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Patricia Espinosa

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Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is a member of the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

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The Climate Fight’s Next Turning Point
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The Climate Fight’s Next Turning Point

Aug 28, 2018 Patricia Espinosa & Anne Hidalgo say that further progress in combating global warming requires a new form of inclusive multilateralism.

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Mother Nature vs. Climate Change
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Mother Nature vs. Climate Change

Nov 16, 2016 Martha Rojas-Urrego & Patricia Espinosa say countries must conserve and expand natural ecosystems as part of their carbon-reduction efforts.

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The Climate’s Low-Hanging Fruit
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The Climate’s Low-Hanging Fruit

Sep 9, 2016 Patricia Espinosa & Mario Molina say cutting hydrofluorocarbons would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and add to energy efficiency.

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India’s Democratic Dictatorship
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India’s Democratic Dictatorship

Shashi Tharoor worries that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's authoritarianism is what most Indians really want.

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Who Benefits from False Climate Solutions?
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Who Benefits from False Climate Solutions?

Karin Nansen says that no technological fix will rescue us from our pressing environmental and social challenges.

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Joining the Technological Frontiers
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Joining the Technological Frontiers

Tej Kohli thinks focusing on artificial intelligence and biotech in isolation misses most of their likely impact.

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The Amazon and You
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The Amazon and You

Richard N. Haass

Sovereignty entails obligations as well as rights, and where compliance cannot be induced, pressure must be applied. And though positive incentives to encourage and enable compliance would be preferable, Brazil's government is showing that there must be sticks where carrots are not enough.

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The Meritocracy Muddle
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The Meritocracy Muddle

Eric Posner

Although populism in Western democracies is nothing new, resentment toward elites and experts has certainly been on the rise. Does this trend reflect a breakdown in the system, or a system that is actually working too well?

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How Pooling Can Beat Stunting

How Pooling Can Beat Stunting

Philippe Douste-Blazy & Carl Manlan propose a plan to give millions of children a better future one small individual financial donation at a time.

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Getting Serious About the SDGs

Getting Serious About the SDGs

Jayati Ghosh lists three areas that world leaders should address to revive the United Nations' sustainable development agenda.

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Will the IMF Finally Learn From Argentina?
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Will the IMF Finally Learn From Argentina?

Stephen Grenville sees the country's latest external-funding crisis as further proof of a failed approach.

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