Head of China Desk, Economics Dept. OECD. Passion for Asia & emerging markets. Macro, productivity, distribution, innovation, green etc. Opinions are mine.
🚨 Major news for international energy governance 🚨
Brazil has made a formal request to become a Member of the @IEA in a letter from Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira & Energy Minister @asilveiramg, presented today by Ambassador Sarquis
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/DXVtTAhXoU
My recent book was just published yesterday!
𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎’𝑠 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
It examines how China governs its digital economy—from antitrust and data security to industrial policy, AI, and innovation.
🔗 https://t.co/NL8jhEAb3H
I am excited to announce the upcoming release of Education at a Glance - the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world.
The 2024 edition focuses on equity in education.
Sign up for this year's launch event👇https://t.co/Y9k4hltLk4
China is playing a huge role in the overall growth of clean energy
Globally, additions of solar grew by 85%, wind by 60% & electric cars by 35% in 2023 — but those of heat pumps fell
Continued policy support for energy transitions is needed ahead 👉 https://t.co/dribtNEaHd
Global Methane Tracker 2024 comes out tomorrow!
It explores the latest trends in global methane emissions from energy & what’s needed to tackle them.
And it examines the implications of existing methane pledges, including those made at COP28 👉 https://t.co/Ejr9WfdRLG
Global CO2 emissions from energy rose less in 2023 than the year before even as total energy demand growth accelerated
The major expansion of technologies like solar, wind & EVs is limiting the increase in emissions & bringing them closer to a peak
More: https://t.co/ip89eayF0f
🌍Africa’s tax revenues increased in 20 of the 3⃣3⃣countries (as a % of GDP) between 2020-21.
But, #tax-to-GDP ratios remained below pre-pandemic levels in 17 countries.
Our #RevStatsAfrica has the stats and facts - get it today 👉https://t.co/zSfHZcNIY1 | @OECD_Centre
#WEO23 offers 5 pillars for #COP28
1️⃣ Triple renewable capacity
2️⃣ Double energy efficiency progress
3️⃣ Cut methane from fossil fuels by 75%
4️⃣ Boost clean energy investment in emerging economies
5️⃣ Ensure an orderly decline in fossil fuel use
More ➡️ https://t.co/h6XyM6VcT4
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPrize in Physics to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.”
BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
Discussing policy priorities and new analytical approaches on #disaster in Asia.
Join us on 25 and 26 April - Asian Regional Expert Meeting.
Register 👉https://t.co/LSpOt6REOK
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Costs for solar PV manufacturing in China are 35% lower than in Europe, 20% lower than in the US, & 10% lower than in India.
This makes cost competitiveness a key challenge to diversifying supply chains, but government policies can help close the gap → https://t.co/Hup7nLnAmE
Indonesia’s development has been a huge success story, making it the 🌎’s 7th largest economy
But further growth is needed for 🇮🇩 to reach its goal of becoming an advanced economy. The clean energy transition offers key ingredients for achieving this → https://t.co/jdKAPVzxlR