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Gearing up for a low-carbon future
News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 08/10/2015
» In May 1961, President John F Kennedy stirred America and the world with these words: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." Just eight years later, Nasa did just that -- with astounding benefits for science, technology and the world economy.
In the sochi ERA, Russia thrives
News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 23/02/2014
» The Winter Olympics in Sochi are the first to be hosted by Russia since the Cold War-era Moscow Summer Games in 1980. Obviously, much has changed politically in the interim. But today's Games create an opportune moment to look back at Russia's recent economic history _ and to peer forward.