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China reiterates EU supply-chain links are market-driven

China reiterated on Monday that the deep integration and interdependence between China and the European Union in industrial…
#Europe #EU #ChinaEUrelations #economicglobalization #EUtradepolicies #EuropeanUnion #industrialintegration #marketforces #supplychaininterdependence
https://www.europesays.com/europe/63027/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1012877/ China reiterates EU supply-chain links are market-driven #ChinaEURelations #EconomicGlobalization #EU #EUTradePolicies #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #IndustrialIntegration #MarketForces #SupplyChainInterdependence

Since the global #economy is headed to a #collapse, can we use the opportunity to #restructure & eliminate its biggest weakness - the #billionaire #robber_barons who refuse to accept that things have #value beyond just the #price which they can be sold for?

8000 #workers would have been #employed elsewhere now, if #Meta lacked the ability to hire them in the first place. Please stop quoting
#MarketForces as an excuse to trade #autonomy for #convenience.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/meta-layoffs-zuckerberg-says-success-isnt-a-given-in-memo.html

Since the global #economy is headed to a #collapse, can we use the opportunity to #restructure & eliminate its biggest weakness - the #billionaire #robber_barons who refuse to accept that things have #value beyond just the #price which they can be sold for?

8000 #workers would have been #employed elsewhere now, if #Meta lacked the ability to hire them in the first place. Please stop quoting
#MarketForces as an excuse to trade #autonomy for #convenience.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/meta-layoffs-zuckerberg-says-success-isnt-a-given-in-memo.html

Since the global #economy is headed to a #collapse, can we use the opportunity to #restructure & eliminate its biggest weakness - the #billionaire #robber_barons who refuse to accept that things have #value beyond just the #price which they can be sold for?

8000 #workers would have been #employed elsewhere now, if #Meta lacked the ability to hire them in the first place. Please stop quoting
#MarketForces as an excuse to trade #autonomy for #convenience.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/meta-layoffs-zuckerberg-says-success-isnt-a-given-in-memo.html

Since the global #economy is headed to a #collapse, can we use the opportunity to #restructure & eliminate its biggest weakness - the #billionaire #robber_barons who refuse to accept that things have #value beyond just the #price which they can be sold for?

8000 #workers would have been #employed elsewhere now, if #Meta lacked the ability to hire them in the first place. Please stop quoting
#MarketForces as an excuse to trade #autonomy for #convenience.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/meta-layoffs-zuckerberg-says-success-isnt-a-given-in-memo.html

Follow the Data! If you do, AVOID prediction markets like the plague.

Researchers examined EVERY trade on PolyMarket from 2023 to 2025 >> 1.72M accounts and $13.76B in trading volume and discovered that ~ 3% of traders account for most price discovery aka these traders consistently predict outcomes and move prices in the right direction. The rest - the remaining 97% of traders mostly do not, and are on the losing side of trades.

This analysis indicates that prediction markets DO NOT work because of "collective wisdom" of crowds, they work because of who is informed > also known a Insiders! https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/26/only-3-of-traders-drive-prediction-markets-accuracy-not-the-crowd-study-finds
#PredictionMarkets #PolyMaket #Kalshi #Betting #Gambling #InsiderTrading #MarketForces #Luck #Crowds #Wisdom

Follow the Data! If you do, AVOID prediction markets like the plague.

Researchers examined EVERY trade on PolyMarket from 2023 to 2025 >> 1.72M accounts and $13.76B in trading volume and discovered that ~ 3% of traders account for most price discovery aka these traders consistently predict outcomes and move prices in the right direction. The rest - the remaining 97% of traders mostly do not, and are on the losing side of trades.

This analysis indicates that prediction markets DO NOT work because of "collective wisdom" of crowds, they work because of who is informed > also known a Insiders! https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/26/only-3-of-traders-drive-prediction-markets-accuracy-not-the-crowd-study-finds
#PredictionMarkets #PolyMaket #Kalshi #Betting #Gambling #InsiderTrading #MarketForces #Luck #Crowds #Wisdom

Follow the Data! If you do, AVOID prediction markets like the plague.

Researchers examined EVERY trade on PolyMarket from 2023 to 2025 >> 1.72M accounts and $13.76B in trading volume and discovered that ~ 3% of traders account for most price discovery aka these traders consistently predict outcomes and move prices in the right direction. The rest - the remaining 97% of traders mostly do not, and are on the losing side of trades.

This analysis indicates that prediction markets DO NOT work because of "collective wisdom" of crowds, they work because of who is informed > also known a Insiders! https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/26/only-3-of-traders-drive-prediction-markets-accuracy-not-the-crowd-study-finds
#PredictionMarkets #PolyMaket #Kalshi #Betting #Gambling #InsiderTrading #MarketForces #Luck #Crowds #Wisdom

Follow the Data! If you do, AVOID prediction markets like the plague.

Researchers examined EVERY trade on PolyMarket from 2023 to 2025 >> 1.72M accounts and $13.76B in trading volume and discovered that ~ 3% of traders account for most price discovery aka these traders consistently predict outcomes and move prices in the right direction. The rest - the remaining 97% of traders mostly do not, and are on the losing side of trades.

This analysis indicates that prediction markets DO NOT work because of "collective wisdom" of crowds, they work because of who is informed > also known a Insiders! https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/26/only-3-of-traders-drive-prediction-markets-accuracy-not-the-crowd-study-finds
#PredictionMarkets #PolyMaket #Kalshi #Betting #Gambling #InsiderTrading #MarketForces #Luck #Crowds #Wisdom

A climate advocacy organization is calling ⁠upon investors in Japan's three largest banks to vote against board members for failing to recognize and manage the risks posed by investments in fossil fuels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/23/climate-activist-investor-against-japan-banks-trading-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #investments #banks #tradinghouses #climatechange #marketforces

A climate advocacy organization is calling ⁠upon investors in Japan's three largest banks to vote against board members for failing to recognize and manage the risks posed by investments in fossil fuels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/23/climate-activist-investor-against-japan-banks-trading-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #investments #banks #tradinghouses #climatechange #marketforces

A climate advocacy organization is calling ⁠upon investors in Japan's three largest banks to vote against board members for failing to recognize and manage the risks posed by investments in fossil fuels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/23/climate-activist-investor-against-japan-banks-trading-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #investments #banks #tradinghouses #climatechange #marketforces

A climate advocacy organization is calling ⁠upon investors in Japan's three largest banks to vote against board members for failing to recognize and manage the risks posed by investments in fossil fuels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/23/climate-activist-investor-against-japan-banks-trading-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #investments #banks #tradinghouses #climatechange #marketforces

🚨 Breaking news: San Diego rents have finally surrendered to the whims of market forces! 🌍 But alas, you'll have to imagine the juicy details because even the internet wants no part in delivering this cosmic revelation. 😂 #AccessDenied #RentsAreDownButSoIsTheInternet
https://www.kpbs.org/news/economy/2026/03/27/san-diego-rents-declined-more-than-19-of-nations-top-20-markets-following-surge-in-supply #BreakingNews #SanDiego #RentsDown #MarketForces #InternetAccessDenied #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Breaking news: San Diego rents have finally surrendered to the whims of market forces! 🌍 But alas, you'll have to imagine the juicy details because even the internet wants no part in delivering this cosmic revelation. 😂 #AccessDenied #RentsAreDownButSoIsTheInternet
https://www.kpbs.org/news/economy/2026/03/27/san-diego-rents-declined-more-than-19-of-nations-top-20-markets-following-surge-in-supply #BreakingNews #SanDiego #RentsDown #MarketForces #InternetAccessDenied #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Breaking news: San Diego rents have finally surrendered to the whims of market forces! 🌍 But alas, you'll have to imagine the juicy details because even the internet wants no part in delivering this cosmic revelation. 😂 #AccessDenied #RentsAreDownButSoIsTheInternet
https://www.kpbs.org/news/economy/2026/03/27/san-diego-rents-declined-more-than-19-of-nations-top-20-markets-following-surge-in-supply #BreakingNews #SanDiego #RentsDown #MarketForces #InternetAccessDenied #HackerNews #ngated

🚨 Breaking news: San Diego rents have finally surrendered to the whims of market forces! 🌍 But alas, you'll have to imagine the juicy details because even the internet wants no part in delivering this cosmic revelation. 😂 #AccessDenied #RentsAreDownButSoIsTheInternet
https://www.kpbs.org/news/economy/2026/03/27/san-diego-rents-declined-more-than-19-of-nations-top-20-markets-following-surge-in-supply #BreakingNews #SanDiego #RentsDown #MarketForces #InternetAccessDenied #HackerNews #ngated

So the media is awash with stories about OpenAI getting pummeled, losing market share , or that it is simply a house of cards about to collapse. OpenAI's troubles are a GOOD thing! Why?

Simply put, the odds of the AI market "bubble" (if it exists) going "pop" if OpenAI tanks are reduced given the proliferation of chatbots, LLMs, and foundational models being pushed by multiple players. https://www.engadget.com/ai/openais-house-of-cards-seems-primed-to-collapse-170000900.html #AI #OpenAI #HouseofCards #AIBubble #MarketForces #Economy

So the media is awash with stories about OpenAI getting pummeled, losing market share , or that it is simply a house of cards about to collapse. OpenAI's troubles are a GOOD thing! Why?

Simply put, the odds of the AI market "bubble" (if it exists) going "pop" if OpenAI tanks are reduced given the proliferation of chatbots, LLMs, and foundational models being pushed by multiple players. https://www.engadget.com/ai/openais-house-of-cards-seems-primed-to-collapse-170000900.html #AI #OpenAI #HouseofCards #AIBubble #MarketForces #Economy

So the media is awash with stories about OpenAI getting pummeled, losing market share , or that it is simply a house of cards about to collapse. OpenAI's troubles are a GOOD thing! Why?

Simply put, the odds of the AI market "bubble" (if it exists) going "pop" if OpenAI tanks are reduced given the proliferation of chatbots, LLMs, and foundational models being pushed by multiple players. https://www.engadget.com/ai/openais-house-of-cards-seems-primed-to-collapse-170000900.html #AI #OpenAI #HouseofCards #AIBubble #MarketForces #Economy

Tangled in the “thicket” of regulations behind closed doors

World-making and planet-making
"On its day two, the roundtable had substantial discussions about housing and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, both hampered by excessive regulation."

The message from Canavan...was: “to make our economy bigger, we need to make our government smaller”.
>>
https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-everyone-wants-a-slice-of-the-productivity-action-263431
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #laws #Environment #conservation #BiodiversityCrisis #ecosystem #decline #PublicGoods #state #regulation #governance #MarketForces #growth #GrowthMindset #DecisionMaking #democracy #ClimateEmergency #LookingAfterCountry

Tangled in the “thicket” of regulations behind closed doors

World-making and planet-making
"On its day two, the roundtable had substantial discussions about housing and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, both hampered by excessive regulation."

The message from Canavan...was: “to make our economy bigger, we need to make our government smaller”.
>>
https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-everyone-wants-a-slice-of-the-productivity-action-263431
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #laws #Environment #conservation #BiodiversityCrisis #ecosystem #decline #PublicGoods #state #regulation #governance #MarketForces #growth #GrowthMindset #DecisionMaking #democracy #ClimateEmergency #LookingAfterCountry

Tangled in the “thicket” of regulations behind closed doors

World-making and planet-making
"On its day two, the roundtable had substantial discussions about housing and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, both hampered by excessive regulation."

The message from Canavan...was: “to make our economy bigger, we need to make our government smaller”.
>>
https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-everyone-wants-a-slice-of-the-productivity-action-263431
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #laws #Environment #conservation #BiodiversityCrisis #ecosystem #decline #PublicGoods #state #regulation #governance #MarketForces #growth #GrowthMindset #DecisionMaking #democracy #ClimateEmergency #LookingAfterCountry

Tangled in the “thicket” of regulations behind closed doors

World-making and planet-making
"On its day two, the roundtable had substantial discussions about housing and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, both hampered by excessive regulation."

The message from Canavan...was: “to make our economy bigger, we need to make our government smaller”.
>>
https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-everyone-wants-a-slice-of-the-productivity-action-263431
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #laws #Environment #conservation #BiodiversityCrisis #ecosystem #decline #PublicGoods #state #regulation #governance #MarketForces #growth #GrowthMindset #DecisionMaking #democracy #ClimateEmergency #LookingAfterCountry

Reclaimining a sense of place
Mobility and the right to stay in a milieu

"Touristification describes a situation where locals fear their home towns and cities are being developed, designed and managed to attract and accommodate tourists. This touristification process benefits commerce and industries that profit from catering to visitors. Everyone else misses out, or is literally pushed out by rising housing costs. Some places are overwhelmed by short-term overtourism...Local housing, for instance, is being sacrificed for holiday rentals, facilitated by agencies such as Airbnb. local communities do not feel heard or empowered by tourism models which are focused on growth."
>>
https://theconversation.com/overtourism-is-reshaping-communities-in-europe-could-australia-be-next-260173
#tourism #overtourism #Touristification #TouristDestinations #TouristTown #coast #noise #pollution #cars #Bellingen #BellingenShire #harm #community #displacement #FastTrackApprovals #airbnb #regulation #MarketForces #housing #commodification #degradation #LeDroitàlaVille #mobility #RightToStay

Reclaimining a sense of place
Mobility and the right to stay in a milieu

"Touristification describes a situation where locals fear their home towns and cities are being developed, designed and managed to attract and accommodate tourists. This touristification process benefits commerce and industries that profit from catering to visitors. Everyone else misses out, or is literally pushed out by rising housing costs. Some places are overwhelmed by short-term overtourism...Local housing, for instance, is being sacrificed for holiday rentals, facilitated by agencies such as Airbnb. local communities do not feel heard or empowered by tourism models which are focused on growth."
>>
https://theconversation.com/overtourism-is-reshaping-communities-in-europe-could-australia-be-next-260173
#tourism #overtourism #Touristification #TouristDestinations #TouristTown #coast #noise #pollution #cars #Bellingen #BellingenShire #harm #community #displacement #FastTrackApprovals #airbnb #regulation #MarketForces #housing #commodification #degradation #LeDroitàlaVille #mobility #RightToStay

Reclaimining a sense of place
Mobility and the right to stay in a milieu

"Touristification describes a situation where locals fear their home towns and cities are being developed, designed and managed to attract and accommodate tourists. This touristification process benefits commerce and industries that profit from catering to visitors. Everyone else misses out, or is literally pushed out by rising housing costs. Some places are overwhelmed by short-term overtourism...Local housing, for instance, is being sacrificed for holiday rentals, facilitated by agencies such as Airbnb. local communities do not feel heard or empowered by tourism models which are focused on growth."
>>
https://theconversation.com/overtourism-is-reshaping-communities-in-europe-could-australia-be-next-260173
#tourism #overtourism #Touristification #TouristDestinations #TouristTown #coast #noise #pollution #cars #Bellingen #BellingenShire #harm #community #displacement #FastTrackApprovals #airbnb #regulation #MarketForces #housing #commodification #degradation #LeDroitàlaVille #mobility #RightToStay

Reclaimining a sense of place
Mobility and the right to stay in a milieu

"Touristification describes a situation where locals fear their home towns and cities are being developed, designed and managed to attract and accommodate tourists. This touristification process benefits commerce and industries that profit from catering to visitors. Everyone else misses out, or is literally pushed out by rising housing costs. Some places are overwhelmed by short-term overtourism...Local housing, for instance, is being sacrificed for holiday rentals, facilitated by agencies such as Airbnb. local communities do not feel heard or empowered by tourism models which are focused on growth."
>>
https://theconversation.com/overtourism-is-reshaping-communities-in-europe-could-australia-be-next-260173
#tourism #overtourism #Touristification #TouristDestinations #TouristTown #coast #noise #pollution #cars #Bellingen #BellingenShire #harm #community #displacement #FastTrackApprovals #airbnb #regulation #MarketForces #housing #commodification #degradation #LeDroitàlaVille #mobility #RightToStay

#Tesla has lost 50% of its #MarketCap since #MelonHusk started seig healing at #DJT #Election Rallys. Apparently #MarketForces are not saluting some of the most recent #CEO innovations at his money melting companies. #ShortSellers have reaped over 16 billion watching his house of cars tumble this year thus far

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-price-crash-byd-battery-tech-musk-rbc-downgrade-2025-3

https://fortune.com/2025/03/18/elon-musk-tesla-short-sellers-payday-byd-hits-record-high-on-ev-recharging-tech/

https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/03/10/tesla-shares-plunge-14percent-head-for-worst-day-in-five-years.html

#Tesla has lost 50% of its #MarketCap since #MelonHusk started seig heiling at #DJT #Election Rallys. Apparently #MarketForces are not saluting some of the most recent #CEO innovations at his money melting companies. #ShortSellers have reaped over $16 billion watching his house of cars tumble this year thus far

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-price-crash-byd-battery-tech-musk-rbc-downgrade-2025-3

https://fortune.com/2025/03/18/elon-musk-tesla-short-sellers-payday-byd-hits-record-high-on-ev-recharging-tech/

https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/03/10/tesla-shares-plunge-14percent-head-for-worst-day-in-five-years.html

#Tesla has lost 50% of its #MarketCap since #MelonHusk started seig heiling at #DJT #Election Rallys. Apparently #MarketForces are not saluting some of the most recent #CEO innovations at his money melting companies. #ShortSellers have reaped over $16 billion watching his house of cars tumble this year thus far

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-stock-price-crash-byd-battery-tech-musk-rbc-downgrade-2025-3

https://fortune.com/2025/03/18/elon-musk-tesla-short-sellers-payday-byd-hits-record-high-on-ev-recharging-tech/

https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/03/10/tesla-shares-plunge-14percent-head-for-worst-day-in-five-years.html

🍀🤔 Ah yes, the Irish Famine: a delightful cocktail of laissez-faire economics and a dash of imperial neglect—because who needs food when you've got "beliefs" to keep you warm? Thank you, New Yorker, for reminding us that market forces and #apathy make for timeless tragedies. 📉🥔
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/17/rot-padraic-x-scanlan-book-review #IrishFamine #LaissezFaire #EconomicHistory #MarketForces #TimelessTragedy #HackerNews #ngated

🍀🤔 Ah yes, the Irish Famine: a delightful cocktail of laissez-faire economics and a dash of imperial neglect—because who needs food when you've got "beliefs" to keep you warm? Thank you, New Yorker, for reminding us that market forces and #apathy make for timeless tragedies. 📉🥔
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/17/rot-padraic-x-scanlan-book-review #IrishFamine #LaissezFaire #EconomicHistory #MarketForces #TimelessTragedy #HackerNews #ngated

🍀🤔 Ah yes, the Irish Famine: a delightful cocktail of laissez-faire economics and a dash of imperial neglect—because who needs food when you've got "beliefs" to keep you warm? Thank you, New Yorker, for reminding us that market forces and #apathy make for timeless tragedies. 📉🥔
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/17/rot-padraic-x-scanlan-book-review #IrishFamine #LaissezFaire #EconomicHistory #MarketForces #TimelessTragedy #HackerNews #ngated

🍀🤔 Ah yes, the Irish Famine: a delightful cocktail of laissez-faire economics and a dash of imperial neglect—because who needs food when you've got "beliefs" to keep you warm? Thank you, New Yorker, for reminding us that market forces and #apathy make for timeless tragedies. 📉🥔
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/17/rot-padraic-x-scanlan-book-review #IrishFamine #LaissezFaire #EconomicHistory #MarketForces #TimelessTragedy #HackerNews #ngated

A spokesperson said "We Charge This Much Because We Can".
They added "Sucks To Be You".

It's just so *refreshing* when they say it out loud.

--
“Seats ... have been very popular and, as always, the cheapest fares sell out early.”
--
“... fares booked very close to departure dates and times tend to be higher than the average fare, in line with the reduced number of available seats”, noting “this is especially the case around major events and school holidays, when travel demand is highest”.
--

#airlines #duopoly #marketforces

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/11/melbourne-sydney-interstate-travellers-train-air-fares-soar

A spokesperson said "We Charge This Much Because We Can".
They added "Sucks To Be You".

It's just so *refreshing* when they say it out loud.

--
“Seats ... have been very popular and, as always, the cheapest fares sell out early.”
--
“... fares booked very close to departure dates and times tend to be higher than the average fare, in line with the reduced number of available seats”, noting “this is especially the case around major events and school holidays, when travel demand is highest”.
--

#airlines #duopoly #marketforces

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/11/melbourne-sydney-interstate-travellers-train-air-fares-soar

@arstechnica

A GM electric Car that didn't spy on you (1996–1999):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

"Since its demise and destruction, GM's decision to cancel the EV1 has generated dispute and controversy.[122][123]
....
Electric car enthusiasts, environmental interest groups, and former EV1 lessees have accused the company of self-sabotaging its electric car program to avoid potential losses in spare parts sales, while also blaming the oil industry for conspiring to keep electric cars off the road.[128][129]"

#38C3
#energiewende
#ElectricVehicles
#electrification
#climate
#vw #bmw #mercedes #prius #tesla #dermarktregelt #ErneuerbareEnergie #Klima #auto #car #mobility #emobilität
#marketforces #environment #green #energy

@arstechnica

A GM electric Car that didn't spy on you (1996–1999):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

"Since its demise and destruction, GM's decision to cancel the EV1 has generated dispute and controversy.[122][123]
....
Electric car enthusiasts, environmental interest groups, and former EV1 lessees have accused the company of self-sabotaging its electric car program to avoid potential losses in spare parts sales, while also blaming the oil industry for conspiring to keep electric cars off the road.[128][129]"

#38C3
#energiewende
#ElectricVehicles
#electrification
#climate
#vw #bmw #mercedes #prius #tesla #dermarktregelt #ErneuerbareEnergie #Klima #auto #car #mobility #emobilität
#marketforces #environment #green #energy

@arstechnica

A GM electric Car that didn't spy on you (1996–1999):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

"Since its demise and destruction, GM's decision to cancel the EV1 has generated dispute and controversy.[122][123]
....
Electric car enthusiasts, environmental interest groups, and former EV1 lessees have accused the company of self-sabotaging its electric car program to avoid potential losses in spare parts sales, while also blaming the oil industry for conspiring to keep electric cars off the road.[128][129]"

#38C3
#energiewende
#ElectricVehicles
#electrification
#climate
#vw #bmw #mercedes #prius #tesla #dermarktregelt #ErneuerbareEnergie #Klima #auto #car #mobility #emobilität
#marketforces #environment #green #energy

@arstechnica

A GM electric Car that didn't spy on you (1996–1999):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

"Since its demise and destruction, GM's decision to cancel the EV1 has generated dispute and controversy.[122][123]
....
Electric car enthusiasts, environmental interest groups, and former EV1 lessees have accused the company of self-sabotaging its electric car program to avoid potential losses in spare parts sales, while also blaming the oil industry for conspiring to keep electric cars off the road.[128][129]"

#38C3
#energiewende
#ElectricVehicles
#electrification
#climate
#vw #bmw #mercedes #prius #tesla #dermarktregelt #ErneuerbareEnergie #Klima #auto #car #mobility #emobilität
#marketforces #environment #green #energy

Just one more example of how #MarketForces obstruct rapid #ClimateAction. Clumsy #mandates on production won't work if demand issues aren't also addressed.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/22/electric-shock-carmakers-battle-strict-uk-electric-car-rules-as-big-fines-loom?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The #market solves one problem (and often does a poor job on that): optimizing return on investment. All benefits and damages are incidental. So why do we let the #market reign in domains where damages are essential to the profits (fossil fuels, anyone?)?

And how do we get a discussion on how to evolve the economic systems so we get the benefits of the marketplace (innovative products, greater productivity) while avoiding the serious negatives - externalized cost in all the varied and damaging forms? To implement essential infrastructure improvements (e.g. charging infrastructure or expanded electrical grid, healthcare systems) which don't necessarily make the profit targets of the investors funding the market without significant negatives?

Just one more example of how #MarketForces obstruct rapid #ClimateAction. Clumsy #mandates on production won't work if demand issues aren't also addressed.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/22/electric-shock-carmakers-battle-strict-uk-electric-car-rules-as-big-fines-loom?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The #market solves one problem (and often does a poor job on that): optimizing return on investment. All benefits and damages are incidental. So why do we let the #market reign in domains where damages are essential to the profits (fossil fuels, anyone?)?

And how do we get a discussion on how to evolve the economic systems so we get the benefits of the marketplace (innovative products, greater productivity) while avoiding the serious negatives - externalized cost in all the varied and damaging forms? To implement essential infrastructure improvements (e.g. charging infrastructure or expanded electrical grid, healthcare systems) which don't necessarily make the profit targets of the investors funding the market without significant negatives?

Just one more example of how #MarketForces obstruct rapid #ClimateAction. Clumsy #mandates on production won't work if demand issues aren't also addressed.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/22/electric-shock-carmakers-battle-strict-uk-electric-car-rules-as-big-fines-loom?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The #market solves one problem (and often does a poor job on that): optimizing return on investment. All benefits and damages are incidental. So why do we let the #market reign in domains where damages are essential to the profits (fossil fuels, anyone?)?

And how do we get a discussion on how to evolve the economic systems so we get the benefits of the marketplace (innovative products, greater productivity) while avoiding the serious negatives - externalized cost in all the varied and damaging forms? To implement essential infrastructure improvements (e.g. charging infrastructure or expanded electrical grid, healthcare systems) which don't necessarily make the profit targets of the investors funding the market without significant negatives?

Just one more example of how #MarketForces obstruct rapid #ClimateAction. Clumsy #mandates on production won't work if demand issues aren't also addressed.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/22/electric-shock-carmakers-battle-strict-uk-electric-car-rules-as-big-fines-loom?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The #market solves one problem (and often does a poor job on that): optimizing return on investment. All benefits and damages are incidental. So why do we let the #market reign in domains where damages are essential to the profits (fossil fuels, anyone?)?

And how do we get a discussion on how to evolve the economic systems so we get the benefits of the marketplace (innovative products, greater productivity) while avoiding the serious negatives - externalized cost in all the varied and damaging forms? To implement essential infrastructure improvements (e.g. charging infrastructure or expanded electrical grid, healthcare systems) which don't necessarily make the profit targets of the investors funding the market without significant negatives?

🎉 In a 25th-anniversary memo, Jack Ma says competition will strengthen Alibaba, urging trust “in the power of market forces.” 🌟 Embrace the challenge and grow stronger! #Alibaba #JackMa #BusinessGrowth #MarketForces

ANZ bank invests BILLIONS$ in climate & environment destroying fossil fuels
#australia #newzealand
#money #climatechange #climatecrisis
#marketforces #StopTheMoneyPipeline

ANZ bank invests BILLIONS$ in climate & environment destroying fossil fuels
#australia #newzealand
#money #climatechange #climatecrisis
#marketforces #StopTheMoneyPipeline

ANZ bank invests BILLIONS$ in climate & environment destroying fossil fuels
#australia #newzealand
#money #climatechange #climatecrisis
#marketforces #StopTheMoneyPipeline

ANZ bank invests BILLIONS$ in climate & environment destroying fossil fuels
#australia #newzealand
#money #climatechange #climatecrisis
#marketforces #StopTheMoneyPipeline

It is not “confected outrage”.
It’s actual real outrage.
#media #news #journalism
#energy #fossilfuels #environnement #climatechange #climatecrisis #marketforces
(use 12ft.io to get past paywall)

https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/woodside-and-the-new-climate-activists-20240428-p5fn24

It is not “confected outrage”.
It’s actual real outrage.
#media #news #journalism
#energy #fossilfuels #environnement #climatechange #climatecrisis #marketforces
(use 12ft.io to get past paywall)

https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/woodside-and-the-new-climate-activists-20240428-p5fn24

It is not “confected outrage”.
It’s actual real outrage.
#media #news #journalism
#energy #fossilfuels #environnement #climatechange #climatecrisis #marketforces
(use 12ft.io to get past paywall)

https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/woodside-and-the-new-climate-activists-20240428-p5fn24

It is not “confected outrage” you tosser. It’s actual real outrage.
#media #news #journalism
#energy #fossilfuels #environnement #climatechange #climatecrisis #marketforces
(use 12ft.io to get past paywall)

https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/woodside-and-the-new-climate-activists-20240428-p5fn24

This article (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/electric-car-charging-network-canada-marketplace-1.7094656 )
mirrors my experience in 2022 #EVCrossCanada from VI to PEI (chronicled here: https://chrisalemany.ca/2022/08/15/saving-co2-on-a-cross-country-ev-journey/ )

— in particular, some charging networks, like Petro Canada, are horrible. Some are much better. Flo is by far the most reliable across Canada that we found. BC Hydro and Hydro Quebec never let us down either. Electrify Canada and Ivy were pretty good but not perfect.

Imagine going to a gas pump and having a different price from day to day or station to station… not cents... like by 50-100% difference. Imagine if the gas pump just didn't work 10% of the time. Imagine if you had to phone customer support to fill your car?

These are all **WHOLLY AVOIDABLE** barriers that have been put up because Government has allowed the marketplace to figure out car charging on its own.

It will change out of necessity.

#EV #Canada #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #LateStageCapitalism #MarketForces #Regulation

This article (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/electric-car-charging-network-canada-marketplace-1.7094656 )
mirrors my experience in 2022 #EVCrossCanada from VI to PEI (chronicled here: https://chrisalemany.ca/2022/08/15/saving-co2-on-a-cross-country-ev-journey/ )

— in particular, some charging networks, like Petro Canada, are horrible. Some are much better. Flo is by far the most reliable across Canada that we found. BC Hydro and Hydro Quebec never let us down either. Electrify Canada and Ivy were pretty good but not perfect.

Imagine going to a gas pump and having a different price from day to day or station to station… not cents... like by 50-100% difference. Imagine if the gas pump just didn't work 10% of the time. Imagine if you had to phone customer support to fill your car?

These are all **WHOLLY AVOIDABLE** barriers that have been put up because Government has allowed the marketplace to figure out car charging on its own.

It will change out of necessity.

#EV #Canada #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #LateStageCapitalism #MarketForces #Regulation

This article (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/electric-car-charging-network-canada-marketplace-1.7094656 )
mirrors my experience in 2022 #EVCrossCanada from VI to PEI (chronicled here: https://chrisalemany.ca/2022/08/15/saving-co2-on-a-cross-country-ev-journey/ )

— in particular, some charging networks, like Petro Canada, are horrible. Some are much better. Flo is by far the most reliable across Canada that we found. BC Hydro and Hydro Quebec never let us down either. Electrify Canada and Ivy were pretty good but not perfect.

Imagine going to a gas pump and having a different price from day to day or station to station… not cents... like by 50-100% difference. Imagine if the gas pump just didn't work 10% of the time. Imagine if you had to phone customer support to fill your car?

These are all **WHOLLY AVOIDABLE** barriers that have been put up because Government has allowed the marketplace to figure out car charging on its own.

It will change out of necessity.

#EV #Canada #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #LateStageCapitalism #MarketForces #Regulation

This article (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/electric-car-charging-network-canada-marketplace-1.7094656 )
mirrors my experience in 2022 #EVCrossCanada from VI to PEI (chronicled here: https://chrisalemany.ca/2022/08/15/saving-co2-on-a-cross-country-ev-journey/ )

— in particular, some charging networks, like Petro Canada, are horrible. Some are much better. Flo is by far the most reliable across Canada that we found. BC Hydro and Hydro Quebec never let us down either. Electrify Canada and Ivy were pretty good but not perfect.

Imagine going to a gas pump and having a different price from day to day or station to station… not cents... like by 50-100% difference. Imagine if the gas pump just didn't work 10% of the time. Imagine if you had to phone customer support to fill your car?

These are all **WHOLLY AVOIDABLE** barriers that have been put up because Government has allowed the marketplace to figure out car charging on its own.

It will change out of necessity.

#EV #Canada #ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #LateStageCapitalism #MarketForces #Regulation

Asia is the battleground for resistance against dirty energy.

.> An international environmental group, Market Forces, revealed in 2017 that foreign governments and banks are financing the boom in coal-fired power in Asia. They do this through export credit agencies or development banks.

.> They aren’t the only ones, though. Developed Asian countries like Japan have made big investments in dirty energy. Low-income communities in developing countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, and Bangladesh are reeling from the impacts of these coal power plants...