In 2025 was meer dan 17% van alle nieuw verkochte voertuigen in Europa full electric, met daarnaast nog eens 9% plug-in hybrides en 35% klassieke hybrides (zuiniger dan gewone wagens). Naarmate vervangratio toeneemt zal ook de verkoop van motorbrandstoffen geïmpacteerd worden.

This paper raises critical questions about (over)using public-debt-to-GDP as a measure of debt sustainability. Debt/GDP is at historic highs, but interest/GDP and debt/equity show flat or falling patterns. Better theory, smarter metrics and less focus on debt/GDP needed.

Ik heb het u eerder gemeld: de gasprijzen in de EU en Azië zijn vrijwel gelijk. De IEA laat het nu ook zien. Goedkoop gas is dus niet de verklaring voor de verplaatsing van industriële productie van Europa naar Azië. #grafiekvandedag (10 $/mmbtu is bijna 30 €ct/m3)

For quality of life, it is better to err on the side of being an optimist and wrong, rather than a pessimist and right

We hear it all the time: Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically. This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe But it's simply not true! Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵

Een groot deel van de Vlaamse welvaart is te danken aan internationale handel. We hebben net meer handelsakkoorden zoals Mercosur nodig, in plaats van die tegen te werken. Het aanhoudende protest tegen dit akkoord is grotendeels naast de kwestie https://t.co/gIh6C1VCl5

Swans have one of the coolest water landing techniques ever

Historical annual returns 1928-2025: Stocks +10.0% Gold +5.6% Bonds +4.5% Housing +4.2% Cash +3.4% https://t.co/it5DtSMXQo

In 1976, 92% of high school seniors said that they had consumed alcohol in their lives. In 2022, that was 53%. Smoking cigarettes went from 76% to 17% during the same time period. Marijuana use is down by 26 pts. Oh, and teen pregnancy is down 75% since the early 1990s.

Capitalism v Communism Evidence… you lose commies

De EU is vooral op dit platform niet populair. Er wordt louter gezeurd. Dat is vreemd, want de feiten wijzen uit dat het in de EU enorm goed gaat, zeker in vergelijk met landen buiten Europa. Neem nu deze vergelijking tussen Nederland en de VS. We zijn zoveel beter!

Uit welke roman haal ik deze prachtige zin?

@peter_mertens

Climate-related disaster deaths have declined 97.5% over the century (1920-2025) Richer, smarter, and more resilient societies reduce disaster deaths This swamps any potential climate signal Why not reported? Instead, media only delivers climate doom https://t.co/jjPohSdBXI

Luxury Apartments Are Bringing Rent Down in Some Big Cities “New building openings are bringing rents down as wealthy tenants trade up, forcing landlords to drop prices for older apartments.” @business

Leuk statistiekje. Nu hopen dat onze politici het oppikken

Living expenses in Germany vs USA

I'm obsessed with cognitive biases. A "cognitive bias" is a systematic error in thinking that destroys decision-making. 11 most powerful (and dangerous) cognitive biases I've found: 🧵 1. Survivorship Bias:

In 2005, Russian acrobat Anna Gosudareva performed with the Rodion Troupe at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. She became the first woman to successfully complete a quadruple somersault on the Russian bar. The troupe won the Gold Clown award for their act.

Actually that’s life under capitalism