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Economy and ecology

In Cuba, it's the end of an era

Raúl Castro's departure marks the end of an era — and coincides with Cuba's worst crisis in decades. His successors face a daunting task

By Ricardo Torres Pérez

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A debt pandemic is engulfing the Global South

Covid-19 is not the only pandemic ravaging across the Global South. A debt pandemic threatens to prevent developing countries' recovery

By Daniel Munevar

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We need to talk about overfishing

By jointly ending harmful fisheries subsidies, China and Europe can help tackle climate change and protect local communities’ livelihoods

By Isabel Jarrett

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Biden, Yellen and the war on leprechauns

The idea that corporate taxes eliminate jobs and tax cuts create them is a myth. Instead, Biden's tax plans underwrite job-creating public investment

By Paul Krugman

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How to stimulate the economy after lockdown

A US-style ‘helicopter money’ stimulus of direct payments to individuals wouldn't be transformatory in Europe

By Peter Bofinger

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Europe’s path to decarbonisation

Is a just transition for Europe realistic? Adam Tooze sets out the challenge to achieve net-zero by 2050

By Adam Tooze

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Germany’s dangerous export fetish

The coronavirus crisis has exposed how dangerous the German economy's over-reliance on exports really is. China shows how to do it better

By Andreas Nölke

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The treaty that threatens to derail Europe's Green Deal

When private courts of arbitration can award transnational energy firms billions in compensation for lost profits, climate protection becomes a farce

By Nico Schmidt

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The new transatlantic alliance

To make the transatlantic economy a leader in the fight against climate change, Europe should work with US President Biden on a joint CO2 tax

By Metin Hakverdi

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Inside China's decarbonisation challenge

Last year, Xi Jinping announced ambitious climate targets. But China's reluctant state apparatus struggles to reconcile high growth and climate policy

By Alexander Kallweit