Rewiring trade for a warming world
The challenge for policymakers is to build rules that function amid disagreement in a divided world. Dennis Snower discusses how COP30 can turn climate goals into trade rules
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Sustainable development
Rising to the challenge
Money isn’t flowing to the most impactful circular solutions: we’re funding waste management over waste prevention. Ana Birliga Sutherland and Marvin Nusseck say if we’re serious about building a resilient circular economy, financial systems must rise to the challenge
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Climate change and conflict
Climate is increasingly linked to human conflict. Marshall Burke, Solomon Hsiang and Edward Miguel consider the literature and argue for policies like a robust social safety net and political inclusion to ensure a more peaceful future
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The trade and industrial nexus
The climate crisis is a global emergency. Trade policy has long been a driver of an unfettered economic globalisation and Isabelle Brachet argues for a new approach
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Sustainable finance: from ‘eureka!’ to action
Climate and nature-related risks are significant financial risks. Frank Elderson argues that they therefore fall within the respective mandates of central banks and supervisors – to preserve price stability and ensure the safety and soundness of banks
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From shadows to sunrise
How to overcome the middle-income trap. Ufuk Akcigit and Somik Lall argue that governments must cultivate skilled talent while tempering the traditional reliance on cheap energy as a cornerstone of rapid development
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Assessing degrowth
Many have postulated degrowth as a strategy to confront environmental and social problems. Ivan Savin and Jeroen van den Bergh review the content, data, and methods and conclude that most studies are opinions rather than analysis
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The Global South and the circular economy
Debt relief is needed to promote circular economy initiatives in the Global South. Megan Murdie, Ana Birliga Sutherland and Marvin Nusseck discuss how debt relief can be transformative
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The contribution of capital flows to sustainable growth in emerging markets
Lesetja Kganyago argues that capital flows should be welcomed, and we should control risks and nurture institutions that can deliver productive investment choices
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If we want to achieve the SDGs, we need to rethink leadership
The SDGs challenge conventional approaches to leadership. Willem Fourie rethinks the heroic bias in leadership
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