28/ Bluntly: You either get a Cold War with China or you get Climate action. You can't get both.
John Kerry has his work cut out. Briefs on greening US-China relations @njtmulder @DebSeligsohn @kellysgallagher #GeopoliticsOfGHGs quincyinst.org/symposium/gree…
John Kerry has his work cut out. Briefs on greening US-China relations @njtmulder @DebSeligsohn @kellysgallagher #GeopoliticsOfGHGs quincyinst.org/symposium/gree…
https://twitter.com/70sBachchan/status/1195109223639613440
29/ China's oil company CNOOC on Pentagon blacklist for its offshore exploration in South China Sea & US desire to counter mil-industrial complex. US investors hold ~15% of shares given year to divest. Its global partners inc Exxon/Total #GeopoliticsOfGHGs defense.gov/Newsroom/Relea…
30/ 190 of 197 nations ratified 2015 Paris Agreement. Wall Street & China want to limit warming. Yes, there is powerful opposition,& escapist elites but is Climate politics Existential?
@adam_tooze on squaring the circle & #GeopoliticsOfGHGs of past 30yrs e-flux.com/journal/114/36…
@adam_tooze on squaring the circle & #GeopoliticsOfGHGs of past 30yrs e-flux.com/journal/114/36…
31/ “In an increasingly black-and-white world where liberal democracies face an existential challenge from authoritarians and populists, Merkel still sees gray...In her view, attempts to isolate & contain China can only lead to disaster” #GeopoliticsOfGHGs foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/31/wha…
32/John Kerry wants to make Climate cooperation the priority of US-China policy. Hawks in DC want to make containment the priority. We wrote about MAD dilemma & argument for a modus vivendi here @policytensor policytensor.com/2019/05/23/fea… brookings.edu/blog/order-fro…
https://twitter.com/ELuttwak/status/1349025105104564226
33/ Enthusiasm on #energytwitter for Biden's Climate personnel & ambitious policies is understandably sky high after 4 dismal years. Those who pay attention to foreign policy can see huge obstacles ahead. Excellent piece by @KateAronoff #GeopoliticsOfGHGs newrepublic.com/article/160992…
34/ Polling shows Americans want Biden to work w Beijing on climate emergency
"imagine...a global climate race—one where US & China compete on some fronts,like the financing of clean energy overseas,& collaborate on others,like assmnt of [Climate]risks"
foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/04/uni…
"imagine...a global climate race—one where US & China compete on some fronts,like the financing of clean energy overseas,& collaborate on others,like assmnt of [Climate]risks"
foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/04/uni…
"Climate Hawks need not be China doves" sais-isep.org/wp-content/upl…
Starting point #GeopoliticsOfGHGs:
'most important things both US & China can do on #climatechange take place largely within their own borders,& are driven primarily by domestic politics'
Starting point #GeopoliticsOfGHGs:
'most important things both US & China can do on #climatechange take place largely within their own borders,& are driven primarily by domestic politics'
https://twitter.com/thomasnhale/status/1359129161655328772
36/ With Biden's "Strategic supply chain Review" EO, DC abuzz about industrial policy & China decoupling.
Its Climate vs China Hawks & Protectionists vs Free Traders. Of interest @triofrancos @thoatley @bentleyballan @AlexCKaufman #GeopoliticsOfGHGs csis.org/analysis/indus…
Its Climate vs China Hawks & Protectionists vs Free Traders. Of interest @triofrancos @thoatley @bentleyballan @AlexCKaufman #GeopoliticsOfGHGs csis.org/analysis/indus…
37/ "Structural shift in demand for semiconductors moves focus of global geopolitics & finance from Persian Gulf to S China Sea"
"Like OPEC was for oil, Taiwan & Korea are near-monopoly producers of chips" @yayitsrob @policytensor
blogs.tslombard.com/geopolitical-s…
"Like OPEC was for oil, Taiwan & Korea are near-monopoly producers of chips" @yayitsrob @policytensor
blogs.tslombard.com/geopolitical-s…
https://twitter.com/70sBachchan/status/1008826199634796544
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