Clément Fontan

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Central banking & infrastructural finance geek.
Professor in EU political economy at UcLouvain
Clément FontanJan 10, 2024
About (2024)
Clément FontanDec 31, 2023
Playmobil prépare les enfants à bruler la planete en devenant des digital nomads au Costa Rica mais de manière soutenable et avec des panneaux solaires
Clément FontanNov 24, 2023
André Vatter | @avatterNov 23, 2023
"This means that for every $1,000 that the academic community spends on publishing in Elsevier, about $400 go into the pockets of its shareholders." https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-11-21/scientists-paid-large-publishers-over-1-billion-in-four-years-to-have-their-studies-published-with-open-access.html
Scientists paid large publishers over $1 billion in four years to have their studies published with open access

A study reveals that academic megajournals ‘Scientific Reports’ and ‘Nature Communications’ have cornered the market

EL PAÍS English
Clément FontanNov 10, 2023
Christian ChavagneuxNov 10, 2023
Est-ce que les banques qui communiquent sur les risques du réchauffement climatique sont aussi celles qui réduisent leurs prêts aux activités polluantes ? La BRI répond.
https://www.bis.org/publ/work1143.htm
Do banks practice what they preach? Brown lending and environmental disclosure in the euro area

This study examines whether the level of environmental disclosure in banks' financial reports matches less brown lending portfolios. Using granular credit register data and detailed information on firm-level greenhouse gas emission intensities, we find a negative relationship between environmental disclosure and brown lending.

Clément FontanOct 31, 2023

'Oui, nous avons fait brûler la planète mais nous avons su préserver la crédibilité anti inflationniste des banques centrales, ce qui a permis aux anticipations sur l"évolution des prix de rester arrimées à notre objectif de moyen et long terme".

Ou quand la réaction des banques centrales à l'inflation mine la transition énergétique.

https://www.ft.com/content/00e8af58-f2b4-4d91-9c6e-bd2045c22c20

The struggles of the offshore wind industry

Governments around the world have set ambitious targets to tackle climate change, but developers say power prices will have to rise to pay for it

Financial Times
Clément FontanOct 31, 2023
Emmanuel Mourlon-DruolOct 31, 2023
Do you work on the history of European cooperation/integration in the 20th century and want feedback on your work-in-progress?
Then the Alcide de Gasperi Seminar Series is for you! Apply here for a visit in 2024. Deadline 15 November⬇️
Clément FontanOct 27, 2023
Clément FontanOct 18, 2023
Le panneau sur la colonisation dans le parc de miniatures "mini europe" à Bruxelles est bien flippant. Quelle honte
Clément FontanOct 18, 2023
Le panneau sur la colonisation dans le parc de miniatures "mini europe" à Bruxelles est bien flippant. Quelle honte
Clément FontanOct 13, 2023
Bruno AmableOct 13, 2023
Job opening at the university of Geneva.
Maître assistant at 100% - Department of History, Economics and Society
Clément FontanOct 12, 2023
DE manière très surprenante (non), on apprend ici que les questions de distribution, qui gagne qui perd, sont plus importantes pour expliquer la lenteur de la transition environnementale que les dilemmes d'action collective. Critical political economy trumps rational choice modelling, always!