Rahat Sabyrbekov
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Rahat Sabyrbekov
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Economist interested in climate policy, energy transition and development. Visiting scholar at Harvard, currently prof at JLU
A sad life is one where you leave nothing behind but a carbon footprint.
February 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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NEW DATA:

📈German electricity generation from renewable energy reached record share of 62.7% in 2024.

📉Since 2014, CO2 emissions from electricity generation have halved.
January 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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#EconSky & #PASky
What are the best resources for A/B testing interventions and policies? 🤔🧐🤨🙇‍♂️

Notes, guides, papers, code, best practices, etc. are all appreciated 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

As are re-posts…if you don’t know but are also interested please share widely! 👏🏼💪🏼
January 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Last year I wrote about a potential $1 trillion hole in the US housing market due to climate change and underinsurance. That hole has grown to $2 trillion

My gift column for @opinion.bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The $2 Trillion Home Insurance Nightmare Is Getting Even Worse
Parts of the country most susceptible to natural disasters are slowly waking up to an underinsurance crisis stoked by climate change.
www.bloomberg.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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COLUMN: Every few years, a craze about unimaginable riches engulfs the commodity industry.

The buzz now is Greenland — so large is its mineral wealth that US President Donald Trump wants it. Trouble is, the theory is utter nonsense.

@opinion.bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump's Folly? Greenland for Critical Minerals Is Utter Nonsense
The Danish island is nowhere near becoming a commodity superpower.
www.bloomberg.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Some take the market economy too far. It is a concept, not a manual.
January 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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This is one of the reasons we NEED to hold MnDOT accountable on Rethinking I-94.

If you haven’t already, please get involved!

www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/rethin...
"The federal government has continued pouring far more money into building and expanding roads than in any alternatives to driving."
This is where the fight is at. It can't get better for nondrivers if we keep digging deeper into car capacity.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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What's up with long-term interest rates? Maybe it's the madness of Trump 2.0 open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Is There an Insanity Premium on Interest Rates?
Something strange is happening in the bond market. Is it Trump?
open.substack.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
After living in Germany, I can't help but notice how drafty many U.S. homes are. The difference in insulation and energy efficiency is striking!
December 26, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESS: Electrification offers a major opportunity to cut emissions & improve efficiency in industrial processes.

In this new World Economic Forum report we set out what role businesses & governments can play to drive industrial electrification.👇
initiatives.weforum.org/clean-power-...
December 17, 2024 at 2:16 PM
End of the year is approaching fast. It is time to do the annual review.
December 17, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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➡️ 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭
📅 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝟑𝟏 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

The researcher will be expected to play an important role in the further development of Bruegel’s energy and climate area.

𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆: www.bruegel.org/careers/ener...
December 10, 2024 at 9:28 AM
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And people are worrying about pricing carbon emissions, aka carbon tax in Canada..wait until you see change in insurance rates www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized
‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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"Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations"

www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS
Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...
www.pnas.org
November 25, 2024 at 11:46 PM
While the USA has Uber but struggles with reliable public transport, Europe excels in public service but might not offer the same growth opportunities as US. #random #US-Europe
December 3, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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Why I’m optimistic about the energy transition:

Humans tend to underestimate the pace of innovation and overestimate the inertia of incumbent technologies.

Clean energy technologies have scaled much more rapidly than predicted by modellers
November 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM
The AI got so frustrated with my PowerPoint, it finally spoke up—bluntly. Pretty sure it sighed first, though.
November 17, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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LSE is looking to hire two LSE Fellows in International Political Economy, fixed-term for 2 years and starting in September 2024.

Apart from expertise in IPE, we are interested in young scholars with a focus on China and/or global business. Closing date 14 April:

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
LSE Fellow in International Political Economy
jobs.lse.ac.uk
March 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I’m back at Harvard after my time in Germany, currently researching carbon pricing. If you’re around, give me a shout—I’d love to grab a coffee and connect with anyone interested in similar topics!
November 17, 2024 at 1:55 PM
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The National Education Finance Academy is putting out the 1st Edition of "Funding Public Higher Education in the United States"; each chapter covers a state. They still need some chapter authors (including for Illinois). A good opportunity for somebody, incl. grad students. Ping me for more info.
November 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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We are witnessing an anti-trust revolution, with each of the digital giants being taken down a peg, one by one

www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
What the Google Search Monopoly Ruling Means
An antitrust expert explains Monday’s landmark legal decision that Google illegally cemented its dominance in Internet search
www.scientificamerican.com
August 23, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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There is quite some discussion on whether carbon pricing or green industrial policies do a better job in instigating a transformation of the energy system. In a new paper, @indraoverland.bsky.social and I argue that carbon pricing and industrial policies are complements rather than substitutes:
Green industrial policy can strengthen carbon pricing but not replace it
Carbon pricing has received prominent support as the key policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, in the context of heightened geopolitical ten…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 12, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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We at Mathematica are 🚨 URGENTLY 🚨 searching for a Lead Evaluation partner in Thailand as part of a bid to assess a program focused on combating forced labor and child labor in the fishing industry

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Details at the link: lnkd.in/gs93qaGy
Mathematica hiring Lead Evaluator (FAIR Fish program) in Thailand | LinkedIn
Posted 6:17:27 PM. Mathematica is searching for an evaluation and qualitative data collection partner in Thailand to…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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August 23, 2024 at 3:44 AM