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Paul Spedding

Writing for PS since 2016
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Paul Spedding, former Global Co-Head of Oil And Gas Research at HSBC, is an adviser to Carbon Tracker.

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Is Oil Becoming Stranded?

Is Oil Becoming Stranded?

Feb 9, 2016 Paul Spedding rebuts the argument that fossil-fuel reserves will never be too uneconomical to develop.

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Trump’s Backward March on Trade
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Trump’s Backward March on Trade

Anne O. Krueger

After three years of the Trump administration, the economic costs of "America First" are continuing to mount, with global trade and GDP growth slowing and investment in decline. Ironically, the biggest loser has been America.

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A Data Revolution for All
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A Data Revolution for All

Michael Froman & Rajiv Shah announce the relaunch of Data.org, a pioneer in data-driven social entrepreneurship.

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Walking the Talk of Stakeholder Capitalism
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Walking the Talk of Stakeholder Capitalism

Richard Samans & Jane Nelson explain how corporate boards can start to move beyond the prevailing shareholder-primacy model.

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The Terrorism Paradox
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The Terrorism Paradox

Robert Skidelsky

As the number of deaths from terrorism in Western Europe declines, public alarm about terrorist attacks grows. But citizens should stay calm and not give governments the tools they increasingly demand to win the “battle” against terrorism, crime, or any other technically avoidable misfortune that life throws up.

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The Best Tool to Fight Climate Change Sustainability Now
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The Best Tool to Fight Climate Change

Jeffrey Frankel says governments must urgently start to raise the price of greenhouse-gas emissions.

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Putin’s Meaningless Coup
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Putin’s Meaningless Coup

Sergei Guriev argues that Russia's president has already built the regime he described in his recent “bombshell” speech.

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Closing the SDG Gap
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Closing the SDG Gap

Kevin Watkins says rapidly reducing global inequalities is crucial to fulfilling the United Nations' 2030 agenda.

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The Truth About the Trump Economy
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The Truth About the Trump Economy

Joseph E. Stiglitz argues that what many believe is the US president's strongest claim to reelection is one of his weakest.

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