Part of that is what our energy ecosystem should be linked to more permanently now, that there is an ongoing war in the Ukraine. Depending on where the access LNG is coming from that will enable europes energy transition, mid term.
So how about a riskier economic future worldwide?
01. März 2022
The argument made here relies on several factors that aren’t fixed. The speed and reliability of technological innovation, that isnt able to remain just iterative (the person in the video is talking about it as if it were fixed, or iterative).. The argument that peoples cultures and housing needs can be made more flexible. The argument, that moving people into rural areas where housing is less in demand to some extend also is good for the environment (urbanization usually is keeping energy usage low). And the argument that creating those shifts creates “economic opportunity for everyone” (who cant in principle rely on (non iterative) technological advancement), and not just early investors (with larger bundles of cash in the game).
So to craft a coherent picture out of this - one more aspect is added. “Work will be scarce in the future.” So higher minimal wages are paramount.
Not in my generation.
This is how you downplay a lost generation as part of a bigger picture.
Dont worry, you could always drive people into selling others cheaper forms of housing, or consumption reduction - thats what my generation is getting paid for. Thats what journalism partly is getting payed for (creation of that part of journalism to become a daily segment, while the economic development in those sectors isn’t that advanced yet - maybe, because comparatively journalism always is and was easy to finance).
So I’ll end with the ARTE concept of, europe could be such a nice and cosy place, with consumption reduction, cheap housing, when Boomers are gone (still, thats also not just plain sailing…), and maybe in a generation or two, the free energy infrastructure we are building up will be enough to establish base growth again.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
The Moscow Times supports suspending KYC
28. Februar 2022and braindrain initiatives.
Foremost, they [“better” international sanctions] would block the ruling elite while granting ordinary Russians expedited visas and even refugee status with the right to live and work in economically developed countries. They would provide support for the relocation of entrepreneurs and specialists, enabling hundreds of thousands of highly skilled and educated Russians to leave and stop paying taxes to this government.
What if Einstein and other Germany physicists had been prevented from leaving Germany? Which country would have built the atomic bomb in 1945?
The same principle applies to capital. Only about 100,000 families in Russia have savings of more than $1 million. More people than that attended rallies in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. These wealthy individuals are mostly staunch supporters of peace and good-neighborly relations between states. After all, their holdings depend on unrestricted air travel and freedom to cooperate across borders. Now, the owners of these Russian bank accounts are transferring their wealth abroad en masse and withdrawing cash in foreign currency, thereby demonstrating their fears and their desire to withdraw their capital before the Russian authorities gain control over it. Under no circumstances should the West restrict this capital flow: otherwise, that $100 billion in assets would remain at the Kremlin’s disposal.
Western countries should facilitate this capital flight by temporarily suspending the practice of KYC (know your client). Of course, everyone transferring funds would do so knowing that they would have to go through this procedure later and prove that the money was acquired legally.
Oh, and they like this:
If the EU and NATO really want to stop the aggressor and protect themselves from continued aggression, they can and should risk imposing significant restrictions on delivering payment for Russian oil and gas. Specifically, the West could transfer payments to special accounts from which Russia could only draw to pay for a limited range of imported goods. It could also limit the purchase price for Russian oil and gas by introducing a high excise tax; this would significantly reduce the flow of petrodollars to Russia, even from countries that have yet to join the sanctions.
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edit: Thats from an opinion piece, not editorial, but in times like these…
Uff…
27. Februar 2022In einem bemerkenswerten Interview mit der Nachrichtenagentur AP sagte Kiews Bürgermeister Vitali Klitschko heute, dass die Hauptstadt von russischen Truppen umzingelt sei, und keine Evakuierungen mehr möglich seien.
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“We are at the border of a humanitarian catastrophe,” he said. “Right now, we have electricity, right now we have water and heating in our houses. But the infrastructure is destroyed to deliver the food and medication.”
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edit: Vor vier Minuten:
Schweiz will EU bei Russland-Sanktionen folgen
Der Schweizer Bundespräsident Ignazio Cassis sagt, es sei sehr wahrscheinlich, dass sein Land morgen der EU folgen werde, Russland zu sanktionieren und russische Vermögenswerte einzufrieren. Die Schweiz ist unter anderem ein wichtiges Zentrum bei der Finanzierung von Rohstoffgeschäften.
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edit2:
Klitschko widerspricht sich selbst
Vor wenigen Stunden noch sagte Kiews Bürgermeister Vitali Klitschko, die Ukrainische Hauptstadt sei umzingelt von russischen Streitkräften, deshalb seien auch keine Evakuierungen möglich.Er dürfte sich versprochen haben, denn der Bild sagt er, Kiew sei nicht komplett eingekesselt: “Die ukrainische Armee kämpft hart in den Außenbezirken und die russische Armee hat viele Verluste.”
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OT bei bild:
„Kiew ist nicht komplett eingekesselt! Die ukrainische Armee kämpft hart in den Außenbezirken und die russische Armee hat viele Verluste. Was die Flucht von Zivilisten angeht: Solange es eine Ausgangssperre gibt, ist diese nicht möglich, weil niemand nach draußen kann.“
edit3: US Botschaft in der Ukraine am späten Sonntag:
US Embassy in Ukraine urges Americans to leave, warns of 30-hour wait at crowded border crossings
From CNN’s Mohammed Tawfeeq in LvivThe US Embassy in Ukraine said late Sunday that the security situation throughout the country “continues to be unpredictable, with active fighting inside many cities and other locations.”
“Conditions may deteriorate as military attacks by Russia continue in various parts of the country without any warning,” it added in a statement, urging Americans there to “depart now using privately available transportation options if it is safe to do so.”
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edit4: 28.02. 9:00:
In Kiew und anderen Städten sollten zudem Verteilungspunkte für Lebensmittel eingerichtet werden, teilte das ukrainische Ministerium für Infrastruktur mit. Demnach würden auch alle Ausgangs- und Zufahrtsstraßen von der Ukraine kontrolliert. Das ließ sich nicht unabhängig prüfen. Es werde außerdem an der Einrichtung sogenannter grüner Korridore gearbeitet, die nach Angaben des Ministeriums den Warenverkehr sicherstellen sollen.
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Man kontrolliere alle Zufahrtsstraßen, habe aber keine grünen Korridore für den Warenverkehr.
edit5: Die Russen finden grad auch, dass sich die Menschen auf den Weg machen sollten. Am Besten über die Autobahn Kiew-Wassilkow.
Russisches Verteidigungsministerium fordert Zivilisten zum Verlassen von Kiew auf
Das russische Verteidigungsministerium richtete unterdessen einen “Appell” an die Menschen in Kiew, die russische Nachrichtenagentur RIA meldet. Aktuell sei die Situation so, dass ukrainische Zivilistinnen und Zivilisten Kiew ungehindert verlassen könnten. Möglich sei dies entlang der Autobahn Kiew-Wassilkow. “Diese Richtung ist offen und sicher”, hieß es aus dem Ministerium.
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Garri Kasparow, what is Putins endgame?
27. Februar 2022There are things in this world…
Oh well - if it helps…
Oh but don’t fret, the german Handelsblatt has an interview as well! - click
edit: Kasparow on 02.03.2022 on Twitter:
PS To all officials and media: STOP CALLING PUTIN ‘PRESIDENT’! He’s a dictator. Words have power. He does not deserve a democratic title. Fuck your style guide. “Russian dictator Vladimir Putin”.
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