NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.
My column: https://t.co/dBIhT9eZLv
And some utterly damning charts.
1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.
Le nouveau contrat.
Un des thèmes du discours de Poutine devant l’Assemblée fédérale (par ailleurs redondant et pauvre en messages nouveaux) n’a pas été très commenté, alors qu’il est central. C’est le message adressé aux entrepreneurs et élites économiques du pays. Fil 🧶 1/28
India just passed China as the most populous country in the world. Why?
Because of the biggest accident in history
Look at where people live in India. What's that band up north?
Essentially all the jobs added in Germany since 1995 were part-time.
Something to be considered when it comes to forming the next German government.
https://t.co/6ttkNDnhJs
Important change to come: why nonprofits want and need an international accounting standard and what is already under discussion https://t.co/0Dodz6ECnG
Parce qu’un petit dessin vaut mieux qu’un long discours 👇
Merci @olivierdavid_ec pour ce partage.
Source : https://t.co/nWiAY7GYSF’evolution_des_emissions_de_co2_liees_a_l_energie_en_france_de_1990_a_2020_septembre2022.pdf
🆕@OECD analysis finds that 1/4 of total #mitigation#finance provided & mobilised by developed countries for #ClimateAction is concentrated in 10 developing countries…
… accounting for 68% of total developing country CO2e emissions. 🏭
Learn more 📗➡️https://t.co/ocTeFWQfaU
The UK’s five-year bond yields are now above those of *Italy and Greece*.
We are witnessing an almighty collision between ideology and reality. https://t.co/MZBWAudEvG
🌎🔥 Today I asked World Bank president @DavidMalpassWBG if he believed in the scientific consensus that the man made burning of fossil fuels is rapidly and dangerously warming the planet.
“I’m not a scientist,” he said.
Here’s a thread about the remarkable exchange. 🧵 1/
Q: What will happen if China stops buying US Treasuries?
A: It already did--a decade ago.
China has been a net seller of US Treasuries for over a decade and now holds only 4% of all outstanding US Treasuries--down from 14% 10 years ago, per data from the US Treasury.
2000 vs 2019: Malaria mortality rate of children in Africa
Malaria is one of the leading causes of child mortality, killing around half a million children each year, according to @WHO.
More info ➡️ https://t.co/1qxTj9rY30
📷 | @OurWorldInData | #WorldMalariaDay