The Paris Approach to Global Governance
Original Source: Project Syndicate WASHINGTON, DC – As a former president of the American Society of International Law, I should bemoan the recent Paris agreement on climate change as a failure. By the...
View ArticleFeeding a Flawed Society
Original Source: Project Syndicate STANFORD/BERKELEY – Virtually everyone in the scientific community agrees that ensuring sufficient food supplies for a surging human population, which is set to grow...
View ArticleFacing Up to Climate Reality
Original Source: Project Syndicate LONDON – Last year, three facts about climate change became clear: Achieving a low-carbon economy is essential; new technologies make that goal attainable at an...
View ArticleExtreme Weather and Global Growth
Original Source: Project Syndicate CAMBRIDGE – Until recently, the usual thinking among macroeconomists has been that short-term weather fluctuations don’t matter much for economic activity....
View ArticleThe Right Incentives for a Low-Carbon Future
Original Source: Project Syndicate BERLIN – The climate agreement that world leaders reached in Paris last month has been widely celebrated for establishing the ambitious target of limiting the...
View ArticleThe Secret Sex Lives of Crop Plants
Original Source: Project Syndicate ABERYSTWYTH – Scientists estimate that there are more than 400,000 species of plants on earth, at least half of which are edible for humans. Indeed, it is entirely...
View ArticleLeadership for Sustainability
Original Source: Project Syndicate DAVOS – Last year was one in which the United Nations proved, in the words of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, its ability “to deliver hope and healing to the world.”...
View ArticleWhy Africa Needs Fossil Fuels
Original Source: Project Syndicate SANTIAGO – Africa is the world’s most “renewable” continent when it comes to energy. In the rich world, renewables account for less than a tenth of total energy...
View ArticleEngineering an Energy Miracle
Original Source: Project Syndicate VILNIUS – Looking back at the last decade in energy and climate policy evokes mixed feelings. Progress toward a more sustainable economy has been alarmingly slow. But...
View ArticleHomegrown Energy Security for Europe
Original Source: Project Syndicate COPENHAGEN – The European Union is highly dependent on foreign oil. For every 100 liters consumed within the EU, 90 are imported. Meanwhile, domestic oil production...
View ArticleIs Oil Becoming Stranded?
Original Source: Project Syndicate LONDON – The conventional wisdom regarding the recent plunge in the price of oil is that we are seeing a repeat of the 1985-1986 collapse, when Saudi Arabia ramped up...
View ArticleSolidarity With Sharks
Original Source: Project Syndicate SAN JOSE – It has long been said that we know more about the Moon than we do about the oceans. After all, 12 people have walked on the surface of the Moon, but only...
View ArticleWhen is Fighting Corruption Worth It?
Original Source: Project Syndicate COPENHAGEN – Some $1 trillion was lost to corruption last year. This is money that was not available for expanding health care, broadening access to education,...
View ArticleChina’s Thirst Threat
Original Source: Project Syndicate HONG KONG – When identifying threats to Himalayan ecosystems, China stands out. For years, the People’s Republic has been engaged in frenzied damming of rivers and...
View ArticleRenewable Energy and Middle East Economic Renewal
Original Source: Project Syndicate FEZ – The global oil-price bust has devastated economies across the Middle East and North Africa. Having seen severe price declines in the past, many leaders in the...
View ArticleA Year of Ocean Regeneration
Original Source: Project Syndicate OXFORD – The importance of the world’s ocean cannot be overstated. They supply 50% of the oxygen we breathe, feed billions of people, and provide livelihoods for...
View ArticleInfrastructure for a Sustainable Future
Original Source: Project Syndicate WASHINGTON, DC – Infrastructure is a powerful driver of economic growth and inclusive development, capable of boosting aggregate demand today and laying the...
View ArticleInfrastructure for a Sustainable Future
Original Source: Project Syndicate WASHINGTON, DC – Infrastructure is a powerful driver of economic growth and inclusive development, capable of boosting aggregate demand today and laying the...
View ArticleEmpty Promises and Dead Children
Original Source: Project Syndicate LONDON – Buried among the 169 targets contained in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – adopted by the United Nations last September amid a blaze of glitzy...
View ArticleA State-Powered Green Revolution
Original Source: Project Syndicate LONDON – Discussions about building a green future tend to focus on the need to improve the generation of energy from renewable sources. But that is just the first...
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