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Felipe Calderón

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Felipe Calderón, former President of Mexico, is Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate.

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  1. Creating a Learning Generation
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    Creating a Learning Generation

    Sep 21, 2016 Felipe Calderón emphasizes the importance of closing the education gaps among countries.

  2. Why Climate Change Is an Education Issue
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    Why Climate Change Is an Education Issue

    Jul 4, 2016 Felipe Calderón cites recent polls showing widespread ignorance of the risks posed by rising global temperatures.

  3. Africa’s Urban Opportunity
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    Africa’s Urban Opportunity

    Oct 14, 2015 Trevor Manuel & Felipe Calderón highlight the continent's unique chance to build prosperous and climate-smart cities.

  4. The New Climate Economics
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    The New Climate Economics

    Sep 22, 2013 Felipe Calderón & Nicholas Stern on how to address climate change while promoting economic growth.

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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

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    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.
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    Will Trumponomics Bring Boom or Bust in 2025?

    Many Americans voted for Donald Trump last month in the hopes that the dealmaker-president would usher in a period of economic renewal that would lift businesses and workers alike. But the merits of Trump’s likely policies remain hotly debated, and his capriciousness only adds to the uncertainty. With his inauguration approaching fast, we asked PS commentators what they are watching for.

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    China’s Struggles with a Consumer Society

    Stephen S. Roach wonders whether the country’s political system is at odds with the values underpinning affluent societies.
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    The Half Promise of Weight-Loss Drugs

    Emily Armistead warns that addressing the obesity crisis requires remaking a food system that is harming us and the planet.
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    Turning Trump’s Tariffs Into China’s Opportunity

    Keyu Jin shows how the country has been reorienting and even expanding its global economic footprint.

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