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Bård Harstad
@bardharstad.bsky.social

Stanford economist:
Professor of Political Economy; Business & Sustainability.
GSB, Doerr, NBER, CEPR, UiO, TSE, 3ERC.
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/bard-harstad
Climate & environmental economics; micro; theory; institutions; trade .. more

Economics 67%
Political science 16%
Pinned
Even in California, it's possible to escape from it all for a few days.
But to implement a Happy New Year, guys, this time we all need to put in some effort!
Let's go!

Today 4pm CET:
Webinar on the environmental/economics of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement: aerna.org/webinars/

The climate conference in Belém tried but failed to raise funding for tropical forest conservation.
(Due to design flaws, I'd add.)
So, what's next?
Hybrid workshop Nov. 28, which you can sign up for here: www.tropicalforestarena.org

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol

While others concluded COP30:
-This was the week from hell for environmental policy in the United States... Unless stopped by the courts, each of these proposed rollbacks will do irreparable harm to the nation’s water quality, endangered species and marine ecosystems.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
In One Week, Trump Moves to Reshape U.S. Environmental Policy
www.nytimes.com

-Elite institutions including Stanford University, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University and the University of Southern California are among those marked for suspension
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
State department to cut 38 universities from research program over DEI policies
Exclusive: Trump administration proposal would exclude elite schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices
www.theguardian.com

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Who Pays Trump’s Tariffs?

By October, 2025, Importers now bore only 27% of the tariff cost—less than half the estimate for June. A slightly higher 18% was now borne by exporters, and a much higher 55% was being passed on to consumers.

www.cfr.org/article/who-...

If you read French, I hope you can confirm:
I point to security concerns, the importance of independence of Russian gas, Norway’s relatively clean extraction technology, how it can be transferred to others,
and how all of this relates to The Gas Trap.
Thanks @baptlanglois.bsky.social @lexpress.fr

FT refers to my criticism of current forest financing
and the solution that payments should be forest-linked loans.
de Resende's concern about indebted tropical countries can be addressed because:
-FLLs can and will replace existing debt
-FLLs are not supposed to be repaid
www.ft.com/content/5e84...
Hard questions loom at COP30 summit
‘Climate finance’ approaches are under scrutiny
www.ft.com

Now on YouTube:
An important econ & climate conference by Norway's NBIM&NB.
@president.ecb.europa.eu, Gore, Hsiang etc
At 1:25, I explained why policy and finance decisions are coordination games, why expectations are self-fulfilling, and what consequences this has
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsGL...
Norges Bank Climate Conference 2025 | Exploring the Macroeconomic and Financial Impacts
YouTube video by Norges Bank Investment Management
www.youtube.com

På klimakonferansen, som ofte ellers, fokuserer vi økonomer ofte på BNP/vekst. Dette er først og fremst fordi vi kan måle/verdsette slike effekter, og det underestimerer effektene:
Om det blir mindre regnskog og is kan BNP øke, men det gjør ikke effektene ønskelige
www.nbim.no/en/responsib...
Norges Bank Climate Conference | Norges Bank Investment Management
www.nbim.no

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Please note that Biden started this TikTok ban on the basis of national security wrt China, which led to it being sold to Larry Ellison and will surveille content and interactions with that content. They will tweak the algorithm to manipulate content on your FYP
Thanks Democrats!

Note the wording.. Ms. Machado receives the prize for:
- promoting democratic rights
- struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition
- At a time when democracy is under threat
- where democracy is in retreat
- more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norm
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en
Nobel Peace Center | Museum of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway
The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo is the museum of the Nobel Peace Prize. Experience our exhibitions, events and guided tours inspired by the ideas and work of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
www.nobelpeacecenter.org
I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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What now - for the future of climate policies - after USxit from Paris?
I got a couple of seconds with @ekoslof.bsky.social and Spectrum News:
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-v...
Nations ramp up climate efforts after latest U.S. Paris Agreement withdrawal
President Donald Trump made the decision to withdraw from the agreement on his first day back in office, echoing what he did in his first term
spectrumlocalnews.com

The atlas can also be use to illustrate the distribution of benefits (and bargaining powers...) when countries negotiate more ambitious cuts at COP30.

Today is a beautiful date for honoring Pythagoras (and the simplest proof of his theorem)

On the "economics" of it, of course...
#LSEEnvironmentWeek 2025: Biodiversity

Join us online to explore the urgent challenge of #biodiversity loss & the economic innovations needed to address it.

22 Sept | 2:45pm - 3:45pm BST
🎙️@bardharstad.bsky.social

Register: lse-environment-week.com/environment-...

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#LSEEnvironmentWeek 2025: Biodiversity

Join us online to explore the urgent challenge of #biodiversity loss & the economic innovations needed to address it.

22 Sept | 2:45pm - 3:45pm BST
🎙️@bardharstad.bsky.social

Register: lse-environment-week.com/environment-...

Det er for tidlig å konkludere at venstresiden vant valget.
Når (/om) både Sp og MDG innser at de kan vippe regjeringen, er det høyresiden som vinner:
Siden Sp og MDG ønsker motsatt politikk på noen områder, vil høyresiden kunne "kjøpe" en av dem, uansett hvilken platform Ap ender opp med å tilby.