Economic development, carbon emissions and climate policies
If economic activity is considered the primary driver of climate change through emissions of carbon dioxide, then supporting economic growth and fighting emissions would appear
No green growth without innovation
The ‘green growth’ debate is taking place in an oversimplified setting, largely disregarding the innovation factor. Technologies to mitigate climate change are being treated as
Adjusting productivity for carbon emissions: A new perspective on the growth slowdown
Productivity growth has been lacklustre over the past 20 years in most advanced economies. But standard productivity measures ignore the progress that some economies have
Climate change, firms, and aggregate productivity
Policy debates around climate change frequently focus on the trade-off between the near-term costs of reducing carbon emissions and the long-term benefits of mitigating climate
European export finance needs a reboot
Different options of what a European architecture for ECAs could look like, and how they could be leveraged to serve European public goods. Export credit
US seeks to weaken global development finance efforts, UN document shows
The United States is seeking to weaken a global deal aimed at helping developing countries struggling with the impacts of climate change and other issues,
The economics of climate adaptation: From academic insights to effective policy
Adapting to climate change – finding ways to prevent the harshest effects or deal with crises when they occur – is a first-order issue. But
