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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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October 18, 2011
Fossil Fuels
Can Rick Perry Create 1.2 Million Energy Jobs? Part II
My earlier post regarding Rick Perry’s energy plan appears to have attracted some attention. I want to follow up on one important point. First a recap of what I wrote: “The numbers that Perry and R…
June 27, 2013
United States
The World Next Week: Books to Read This Summer
The World Next Week podcast is up. This week, Bob McMahon and I took a break from our regular discussion of next week’s news to kick off the summer with some reading recommendations. Bob and I beg…
April 27, 2007
United States
US slumps, trade deficit doesn’t shrink …
The reasons why the US slowdown -- led by a fall in investment -- didn't lead to an improvement in the trade balance in the first quarter aren't that hard to find. Consumption growth was actually v…
December 4, 2014
Global
Noncommunicable Diseases in Developing Countries Emerging As a Global Health Crisis, Warns CFR Task Force
Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing faster, in younger people, and with worse outcomes than in wealt…
September 28, 2008
Monetary Policy
It is (almost) official: the quiet bailout is roughly equal in size to the US current account deficit
It is hard to focus on a routine, backward looking data release amid the most profound financial crisis the US has experienced in a long-time -- a crisis that in its own way will likely rank among t…
