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Tag: Economic Policy

Commitment To Post-Pandemic ‘Green’ Recovery Falling Short, UN-Backed Study Finds

03/13/2021 Don Wallace

Countries have fallen short in their commitments to build back better after the COVID-19 pandemic, with just 18 per cent of…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Covid-19, Economic Policy

Climate Crisis: Is It Time To Ditch Economic Growth?

10/02/2020 Don Wallace

“The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fifth Assessment, have 116 mitigation scenarios with a chance of staying below the…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Economic Policy

The Climate Case Against Decoupling

09/16/2020 Don Wallace

Severing U.S.-Chinese Links Would Make It Impossible To Save The Environment Without taking into account the risks posed by catastrophic,…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: China, Economic Policy

Climate Change Poses ‘Systemic Threat’ To The Economy, Big Investors Warn

07/21/2020 Don Wallace

Financial regulators should act to avoid economic disaster, according to a letter from pension funds and other investors representing almost…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Economic Policy, Finance

What Will Power The Post-Pandemic Global Economic Recovery?

06/27/2020 Don Wallace

As governments try to kick-start their economies, the UN is calling for recovery plans to be built around low-carbon technologies,…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Disease, Economic Policy, Renewables

The Federal Reserve Is Accelerating the Climate Crisis

05/01/2020 Don Wallace

“Climate change,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told the Joint Economic Committee last November, “is an important issue but not principally for…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Disease, Economic Policy, Oil Industry

Climate Crisis: Failure To Hit Paris Agreement Goals ‘Could Cost World $600 Trillion’

04/16/2020 Don Wallace

The failure of nations to limit global temperatures from rising over 1.5C warmer than they were in the pre-industrial era…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Economic Policy, Paris

Fighting Climate Change Would Boost Economy, Study Finds

Don Wallace

One of the main arguments against taking action on climate change has always been that it’s too expensive. But new research finds…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Economic Policy, Paris

Coronavirus Outbreak Causes Decline In China Greenhouse Gas Emissions

03/08/2020 Don Wallace

Experts say greenhouse gas emissions in China, the world’s largest current contributor to climate change, are down 25 per cent in…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Economic Policy, Greenhouse Gasses

Will Big Business Finally Reckon With The Climate Crisis?

02/05/2020 Don Wallace

A new report, co-authored by a combination of McKinsey consultants and scientists from the Woods Hole Research Center, describes how…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Economic Policy, Finance, Industry

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