While carbon pricing and industrial policies may have enabled policymakers in the United States and Europe to avoid difficult political choices, we cannot rely on these tools to achieve crucial climate goals. Climate policies must move away from focusing on green taxes and subsidies and enter the age of politics.
explains why achieving climate goals requires a broader combination of sector-specific policy instruments.
The long-standing economic consensus that interest rates would remain low indefinitely, making debt cost-free, is no longer tenable. Even if inflation declines, soaring debt levels, deglobalization, and populist pressures will keep rates higher for the next decade than they were in the decade following the 2008 financial crisis.
thinks that policymakers and economists must reassess their beliefs in light of current market realities.
伦敦——
奥萨马•本•拉登在巴基斯坦隐藏处所的毙命仿佛从穆斯林世界切除了一块肿瘤。不过仍需要积极的后续治疗来阻止残余的基地组织细胞通过招揽更多的追随者而转移。这些追随者们相信暴力能实现伊斯兰教的“净化”和授权。
幸运的是,本•拉登死于非常时期。此刻,大多数伊斯兰世界陷入剧烈的社会政治动荡——本•拉登招牌式的狂热正在被阿拉伯之春运动以及民众对民主授权的诉求(至少到目前为止,这种诉求还没有得到满足,而这正是基地组织寻求强加的那种伊斯兰统治)所打击。
To continue reading, register now.
Subscribe now for unlimited access to everything PS has to offer.
Subscribe
As a registered user, you can enjoy more PS content every month – for free.
Register
Already have an account? Log in