estellecantillon.bsky.social
I'm an economist at Université Libre de Bruxelles, interested in market design, climate transition and sustainability. Posts mostly in EN but sometimes also in FR and NL. Webpage: https://ecantill.ulb.be/
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Thanks for sharing this podcast, Steve ! Very interesting and stimulating. Something new for me was how this is a recurring hype. Crazy that politicians, policy-makers, businesses and individuals keep being fooled.
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The history of markets is fascinating: I have written on how the EU ETS has evolved over time, adapting to changing circumstances and lessons from past mistakes, and @alroth.bsky.social has written on the need for market maintenance. Both chapters are forth. in a book: www.nber.org/books-and-ch...
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Well, to be fair, 92.5 % of new capacity addition is not equivalent to 92.5% of new electricity generated, which is the number we really care about. But it does confirm that the economics of wind and solar is better. And it's good to hear good news these days. 🌞
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A bit of history: ULB closed its doors in 1941 when the occupying forces imposed content and lecturers aligned with their ideology. #academicfreedom
bib.ulb.be/fr/documents...
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Still, it remains a standard to strive for. Equipping our students with the skills and knowledge to deal with complex ethical dilemmas is the least we can do. This starts on campus.
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To be fair, this is hard, messy, uncomfortable. People make mistakes, lack courage, dislike grey areas. My institution has sometimes overreacted or looked away.
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In the past, his party has imposed higher levels of Dutch literacy for staff at university.
To the dismay of some colleagues at Flemish universities … who saw their talented int’l colleagues move elsewhere, including to Université libre de Bruxelles 😊
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In the meantime, after 7 months of negotiation, we finally (since yesterday) have a government. It is headed by a Flemish nationalist …
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Natalia has been at the forefront of thinking about how electricity markets should be adapted to accommodate the technological changes triggered by the energy transition. So exciting to have her give these Ph.D. lectures !
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Smart designs ensure that electricity markets can meet their goals of providing affordable electricity, ensuring investment in low carbon technology and security of supply.
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Why care about electricity markets?
1. Electricity is central to decarbonizing power
2. Electricity demand is rising
3. Electricity has systemic effects across the economy – industry, households