Toon Vandyck

Environmental economist, dad, European. #JustTransition to #ClimateNeutrality and #CleanAir

[VoxEU @voxeu]

Aligning food #taxation with #climate goals: A possible path to greening consumption in #Europe
Mattia Ricci @EU_ScienceHub, @iperezdom @EU_ScienceHub, Stijn Van Houtven @LeuvenEconomics, Jordan Hristov @EU_ScienceHub, @Toon_V
https://t.co/e9dPr31Vz0

[Jean-Michel Glachant @JMGlachant]

Industrial decarbonisation in a fragmented world: an effective carbon price with a ‘climate contribution’

18 authors, incl.
•Karsten Neuhoff, DIW Berlin
•Simone Borghesi, EUI Florence
•Pedro Linares, Comillas Madrid
•Philippe Quirion, CNRS France
https://t.co/NHUvoDoQsb

[VoxEU @voxeu]

#Tax policies can be used to address emissions in agriculture. VAT adjustments based on greenhouse gas emissions can balance environmental and socioeconomic concerns.
M Ricci & J Hristov @EU_ScienceHub, @iperezdom, S Van Houtven @LeuvenEconomics, @Toon_V
https://t.co/puj0NE9yzQ

[Economics KU Leuven @LeuvenEconomics]

'Aligning food taxation with climate goals: A possible path to greening consumption in Europe'

A new VoxEU column by colleagues Stijn Van Houtven
@stijnvanhoutven , Toon Vandyck @Toon_V, and co-authors of the JRC.

read the full column 👉https://t.co/iqmXGjW4LQ

#climatechange

[Allen Fawcett @aafawcett]

Our paper on the final EPA 111 EGU rule is out in Science today! This was another collaborative multi-model project led by the incomparable @JEBistline

https://t.co/zGUFfsTglo

[Toon Vandyck @Toon_V]

Interested in doing a PhD in economics at the KU Leuven? Then check out the call 👇

[Economics KU Leuven @LeuvenEconomics]

🎓 Ready to pursue a #PhD in #Economics?

@KU_Leuven’s Department of Economics is now accepting applications for its doctoral program! We welcome candidates in all major fields of Economics.

🗓️ Deadline: January 31, 2025
🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/9pTwpM4kIF

[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

How about a 7000-word review of Acemoglu and Johnson's "Power and Progress"?

That's what you wanted to read today, right? 😍

https://t.co/xUzQSWi360

[Toon Vandyck @Toon_V]

High-ambition global action across the lifecycle can eliminate plastic pollution by 2040 - dive into this new @OECD_ENV modelling study to learn more 👇🏼

[OECD Environment @OECD_ENV]

By 2040, global action across the #plastics lifecycle, compared to business as usual, can:

❌Eliminate 96% of plastic leakage to the environment
🌊Avoid 74Mt of plastics leaking into rivers & oceans
🏭Reduce plastic-related GHG emissions by 41%

👉https://t.co/5lW0wXtxFZ

[Toon Vandyck @Toon_V]

Report mentioned in @guardian, based on which Tim Lenton calls mandates “decisive super-tipping-point-policies” :
https://t.co/RE8UCxVpGA

[Toon Vandyck @Toon_V]

❓What is the most effective climate policy mix ❓
Last month: “important role of price-based instruments in well-designed policy mixes” @AStechemesser @ScienceMagazine
This week: “mandates are clearly the most effective policy approach” @Guardian @FemkeNijsse
Unsettled debate?

[Toon Vandyck @Toon_V]

@ScienceMagazine article:
https://t.co/EuesgMavMv

[Toon Vandyck @Toon_V]

@EU_ScienceHub @IAMConsortium @EAERE_envecon & big thanks to @_JoseOrdo_ for excellent leadership ❤️

[Toon Vandyck @Toon_V]

🚨New research in @NatureClimate on Just Energy Transition Partnerships

❓#ClimateFinance is key to reach #ParisAgreement goals – how can we ensure both are consistent?

💡We develop scenarios to assess JETPs w/ ZAF🇿🇦 IDN🇮🇩 VNM🇻🇳. Here is what we find 🧵

https://t.co/J1rBM9lnH2

[Toon Vandyck @Toon_V]

🤝Great collaboration with former @EU_ScienceHub colleagues! Relevant work for @IAMConsortium and @EAERE_envecon