“Carbon Capture and Utilisation Can Advance SDGs” Courtesy of IASS Potsdam The implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is indispensable for building a sustainable and just future. For that reason, technological innovations need to be assessed in terms of their compatibility with these goals. A new study shows that technologies for carbon capture and […]
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Can education deal with resurgent nationalism?
“Tackling the Modern Divisions of Europe through Education” By Márk Szabó, courtesy of Europeum Europe’s history is marked by wars and divisions. The former are, thankfully, fewer and farther between since the inception of the European Union, but other divides are still creating walls and trenches between the peoples of Europe. These new […]
How should EU green bonds incorporate environmental goals?
“Redefining European Union green bonds: from greening projects to greening policies” By George Zachmann, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute In her first State of the Union speech (16 September), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen set a target of raising through green bonds 30% of the up to €750 billion that will be […]
Free trade is important to health security
“Free Trade on Trial: Healthcare Security in a Pandemic” By Daniel Griswold, courtesy of the Mercatus Center The novel coronavirus pandemic has prompted some skeptics of free trade to argue during this election cycle that we need to repatriate supply chains and make more pharmaceuticals and medical supplies at home. But curbing the freedom […]
It’s past time to get rid of “no-knock” warrants
“Breonna Taylor Is Another Victim of the War on Drugs” By Jeffrey Miron and Erin Partin, courtesy of the Cato Institute Yesterday Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced charges against one of the three officers who killed Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical worker who was shot when police raided her apartment on the suspicion that her ex‐boyfriend, […]
Is Trump too good at hypnosis for his own good?
You’ve probably heard of Donald Trump and have likely read analyses, whether rueful or celebratory, of his uncanny persuasive powers. However, somewhat less discussed are his bonafide hypnotic abilities, which have been pointed out by a few commentators (including Dilbert cartoonist and Trump fellow traveler Scott Adams, who may have studied with the same […]
Chile’s nighttime curfews for COVID-19 make no sense
“Curfew” By Sylvia Eyzaguirre T., courtesy of CEP One of the fundamental functions of the Constitution is the creation of the State. It determines political organization, shapes the state, the government and the political system. The monopoly of force in the hands of the State makes citizens vulnerable to the eventual emergence of a […]
Canada’s clean fuel standard will hurt economy, slow recovery
“The CFS: A Measure That Will Hurt Canada’s Economic Recovery” By Miguel Ouellette, courtesy of MEI Toward the end of 2016, the [Canadian] federal government announced its intention to consult the provinces in order to develop a new energy policy, namely the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS). Its objective is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
Brexit: disruptions ahead, deal or no deal (but especially no deal)
“What Would No Deal Mean?” Courtesy UK In A Changing Europe The most immediate and visible impact of a no deal with the EU will be seen at the border, with risks of queues and shortages of food, a new report by academic think tank UK in a Changing Europe finds. The report, What […]
Africa benefits from trade with Asia (and not just China)
Courtesy of IFW Kiel Trade relations between Africa and Asia, especially China, increase the prosperity of African countries. This is because they have been able to increase the value added of their exports and also export more to the rest of the world. Moreover in many African countries, China is not the most important […]