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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 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 Tariffs into Opportunity

    Keyu Jin shows how the country has been reorienting and even expanding its global economic footprint.
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    Digital Financial Inclusion Strengthens Climate Resilience

    Ellen Jackowski calls for reducing the number of unbanked people and building digital infrastructure in vulnerable communities.
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    The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law

    Takatoshi Ito

    Even as South Korea was plunged into political turmoil following the president’s short-lived declaration of martial law, financial markets have remained calm. But the country still has months of political uncertainty ahead, leaving it in a weak position to respond to US policy changes when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

     argues that while markets shrugged off the recent turmoil, the episode could have long-lasting consequences.
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    Did Mexico Help Trump Get Elected?

    Jorge G. Castañeda speculates that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used migration flows to influence the US election.
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    How the EU Can Scale Up Carbon Removal

    Ludovic Chatoux & Sophia Escheu urge European policymakers to use regulation to increase investment in this crucial green technology.
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    The Way Forward in Syria

    Carl Bildt urges all parties involved to support the political roadmap that the United Nations adopted in 2015.
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    Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies

    Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.
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    China’s New Social Contract

    Ana Palacio highlights a fundamental shift in priorities brought about by slowing growth and changing public expectations.

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