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The correct response to Beijing's EV subsidies
Oped, Gernot Wagner & Shang-Jin Wei, Published on 09/04/2024
» US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's nearly weeklong visit to China, now underway, will most likely focus on US concerns about Chinese subsidies to producers of electric vehicles and other clean-tech goods.
World needs Ukraine to prevail
Oped, Dmytro Kuleba & Josep Borrell, Published on 27/02/2024
» On Feb 24, 2022, when Russia marched hundreds of thousands of troops into Ukraine, marked the beginning of a major geopolitical earthquake. For two years, Europe has been living with the grim reality of the continent's largest war of aggression since World War II, and with widespread, horrifying atrocities.
East beats West
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/12/2023
» Re: "How to assess COP28's outcome", (Opinion, Dec 20).
How to assess COP28's outcome
Oped, Gernot Wagner, Published on 20/12/2023
» #Actionism". That word greeted arriving passengers at Dubai International Airport, the port of entry for the vast majority of the 100,000 or so climate negotiators, activists, industry lobbyists, and others attending this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference and the events around it.
How China can save the world -- as well as itself
Oped, Gernot Wagner & Conor Walsh, Published on 11/11/2023
» China's model of economic growth has been a resounding success. With its focus on export promotion, capital investment, and technological catch-up, it has lifted some 800 million people out of poverty over the past 40 years.
Understanding the mindset of green growth
Oped, Gernot Wagner, Published on 10/10/2023
» Everyone needs a foil, and for many who are focused on climate and sustainability, economic growth -- capitalism -- is a convenient target. This is understandable. Economic expansion is the quintessential capitalist imperative, but infinite material growth on a finite planet is physically impossible. Hence the rise of "degrowth", "agrowth", "post-growth", and other concepts that have emerged to underpin seemingly sophisticated criticisms of the "standard" economic model.
A political stunt?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/08/2023
» Re: "10,000 Buddhist monks in Hat Yai for mass alms offerings", (BP, Aug 20).
What the climate fight is really about
Oped, Gernot Wagner, Published on 02/08/2023
» Climate change is no longer a future problem. It is here, and the effects are all around. Worse, today's extreme weather events are just a preview of the pain that awaits humanity in the coming decades, almost regardless of how fast we manage to decarbonise the economy this year or next.
Sahel coups are just another 'Great Game'
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 01/08/2023
» If you are a democratically elected leader in one of Africa's Sahel countries -- let's say, Niger -- and you suspect that the army is plotting to overthrow you, what's the best countermeasure? Should you:
Why won't Putin go to South Africa?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 27/07/2023
» Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he won't be going to South Africa for next month's summit of the Brics countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), although all the other leaders will be there. In fact, another couple of dozen national leaders who want to join the club will also be there. Why is Mr Putin staying away?