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Adair Turner

Adair Turner

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Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, was Chair of the UK Financial Services Authority from 2008 to 2012. He is the author of many books, including Between Debt and the Devil.

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  1. Why Aviation Should Embrace Carbon Taxation
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    Why Aviation Should Embrace Carbon Taxation

    Aug 19, 2021 Adair Turner urges the airline industry to reconsider its opposition to the EU’s proposed levy on conventional jet fuel.

  2. The Upside of Population Decline
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    The Upside of Population Decline

    Jun 10, 2021 Adair Turner sees important economic and environmental benefits in developed countries' declining fertility rates.

  3. Greta Thunberg or Bill Gates?
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    Greta Thunberg or Bill Gates?

    Apr 27, 2021 Adair Turner thinks that while technology is our best hope against climate change, we must also worry about the short term.

  4. Food, Not Steel, Is Our Biggest Climate Challenge
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    Food, Not Steel, Is Our Biggest Climate Challenge

    Apr 1, 2021 Adair Turner shows that in most sectors, a green transition will cost consumers little, and often will make them better off.

  5. Achieving a Sustainable Chinese Recovery
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    Achieving a Sustainable Chinese Recovery

    May 19, 2020 Adair Turner urges the country's leaders not to repeat the strategy implemented after the 2008 global financial crisis.

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    The Immigration Tinderbox

    In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?

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    Senegal’s Election and Africa’s Future

    Rabah Arezki considers what Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidency could mean for one of Africa's most closely watched democracies.
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    America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation

    Dante Alighieri Disparte

    To maintain its position as a global rule-maker and avoid becoming a rule-taker, the United States must use the coming year to promote clarity and confidence in the digital-asset market. The US faces three potential paths to maintaining its competitive edge in crypto: regulation, legislation, and designation.

    urges policymakers to take decisive action and set new rules for the industry in 2024.
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    Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention

    Abdullah Gül decries the prosecution and imprisonment of Tunisia's widely respected avatar of Islamic democracy.
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    WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    The World Trade Organization’s most recent ministerial conference concluded with a few positive outcomes demonstrating that meaningful change is possible, though there were some disappointments. A successful agenda of reforms will require more members – particularly emerging markets and developing economies – to take the lead.

    writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization.
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    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
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    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
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    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
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    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.

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