For those who are interested in public law, a very interesting paper by Dean Knight summarising the various court cases over the Covid-19 response. It details in which areas the Government won judicial reviews, and in which areas they lost. The TLDR version is: Hopefully we will not go through another pandemic anytime soon.
Where did the Government get the law right and wrong with the Covid-19 response?
Where did the Government get the law right and wrong with the Covid-19 response?
10 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of natural disasters, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: economics of pandemics
How we know that the sun changes climate (II). The present
06 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in econometerics, economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
by Javier Vinós Part 2 of a 3-part series. Part I is here. The effect of the Sun on climate has been debated for 200 years. The basic problem is that when we study the past, we observe strong climatic changes associated with prolonged periods of low solar activity, but when we observe the present, […]
How we know that the sun changes climate (II). The present
Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought–Guardian
18 May 2024 Leave a comment
in econometerics, economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism
By Paul Homewood Today’s bilge from the Guardian: The economic damage wrought by climate change is six times worse than previously thought, with global heating set to shrink wealth at a rate consistent with the level of financial losses of a continuing permanent war, research has found. A 1C increase in […]
Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought–Guardian
Is Climate Change to Blame for Natural Disasters? The Science and Politics of Extreme Weather
25 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
How NZ and Taiwan differ in disaster preparedness
06 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of natural disasters, politics - New Zealand Tags: Taiwan
Peter Dunne writes – Taiwan and New Zealand are two small island states with much in common. Both are vibrant, independent democracies, living in the shadow of an overbearing neighbour. (Admittedly, Taiwan’s overbearing neighbour has far more aggressive tendencies than our at-times overbearing neighbour!) There is a strong free trade agreement between the two countries […]
How NZ and Taiwan differ in disaster preparedness
Is Iceland entering a new volcanic era?
12 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of natural disasters Tags: Iceland
Scientists think there’s some evidence of a centuries-long periodic pattern or cycle, but aren’t sure what it is or what determines the length of it. The graphic shows the most recent two of the five marked phases are west of the earlier ones, plus some apparent north-east to south-west alignments, but otherwise it’s open to […]
Is Iceland entering a new volcanic era?
Talking Climate, Disasters, Media and More with Roger Pielke, Jr.
26 Jan 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming
‘Time’s finally up’: Impending Iceland eruption is part of centuries-long volcanic pulse
16 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of natural disasters
The headline obviously raises the question of the origin of such a pulse and of its suggested frequency. On the other hand a damp squib (from a spectator point of view) can’t be ruled out entirely at this stage, although some of the cracks already appearing on the surface do look quite large and other […]
‘Time’s finally up’: Impending Iceland eruption is part of centuries-long volcanic pulse
“There Is A Design Problem In Climate Policy” Featuring Dr. Roger Pielke Jr.
05 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economic growth, economics of natural disasters, macroeconomics
On Wednesday in Denver, we had the pleasure of joining Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. (UC Boulder) and Chris Wright, CEO and Chairman of Liberty Energy for a live discussion as part of Liberty Energy’s “Liberty and Energy” Presentation Series. Roger is a Professor in the Environmental Studies department at the University of Colorado Boulder and […]
“There Is A Design Problem In Climate Policy” Featuring Dr. Roger Pielke Jr.
The disastrous redesign of Pakistan’s rivers
06 Mar 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, economics of natural disasters, growth disasters Tags: Pakistan
How these buildings made Turkey-Syria’s earthquake so deadly
16 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of crime, economics of natural disasters, economics of regulation, law and economics Tags: Turkey
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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