# podcast

A green fiscal pact

How can the European Union increase green public investment while consolidating budget deficits? Past crises and consolidation episodes have resulted in major public investment cuts. However, in order to meet the Europea...

7th October 2021 by Guntram Wolff 52 views

# Interviews

Bloomberg Green: Germany election special

My interview on Bloomberg green...

4th October 2021 by Bloomberg Green 52 views

# Blog, Interviews

Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?

The ultimate answer to the question on whether climate change can be tackled without ditching economic growth depends on our willingness to step up climate action massively. This piece originally appeared in Corriere del...

27th September 2021 by Klaas Lenaerts, Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram Wolff 493 views

# Blog

German elections: seizing the moral and economic opportunity of global health security

This blog is part of a series by CGD and partnering institutions from Germany focused on presenting specific policy proposals for the next German government’s leadership on global development issues. The COVID-19 pandemi...

25th September 2021 by Amanda Glassman, Guntram Wolff 283 views

# Blog

Germany’s foreign economic policy: four essential steps

Germany and the EU need to develop a strong and proactive agenda to manage foreign economic relations, which are essential for German and European prosperity. Germany’s foreign economic policy has barely got a mention in...

23rd September 2021 by Guntram Wolff 179 views

# Publications

Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?

Higher levels of economic activity tend to go hand-in-hand with additional energy use and consumption of natural resources. As fossil fuels still account for 80 percent of the global energy mix, energy consumption remain...

17th September 2021 by Klaas Lenaerts, Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram Wolff 214 views

# Interviews

Press coverage on our Green Fiscal Pact

a number of outlets covered our piece either with articles or interviews Reuters Financial Times Politico newsletter Corriere della Sera Les Echos Handelsblatt Spiegel Börsenzeitung ARD radio ORF radio, ORF TV EFE...

10th September 2021 by Guntram Wolff 97 views

# Publications

A green fiscal pact: climate investment in times of budget consolidation

Paper prepared for the informal ECOFIN meeting of EU finance ministers and central bank governors in Ljubljana on 10/11 September 2021. Paper is available here...

10th September 2021 by Zsolt Darvas, Guntram Wolff 218 views

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# Publications

Energy Policy: Conditions are ideal for a new climate club

Our latest piece in the academic journal Energy Policy...

9th September 2021 by Simone Tagliapietra, Guntram Wolff 157 views

# Interviews

Bloomberg interview on key topics around Bruegel’s annual meeting #BAM21

I had a chance to sit Anna Edwards and Tom Mackenzie on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.” to discuss some of the key topics covered in Bruegel’s annual meeting...

4th September 2021 by Guntram Wolff 93 views