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Political economy of climate & other stuff
Monthly essays: https://www.phenomenalworld.org/series/the-polycrisis/
Weekly Dispatch: https://buttondown.com/polycrisisdispatch/archive/
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2/ At @thepolycrisis.bsky.social , we’ve taken a special interest in the question of how India has been positioning itself in the new world order that has been emerging since 2022.

This thread is on some of those articles and interviews
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ind...
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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This is from an anon contributor to a really cool new little newsletter/journal from @advaitarun.bsky.social, Daevan Mangalmurti, and @aasthauprety.bsky.social caravanseraiforum.substack.com
You can choose to look up—at all that is above.
Is "all-of-the-above" energy policy a smokescreen for fossil fuel lock-in? If not, why not?
caravanseraiforum.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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2/ Is the Chinese central govt pushback on involution.
The brutal competitiveness of what @70sbachchan.bsky.social calls the "fitness centre" of Chinese domestic markets has become so intense that companies are cutting prices below costs. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
China warns EV makers to stop price-cutting to protect the economy
Overcapacity and oversupply are causing ‘involution’ and putting growth at risk, manufacturers told
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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So here are the actual things that I was looking for:
1/ Total reversal of the old "China steals western IP" story. Now it is China with the tech and know-how. Late last year the EU inserted tech transfer provision into its Innovation Fund call for EV battery grants www.ft.com/content/f4fd...
EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companies
New requirements will apply to batteries but could be expanded to other green sectors
www.ft.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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And the OBBBA's biggest legacy will be ceding 'energy dominance' to China:

www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

Tim Sahay of @thepolycrisis.bsky.social has been all over this too:

bsky.app/profile/70sb...
August 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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"I write about the 3 Americas: one built on AI speculation, one held together by healthcare, and one running on memes"
Brilliant &brooding piece by @kyla.bsky.social that runs a thread through the american shatterbelt
@katemac.bsky.social & I honored to be quoted!
kyla.substack.com/p/how-ai-hea...
August 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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I should mention that @thepolycrisis.bsky.social has been all over this narrative, esp @70sbachchan.bsky.social. And it's everywhere you look... even the past jacobin.com/2025/06/heav...
Heavy Metals Music
Zamrock emerged from the optimism of postindependence Zambia, fusing psychedelic rock with nationalist ambition. Its rise and fall mirror the promise — and the exhaustion — of a country built on coppe...
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July 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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“For the first time in two centuries, the West is no longer the leader in future technology, but the follower"
NEW: @katemac.bsky.social and I @phenomenalworld.bsky.social write about what China's tech acceleration means for the world. Subscribe & read here: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
July 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM