insight we draw four main policy recommendations:
From this insight we draw four main policy recommendations:
When we talk about Just Transition we all too often focus on newly emerging injustices that originate from the transformation. However, in CINTRAN we found that more often than not old injustices originating from fossil fuel legacies of those regions are jeopardizing a genuinely just transition.
June 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
When we talk about Just Transition we all too often focus on newly emerging injustices that originate from the transformation. However, in CINTRAN we found that more often than not old injustices originating from fossil fuel legacies of those regions are jeopardizing a genuinely just transition.
I think this study by @jonasalgers.bsky.social and @chrisbataille.bsky.social is about a week old: lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfil...
lucris.lub.lu.se
June 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I think this study by @jonasalgers.bsky.social and @chrisbataille.bsky.social is about a week old: lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfil...
Puh. An neuen Politiken kann es kaum liegen. Das Versprechen der Bundesregierung auf niedrige Strompreise würde mich sehr überraschen. Ich tippe auf geopolitische Unsicherheit, die die Deutschen zum Sparen treibt.
May 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Puh. An neuen Politiken kann es kaum liegen. Das Versprechen der Bundesregierung auf niedrige Strompreise würde mich sehr überraschen. Ich tippe auf geopolitische Unsicherheit, die die Deutschen zum Sparen treibt.