Energy Policy: Conditions are ideal for a new climate club
Our latest piece in the academic journal Energy Policy...
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Towards a new global trade regime: reform of the WTO
Since she took office, the World Trade Organisation’s new Director-General operated amidst a pandemic. What challenges did the WTO face in this tumultuous geopolitical environment? My conversation with Ngozi Okonjo...
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How much investment do we need to reach net zero?
To become climate neutral by mid-century, the European Union and other major economies must substantially reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during this decade. The EU aims to reduce its emissions by 55 percent ...
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Increasing the global capacity for essential medical supplies: Europe remains key
Versions of this piece were originally published in Caixin, Capital.bg, El País, Il Sole 24 Ore, Le Grand Continent, Helsingin Sanomat Nikkei Veritas and Rzeczpospolita. The COVID-19 pandemic is nowhere near its end at a...
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A fitting plan for the European Green Deal?
On 14 July, the European Commission finally announced a large package of measures that will make the EU the first mover in the race limit global warming, with measures targeting all sectors in a deepening and broadening ...
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What should public spending look like?
Here’s what’s clear: public spending is on the rise. Public expenditure ratios have quadrupled since 1870, and increased even more in the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Is that good or bad? What does responsible public spendi...
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A global deal for our pandemic age
Report of the G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response The report can be downloaded here: www.pandemic-financing.org...
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The Conference on the Future of Europe: vehicle for reform versus forum for reflection?
The approach of the European Union’s institutions to the Conference on the Future of Europe is muddled, with risks for the outcome. The European Union after several delays opened the Conference on the Future of Eu...
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On Bloomberg previewing G-7 meeting
Bruegel Director Guntram Wolff speaks to Bloomberg’s Alix Steel and Guy Johnson about COVID-19, climate change, China and other topics he expects to be covered at the G-7 Meeting in Cornwall on “Bloomberg Mar...
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Inflation!? Germany, the euro area and the European Central Bank
my latest post is here:...
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