Mitigating climate policy costs
Davide Furceri, Michael Ganslmeier and Jonathan Ostry argue that climate policies must be calibrated carefully if they are to be accepted by the public and thus not hurt politicians’ electoral chances
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Making industrial policy work
The decarbonisation of the automotive industry is creating a skills shortage. Conor McCaffrey and Niclas Poitiers argue for EU member states to allow the EU to get more involved in skill policies
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Europe’s under-the-radar industrial policy: intervention in electricity pricing
Ben McWilliams, Giovanni Sgaravatti, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann outline the trade-offs European governments must confront to meet the challenge of decarbonising their countries’ economies
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What is a just transition and how does it affect the financial sector?
The move to a net zero future entails profound changes for societies and economies. Ivana Popovic, Alexandre Köberle and Michael Wilkins discuss a just transition with a particular focus on the financial sector
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Looking at the opportunities – on the way to a sustainable economy
Sabine Mauderer argues that reducing uncertainty about climate change will help us to embrace the opportunities of the green transition
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Answering the call of history
In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen outlines the main priorities and flagship initiatives for the year to come, building on the EU’s successes and achievements of the past
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Rebooting the EUs Net Zero Industry Act
Simone Tagliapietra, Reinhilde Veugelers and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that the EU should reboot the proposal and refocus its objectives, improve its governance and add financial incentives to ensure implementation
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Limiting climate change requires rechannelling of SDRs to MDBs
Dirk Schoenmaker and Rens van Tilburg argue that closing the climate investment gap can bring down the high cost of climate finance to acceptable levels
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Tax for climate finance should start with shipping
Pascal Saint-Amans argues that emissions from international shipping are the most realistic target for taxes to pay for climate spending in developing countries
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Climate risk stress tests underestimate financial sector losses
Henk Jan Reinders, Dirk Schoenmaker and Mathijs Van Dijk review current climate risk stress test methods and identify new approaches
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