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Andrew Steer

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Andrew Steer is President and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund.

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  1. Dread or Hope at COP27?
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    Dread or Hope at COP27?

    Nov 8, 2022 Andrew Steer & Kelly Levin think both perspectives are needed to build more momentum toward achieving net-zero emissions.

  2. Why Disaster Preparedness Cannot Wait
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    Why Disaster Preparedness Cannot Wait

    Jun 26, 2020 Jagan Chapagain & Andrew Steer urge rich-world governments to ramp up investments that boost poorer countries' resilience to future threats.

  3. A New Hope for US Climate Action
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    A New Hope for US Climate Action

    Dec 10, 2019 Jules Kortenhorst & Andrew Steer argue that efforts by America's cities, states, and businesses are no substitute for federal leadership.

  4. The Changing Landscape of Forest Management

    The Changing Landscape of Forest Management

    Apr 7, 2014 Andrew Steer & Paul Bulcke show how technology-driven transparency is aiding sustainability in a crucial area.

  5. King Coal’s Climate Challenge
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    King Coal’s Climate Challenge

    Nov 19, 2013 Andrew Steer provides a reality check on the climate-change implications of continued reliance on coal power.

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    America’s “HIP” Economy

    Todd G. Buchholz sees developments and breakthroughs in health, information, and power as grounds for optimism.
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    Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

    Andrés Velasco reflects on the tragic fate of the country that took him in as a teenage refugee from Augusto Pinochet's Chile.
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    The Global Divide Over the Ukraine War

    Brahma Chellaney urges all parties to adopt a realistic approach to a deadlocked conflict and negotiate accordingly.
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    Europe Confronts the Ghosts of History

    Shlomo Ben-Ami highlights just how profound a transformation European – especially German – rearmament represents.
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    Trump’s Self-Inflicted Trade Disaster

    Kaushik Basu

    US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs have triggered a wave of retaliatory measures, setting off a trade war with key partners and raising fears of a global downturn. But while Trump’s protectionism and erratic policy shifts could have far-reaching implications, the greatest victim is likely to be the United States itself.

     warns that the new administration’s protectionism resembles the strategy many developing countries once tried.
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    The End of Germany’s Economic Delusions?

    Katharina Pistor

    It took a pandemic and the threat of war to get Germany to dispense with the two taboos – against debt and monetary financing of budgets – that have strangled its governments for decades. Now, it must join the rest of Europe in offering a positive vision of self-sufficiency and an “anti-fascist economic policy.”

     welcomes the apparent departure from two policy taboos that have strangled the country's investment.
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    The Fed, the Fund, and the Bank in Trump’s Crosshairs

    Barry Eichengreen explains why the US president’s second administration, unlike his first, is targeting all three.
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    Europe Can Easily Safeguard Ukraine

    Daniel Gros points out that the EU, the UK, and Norway have all they need to keep Russia at bay, without help from the US.
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    Toward a North American Economic Union

    Nouriel Roubini explains why Canada, Mexico, and the United States should pursue EU-style integration.

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