The manufacturing jobs boom that isn’t
Niclas Poitiers argues that the US Inflation Reduction Act shows that massive subsidies are not leading to massive manufacturing job creation
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Explore commentary on climate and energy policy and the financial policies required in the transition to a green economy
Limiting climate change requires rechannelling of SDRs to MDBs
Dirk Schoenmaker and Rens van Tilburg argue that closing the climate investment gap can bring down the high cost of climate finance to acceptable levels
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The economic effects of carbon pricing
Carbon pricing policies are critical tools to mitigate the effects of climate change. Diego Känzig and Maximilian Konradt examine the impact of European carbon pricing policies, contrasting the common carbon market with national carbon taxes
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The EU must stop carbon leakage at the border to become climate neutral
The EU is committed to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Justus Böning, Virginia di Nino and Till Folger argue that to meet this aim carbon leakage at the border must be stopped
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Carbon trade-offs: how firms respond to emissions controls
Regulatory efforts to control carbon emissions are intensifying around the world. Maria Cecilia Bustamante and Francesca Zucchi examine the effects of carbon pricing mechanisms on businesses
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Investors searching for climatic safety
Weather-related disasters are increasing in frequency and intensity. Fabrizio Ferriani, Andrea Gazzani and Filippo Natoli investigate whether these events can shape international investors’ portfolio flows
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Tax for climate finance should start with shipping
Pascal Saint-Amans argues that emissions from international shipping are the most realistic target for taxes to pay for climate spending in developing countries
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Climate risk stress tests underestimate financial sector losses
Henk Jan Reinders, Dirk Schoenmaker and Mathijs Van Dijk review current climate risk stress test methods and identify new approaches
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Rebooting the EUs Net Zero Industry Act
Simone Tagliapietra, Reinhilde Veugelers and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that the EU should reboot the proposal and refocus its objectives, improve its governance and add financial incentives to ensure implementation
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Fostering a sustainable digital transformation
Abeliansky et al discuss the two side effects of automation – increased inequality and a rise in carbon emissions – and propose a policy response to deal with both problems
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