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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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May 4, 2016
Energy and Environment
Beyond Climate Confusion: Why Both Energy Innovation and Deployment Matter
I have a new essay in the May/June issue of Foreign Affairs—“The Clean Energy Revolution: Fighting Climate Change with Innovation”—which I co-authored with Teryn Norris, a former advisor at the Depar…
August 29, 2006
Economics
Wages, Walmart and the debate about the Global Economy -
Both the Financial Times (Krishna Guha) and the Wall Street Journal (Greg Ip) ran articles summarizing the papers presented at Jackson Hole. I liked Guha’s summary more than Ip’s summary, largely b…
November 5, 2010
Energy and Climate Policy
Cap-and-Trade Didn’t Kill the Dems
There’s been a lot of back and forth about whether cap-and-trade hurt the Democrats this past Tuesday. It’s mostly spin, with people focusing on whatever results they think bolster their case. But th…
March 22, 2013
Trade
Environmental Security Goes Mainstream: Natural Resources and National Interests
Not long ago, concerns about environmental degradation were marginal in U.S. national security deliberations. What a difference climate change has made. Foreign policy officials and experts are start…
November 23, 2015
Technology and Innovation
Lessons in Cleantech Success from Scandinavia (Pt. 1): The Puzzle
This post is co-written by Ben Armstrong and Varun Sivaram. Ben is a Ph.D. Candidate at MIT focused on Political Economy and a researcher at the MIT Governance Lab. A global race is underway to domi…
