Michael Liebreich

While much to agree with, couldn't find nuggets amongst the dross, especially where clean energy, and the technologies to utilise that energy instead of fossil fuels, will come from. Also FF subsidies irrelevant to OECD nations https://www.iea.org/statistics/resources/energysubsidies/ ….

Lots of good points here, but overall the position is as naive and idealistic as that of your average student communist - and for similar reasons.. 1/n

Of course it would be great to see removal of subsidies, markets where the polluter pays, regulatory structures that privilege innovators over incumbents, etc 2/n

Polluter pays...no free riders...both these things need carbon prices, right? Otherwise fossil fuels can mount a comeback and hurt clean investment?

Yes "polluter pays" means carbon prices. Prices plural, because different sectors have different co-benefits and different countries have different political economies. A single global carbon price is economic and political idiocy. Then carbon border adjustments are needed. 1/

Superb. Thank you for preserving this well-sourced thread about delineations and solutions, Professor @MLiebreich. #scicomm #clicomm #climatefinance #ActOnClimate #GCAS2018 #wearestillin @MichaelEMann @MaibachEd @eroston @BloombergNEF