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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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June 19, 2006
China
Paging Edward Hugh: Demographics do not explain the recent rise in Chinese savings
Louis Kuijs’ latest analysis seems to suggest – based on my reading -- that three common perceptions of China are more myth than reality. Myth one: foreign direct investment has been a big …
August 18, 2011
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Guest Post: Bollyky on Tobacco and Trade
Jagdish, a thirty-two-year-old daily wage laborer, smokes a cigarette while working at a timber market in Mumbai on June 7, 2011. (Danish Siddiqui/courtesy Reuters) President Obama…
August 1, 2009
China
China linkfest
Qing Wang of Morgan Stanley: "Given China’s high national savings rate, from the perspective of the economy as a whole, there are only three forms in which China can deploy its savings: 1) onshore p…
February 6, 2006
China
China reserve watch
I often launch into rants triggered by statements about China's reserve growth - and about hot money flows - that seem to be based entirely on the reported increase on China's reserves. My beef? Chi…
October 31, 2012
China
Why Haven’t Chinese Leaders Acted Decisively to Reduce Tobacco Use?
In mid-October, Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev voiced support for a proposed ban on smoking in public places by 2015. “The government is not at war with smokers,” he said, “but we are making …
