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The EU is exporting carbon pricing through trade

Can trade policy drive global climate action? Maximilian Fuchs and Camille Reverdy write that early experience of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism shows trade can spread carbon pricing, but lower-income partners need support

  

Preparing Europe for digital finance

A new phase of digital finance is taking shape, says Piero Cipollone. The ECB aims to achieve an integrated European market for digital assets, with safe central bank money as the backbone of the system

    

Nature in decline, economy on the line

Nature is the economy’s life support system, and it is under strain. Frank Elderson calls for stronger global cooperation to tackle nature related financial risks

  

Five reasons why attacking the EU carbon market is economic self-sabotage

The ETS is the EU’s key climate policy instrument. Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann write that when discussing the emissions trading system policymakers should remember five risks of undermining the system

   

Better regulation in the EU needs a fresh start

A solid EU better regulation framework is undermined by gaps in coverage and quality, making consistent application and stronger oversight essential. Anne Bucher and Elizabeth Golberg discuss steps that could be taken to overcome these weaknesses

    

Building a new Western century

For the last year there has been turbulence in the US-EU partnership. Marco Rubio argues that the new alliance should focus on advancing mutual interests and new frontiers, unshackling ingenuity, creativity, and the dynamic spirit to build a new Western century