How will the economic relationships between upper- and lower-income countries influence the path of climate change? The seventh Yale Development Dialogue focused on how to manage natural capital in order to reverse environmental destruction.
However successful COP26 is claimed to be, in this paper Dieter Helm looks beyond the hype to the facts and, in particular, why the past 30 years of COP meetings have done little, if anything, to improve the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere.
To achieve net zero, carbon sequestration needs to be taken seriously, alongside reducing emissions. But to do this, we need a credible carbon offset valuation.
Trade has become an economic battleground in the retreat from globalisation. The US has made trade core to its foreign policy, mainly in respect of China, but also the EU and Russia. Trade sanctions are the weapon of choice in US global politics.
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has resulted in global lockdowns, sharply curtailing economic activity. It is a unique experiment with substantial impacts that will form the agenda for research.
The coronavirus virus has now taken centre stage, and climate change policy developments are being postponed. There will be inevitable delays for the EU’s package and for the 6th carbon budget in the UK, and COP26 too. In the circumstances...
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A discussion on how to ensure an energy transition that is inclusive and just for all Africans.
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