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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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March 26, 2013
Politics and Government
Hello (Welcome Back), Shinzo Abe: Prime Minister of Japan
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That old saying could be the motto of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who today marks the end of his third month in office. You see, he had this job…
August 9, 2007
China
The balance of financial terror, circa August 9, 2007
Back in early 2004, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers highlighted the emergence of what he termed the "balance of financial terror." China – and others – relied on the US for demand that t…
November 15, 2005
Economics
RGE Econoblog with Sebastian Mallaby
OK, not a true Wall Street Journal style Econoblog. But Sebastian Mallaby of the Washington Post noted my response to his October 31st column, and has agreed to allow me to publish our email exchan…
August 17, 2012
Fossil Fuels
Why Allowing Natural Gas Exports Is Probably Good for Climate Change
I argued in a New York Times op-ed yesterday that the United States should allow LNG exports while guarding against downside risks to the local environment and low-income consumers. Joe Romm at the C…
May 1, 2005
China
Will China get hit by the cover jinx?
It is a bit hard to start shorting the renminbi (RMB/ the Chinese currency) just because China has now made its appearance on the cover of Newsweek. It is hard to short something that has yet to be …