From Trilemma to Triple Dividend: Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy
Patrick Lenain | 29 March 2023
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Energy,
Fossil Fuel Subsidies,
Tax Expenditures
Governments seek to achieve simultaneously the three objectives of clean, affordable and secure energy. Some perceive them to be a daunting "Energy Trilemma" and call for energy security and affordability to be prioritised.
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Global Financial Networked Governance – The Power of the Financial Stability Board and its Limits
Peter Knaack | 27 March 2023
Books and Journals | Tags:
Finance Stability,
Governing Finance
Peter Knaack's book provides a careful analysis of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the standard-setters under its umbrella, showing how government networks harness the power of public reputation to herd their members into compliance.
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Two Sessions 2023: Reforming China’s Financial Governance
Sebastian Guo and
Peter Knaack | 22 March 2023
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
China,
Economic Growth,
Financial Stability
Over the past years, China has reformed the governance of its financial system to better serve its development path.
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Inflation Reduction Act vs. Green Deal: Transatlantic Divergences on the Energy Transition
Patrick Lenain | 20 March 2023
Monetary,
Trade,
Blog | Tags:
Decarbonization,
Energy,
Industrial Policy,
Protectionism,
Tax Expenditures
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has caused significant transatlantic tensions since its signing by Joe Biden in August 2022. The White House aims to break with the country’s high levels of fossil fuel consumption and switch to clean energy - a change that Europeans
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