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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The manufacturing jobs boom that isn’t
Niclas Poitiers argues that the US Inflation Reduction Act shows that massive subsidies are not leading to massive manufacturing job creation
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Digital trade is good for growth: can it also solve our ESG challenges?
Digital trade is good for growth. Pamela Mar argues that digitalising trade could enable SMEs to a be future ready, environmentally, and socially conscious businesses
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The economic effects of carbon pricing
Carbon pricing policies are critical tools to mitigate the effects of climate change. Diego Känzig and Maximilian Konradt examine the impact of European carbon pricing policies, contrasting the common carbon market with national carbon taxes
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Impact of CBAMs on the Indian metals sector
Developing countries believe CBAM is a trade-restrictive policy. Nikhil Joshi and Geethanjali Nataraj consider CBAMs and the impact on Indian manufacturers
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