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Laurence Tubiana

Laurence Tubiana

23 commentaries
2 videos & podcasts

Laurence Tubiana, a former French ambassador to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is CEO of the European Climate Foundation and a professor at the École Normale Supérieure.

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  1. The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal
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    The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal

    Nov 15, 2024 Jean Pisani-Ferry, et al. tout a strategy that combines decarbonization with measures to boost competitiveness and social cohesion.

  2. The Case for a Global Climate Assembly
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    The Case for a Global Climate Assembly

    Sep 23, 2024 Laurence Tubiana & Ana Toni explain how to build a broad-based consensus for policies that accelerate the green transition.

  3. What Does the EU Election Mean for European Climate Policy?
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    What Does the EU Election Mean for European Climate Policy?

    Jun 24, 2024 Laurence Tubiana explains how green campaigners can strengthen their message to appeal to ordinary voters.

  4. Taxing Polluters Is the Key to Climate Justice
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    Taxing Polluters Is the Key to Climate Justice

    Apr 9, 2024 Laurence Tubiana makes the case for new levies to finance green investments in developing countries.

  5. The IMF Needs to Lead on Climate Finance
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    The IMF Needs to Lead on Climate Finance

    Dec 15, 2023 Laurence Tubiana & Kevin P. Gallagher show why the Fund must play a vital role in closing the gaps left by the latest UN Climate Change Conference.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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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

    PS editors

    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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