How Xi Just Saved the World
September 25, 2020
In a little-noticed speech this week, China permanently changed the global fight against climate change. China will scale up its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions by
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Climate Political Economy
Carbon pricing and the exit from fossil fuels
July 6, 2020
Adam Tooze argues the European Green Deal and young Europeans’ activism are fostering a virtuous circle favouring more rapid decarbonisation. In the 1980s the dawning
COVID: First Economic Crisis of the Anthropocene
May 7, 2020
In the spring of 2020 the streets of the major commercial capitals of the world from Lagos to Shanghai, London, and New York were eerily
Politics for the end of the world
April 1, 2020
History right now shifts with dizzying speed. Anatol Lieven’s new book is about climate change and the nation state. Lieven wants us to think about
NYU Abu Dhabi: Green New Deal Twentieth Century Shadows on Climate Crisis
February 5, 2020
The climate crisis is the greatest challenge of the 21st century, but Western politics continues to approach it through the lens of 20th-century history. References
Davos prioritises environment as activists invest hope in greener finance
January 21, 2020
“Our house is on fire,” Greta Thunberg told delegates at the World Economic Forum last January. In the months that followed, “Greta” became the uncompromising
The Fierce Urgency of COP26
January 20, 2020
There are turning points in history. Moments that matter. Moments that mark beginnings and ends. As Martin Luther King reminded us “There is such a
How Climate Change has Supercharged the Left
January 15, 2020
The climate emergency is stirring radical politics across the world. Most notably, the left wings of both the Democratic Party in the United States and
How Britain beat Germany in the race for green energy
December 9, 2019
In the UK there is now considerable euphoria around decarbonisation. This is, to say the least, a surprise. In the 19th century Britain led the
Germany Chooses Economic Nostalgia Over Saving the Planet
October 31, 2019
When Kristalina Georgieva had to choose a panel for her debut as managing director of the International Monetary Fund at the organization’s fall meeting, the
Grosse Koaltion, Small Klimapaket
September 30, 2019
In Germany Friday September 20th 2019 was billed as the moment at which Angela Merkel’s Grosse Koalition would reclaim leadership in climate politics. There was
Hurricane in the Bahamas is a harbinger of our future
September 3, 2019
For the government of the Bahamas, the devastating hurricane that struck the Abaco Islands is a national emergency. Around the world it has unleashed a
Why Central Banks Need to Step Up on Climate Change
July 20, 2019
In October 2012, the global financial system got its first taste of the effects of climate change when Hurricane Sandy roared through lower Manhattan, shutting
Europe’s Coal Problem
June 10, 2019
The European Union likes to pose as a leader on environmental politics, but when it comes to climate policy Europe has a skeleton in its
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