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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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December 20, 2012
United States
Middle East Matters’ Ten Most Significant Developments of 2012
Here it is: the second annual Middle East Matters year-end roundup listing the ten most significant Middle East developments of 2012. Since this blog focuses on the interplay between U.S. policy and …
April 13, 2006
Financial Markets
Abridged Roubini on oil at $70 — and not-so-abridged Setser on Petrodollars
A condensed version of Dr. Roubini's latest post:"I was wrong about the impact of $40 oil, but I'll be right about the impact of $70 oil."I know Dr. Roubini was wrong about the impact of $40 oil beca…
April 28, 2006
Why does China have a looser monetary policy than the United States?
We know why the global economy grew strongly in the first quarter. Nothing changed. Or rather, the basic pattern that has driven global growth for the past few years intensified.The US continued t…
April 12, 2006
United States
Watch for imports to surge in March
China's March trade surplus topped $11b - and its goods exports were a very impressive $78 billion. China February surplus was about $2.5 billion, and its exports only 54.1 billion. China had an im…
July 15, 2015
Technology and Innovation
Five Things I Learned About the Future of Solar Power and the Electricity Grid
Nestled in the foothills of the Rockies in Golden, Colorado, the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was established in 1977 to help bring new energy technologies to mark…
