Dirk Pilat
pilatd.bsky.social
Dirk Pilat
@pilatd.bsky.social

Economist focused on productivity, innovation & green transition. Formerly OECD, now associated with IVIE, Valencia & TPI, Manchester. Views are my own.

Economics 56%
Business 21%

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Matilde Mas y @pilatd.bsky.social:
"Todos los países pueden beneficiarse de una agenda estratégica de productividad que aborde áreas como la inversión en distintos tipos de activos y sectores, habilidades, innovación, regulación y competencia"
elpais.com/economia/neg...
Productividad: lo que la experiencia enseña
Hay que invertir en personas, innovación e infraestructuras, y mantener los mercados abiertos y competitivos
elpais.com

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People in #Gaza need an unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid.

While UNRWA is ready to deliver shelter supplies for up to 1.3 million people, the Israeli Authorities continue to block the Agency from bringing aid in.

The scale of UNRWA's work in Gaza must be restored to its fullest capacity.

EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg

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Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given surprising new insight into the online “America First” movement.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
trib.al

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Dear media of the world,
When an autocrat admiring the aggressor sits with the aggressor and together they write up the terms on which the victim should surrender, it's not a peace plan/proposal, much less a peace deal.
Stop parroting the autocrat!

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How Steve Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led US into Russia's arms
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials, the Kyiv Independent has learned. Witkoff — a r...
How Steve Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led US into Russia's arms
kyivindependent.com

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European leaders responded to the 28-point peace plan and unanimously reaffirmed their support for Ukraine.
Any peace plan must be fair and sustainable — made with Ukraine and for Ukraine.

Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.
#StandWithUkraine🧵

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❗️RETWEET if you stand with President 🇺🇦Zelensky!
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
NEW: It’s takes a moment for this to really sink in.

Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.

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From Witkoff’s brilliant peace plan for Ukraine: “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighbouring countries”

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Read the full text of Trump’s 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
Proposed deal would limit size of Ukrainian forces and calls on Kyiv to withdraw troops from eastern Donetsk
on.ft.com
"The obstacles to limiting warming to below ever-more-dangerous levels remain political, rather than physical or technological."

But it won't be done with CO₂ removal (CDR) technologies because the obstacles to scaling CDR are political, social, financial, physical, and technological.
Bill Gates’s climate comments are a dangerous distraction
People do not have to dismiss or exaggerate the climate threat to justify concerted action.
go.nature.com
Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
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⚡️ Update: Poland says 'everything indicates' Russia behind railway sabotage incident.

"Russian services want to disrupt our society, to scare us," Polish security service spokesperson Jacek Dobrzynski said.
'Act of sabotage' — Explosion hits Polish railway track used for Ukraine aid shipments, Warsaw says
"We will catch the perpetrators, whoever they are," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, noting that the route was "crucially important for delivering aid to Ukraine."
kyivindependent.com