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Bo Lidegaard

Bo Lidegaard

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Bo Lidegaard is Co-Founder, Partner, and Head of Research at Kaya Advisory.

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  1. Europe’s Energy Choice
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    Europe’s Energy Choice

    Jul 26, 2022 Bo Lidegaard argues that the right response to the immediate crisis can and must advance longer-term climate goals.

  2. Sustainability in the Trump Era
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    Sustainability in the Trump Era

    Dec 21, 2016 Bo Lidegaard calls for global action to minimize the environmental risks posed by the incoming US administration.

  3. Climate Change in the Trumpocene Age
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    Climate Change in the Trumpocene Age

    Dec 2, 2016 Bo Lidegaard examines arguments by Jeffrey Sachs, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Joseph Stiglitz, and other Project Syndicate commentators and concludes that the US president-elect’s ability to derail global progress toward a green economy is more limited than many believe.

  4. Beyond the Paris Climate Agreement
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    Beyond the Paris Climate Agreement

    Oct 20, 2016 Bo Lidegaard doubts that emissions targets can be met without a fundamental shift in how business does business.

  5. Hillary Clinton and the Scandinavian-American Dream
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    Hillary Clinton and the Scandinavian-American Dream

    Jul 25, 2016 Bo Lidegaard thinks the US can emulate the Nordic countries' success in ensuring high employment at decent pay.

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    The Gig Economy vs. America’s Workers

    Sandeep Vaheesan warns that proposed ballot initiatives in Massachusetts would legalize exploitative employment practices.
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    King Trump on Trial

    Richard K. Sherwin

    High-ranking Republican politicians have lately been turning up at Donald Trump’s New York City trial to demonstrate solidarity with the former president. But their attendance also serves a more alarming purpose: to validate Trump as a competing source of sovereign power, independent of the US Constitution and the rule of law.

    explains why a parade of Republican leaders have made appearances at the former president’s trial in New York.
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    Crunch Time for the Power Sector

    Michael Spence argues that developing flexible, stable, and resilient smart grids requires an expanded industrial policy.
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    The Rise of Mesoeconomics

    William H. Janeway

    A growing body of literature focusing on the domain between the microeconomic and the macroeconomic has become increasingly relevant in a world beset by supply shocks. Armed with such insights, those designing industrial policies will have a better chance of achieving their overlapping economic- and national-security goals.

    details how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges.
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    What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

    Michael R. Strain points out that the technology will help to address many of the risks it creates.
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.
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    Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization

    Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    Richard Haass calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.
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    A Unified Western Strategy for Ukraine

    Anders Åslund proposes a maximalist approach to military aid to replace the current piecemeal injections of old weapons.

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