ADAM TOOZE

Julia Adeney Thomas History and Biology in the Anthropocene: Problems of Scale, Problems of Value, The American Historical Review, 2014, 1587–1607 I dont wholly agree

“Whereas Europe knew only four years of peace during the seventeenth century, and China knew none, Tokugawa Japan knew only four years of war (and

In 2009, U.S. Chamber of Commerce advised EPA that should predictions of global transformation be correct, “populations can acclimatize to warmer climates via a range

“history is a subset of biology is a subset of chemistry is a subset of physics.” Ian Morris The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development

Big History as Evolutionary Epic, this characterization by Ian Hesketh is fantastic! A new scientific mythology for the age of the anthropocene. "The story of

Banknotes in circulation rose sharply this year in Canada. "Some have suggested that slower retail activity reduced criminals’ ability to launder drug money, increasing cash

As far as small businesses are concerned, the US right now is a 75% economy. A quarter down on January! Alarming data from @OppInsights real

@FukuyamaFrancis Hi @FukuyamaFrancis At what point do we stop talking about this as a “choice” for all Americans, seen as a single political body? Surely

“Soldiers! Do your duty! Straight to the heart but spare the face. Fire!» The command given by Joachim Murat – Napoleon’s great cavalry general and

The shale boom: Btw 2008 and 2014 the top 20 acquisitions in the shale sector came to more than $110bn! @SoberLook equinor.com/en/news/202010… https://t.co/ueLF5aaUbJ

@AlexisLitvine Yup in 2020 recession in US gender IS the story. Male unemp 2020 < than in 2008/9. It is female unemp that exposes drama

US applies massive pressure to China tech sector. What happens? $1.4trn gov stimulus program and 12000, TWELVE THOUSAND firms register as new entrants to chip

Based on oil price expectation of $100/barrel Norwegian Equinor, now leader in renewables, pumped $40bn into US shale between 2007 and 2019 & racked up

The gendered impact of corona shock ran straight through the sectoral distribution of male and female workers. ft.com/content/3c34c7… https://t.co/VCu4D2bRKs

“She-cession”: In US peak male unemployment in May was somewhat below peak 2008-9 levels. For women unemp was FAR higher -> overall unemp significantly above

The 2012-3 shale oil production shock was NOT recognized by top forecasters. E.g. @EIAgov forecasts for onshore oil production forecasts compared to actual production volumes

The overlap btw urban poverty and COVID incidence in Liverpool is pretty striking, at least to the naked eye. @GeorgeWParker @AndyBounds ft.com/content/f7ef00… https://t.co/Qn4vlabPIw

Btw 2015 and 2021 Amazon is looking to almost QUINTUPLE its workforce! From >200k to 1 m @DaveLeeFT ft.com/content/9cd803… https://t.co/zIPgGJou2U

The amount of large-scale “green” hydrogen projects — where the fuel is produced from renewable energy — in the pipeline totals more than 60GW of

Running out of space: btw 2018 and 2021 Amazon will likely DOUBLE its warehouse space. To over 300 m square feet! Adding 100 m square

Contrast btw different ways of holding assets btw US, Jp and European households is remarkable: US holding of cash is less than EU holding of

For anyone interested in international politics of climate and Xi’s recent announcement, this question from @You_Shu_China sparked a really interesting flurry of debate. twitter.com/You_Shu_China/…

Thirty of the world’s largest asset owners, with portfolios worth a combined $5tn (£3.8tn), have committed to cutting the carbon emissions linked to companies they

RT @laurimyllyvirta: Prof. He Jiankun just presented the results from a big Tsinghua Uni project on low-carbon development, including a "1.…

RT @laurimyllyvirta: @You_Shu_China @adam_tooze @jordanschnyc Tsinghua climate institute event yesterday was a good window to where the thi…

@Silmarillion88 @laurimyllyvirta @jordanschnyc @You_Shu_China Love @laurimyllyvirta point about Xi not wanting to appear to cave under Western pressure. Right now Nat Sec/rights & trade so

@Silmarillion88 @laurimyllyvirta @jordanschnyc @You_Shu_China There might be some kind of Hegelian “cunning of history” in a situation in which China & EU anchor decarbonization at

@Silmarillion88 @laurimyllyvirta @jordanschnyc @You_Shu_China Right now, perversely, the easiest way to anchor a durable bipartisan green push in the US is to present it in

@Silmarillion88 @laurimyllyvirta @jordanschnyc @You_Shu_China Makes sense. Unfortunately there is no way that anyone should take a “strong contribution” commitment from US seriously unless market driven.

Austerity with Saudi characteristics: After oil prices in 2014 hammered Saudi public finances, new MBS regime was forcing up non-oil revenue and restoring budget balance.

@laurimyllyvirta @jordanschnyc @You_Shu_China But on your point about bargaining. v. EU: not much to extract at this point v. US: no longer a credible partner

@laurimyllyvirta @jordanschnyc @You_Shu_China OF COURSE. Totally agreed. You give a Gen Assembly speech at this moment you aren’t just reading bullet points.

@jordanschnyc @laurimyllyvirta @You_Shu_China Isnt the most plausible reading that Beijing recognizes that climate crisis is a major threat to regime. It knows China itself is

Rumors that China is banning coal imports from Australia have sent markets and politicians scurrying. Coking coal for steel production is the key issue. Didn’t

RT @MarshallLibrary: How many books can you borrow? Undergraduate, MPhil & Diploma students: 6 books PhD (Econ & Dev. Studies): 10 books…

RT @TheStalwart: Wow, pretty big "Solar photovoltaics are now cheaper than plants fired by coal and natural gas in most nations." https:/…