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Renzo R. Guinto

Renzo R. Guinto

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Renzo R. Guinto is Associate Professor of Global and Planetary Health at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.

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  1. Preparing for a Future of Extreme Heat Waves
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    Preparing for a Future of Extreme Heat Waves

    Jul 17, 2024 Renzo R. Guinto urges political leaders to place resilience at the heart of housing, transport, and water policies.

  2. The Economy that Planetary Health Requires
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    The Economy that Planetary Health Requires

    Nov 8, 2021 Renzo R. Guinto thinks the need to envisage a “new normal” is no less urgent now than it was at the beginning of the pandemic.

  3. Pandemic Policy Must be Climate Policy
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    Pandemic Policy Must be Climate Policy

    Jul 28, 2020 Renzo R. Guinto says that lockdowns cannot lead to healthy, equitable decarbonization, but can spur changes that will.

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    The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation

    Mariana Chilton thinks the suffering in Gaza should prompt America to confront its own history of genocide and discrimination.
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    China’s Overcapacity Can Help the World

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    China has built substantial production capacity in green-tech sectors like electric vehicles and solar panels, but has faced rising trade barriers in developed markets whose governments worry about anti-competitive "overcapacity." Fortunately, one hears no such complaints from the Global South.

     shows how Chinese industry and capital can accelerate the green transition in developing countries.
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    Europe’s Wake-Up Call

    Barry Eichengreen asks whether European policymakers are prepared to implement the Draghi Report's recommendations.
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    Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery

    R.M. Manivannan traces the country’s recent turmoil to poor governance and deepening income disparities.
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    Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns

    Gordon Brown urges the organization’s 194 member states to provide the financing it needs to fulfill its mandate.
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    Nobel Laureates Help Solve the Inequality Puzzle

    While even the world’s poorest economies have become richer in recent decades, they have continued to lag far behind their higher-income counterparts – and the gap is not getting any smaller. According to this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economists, institutions are a key reason why. From Ukraine’s reconstruction to the regulation of artificial intelligence, the implications are as consequential as they are far-reaching.

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    The Big Picture

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    Unlocking AI-Powered Learning

    Justina Nixon-Saintil foresees the technology enhancing student learning and creating new pathways to rewarding careers.
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    Financing Food Security Will Yield High Returns

    Gelsomina Vigliotti & Maurizio Martina explain why massive investment in more sustainable agrifood systems is a moral and strategic imperative.

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