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Op-Ed
January 28, 2022
Consider the situation. Faced with growing fiscal stress, the government of an energy exporting country decides to cut generous subsidies, doubling the fuel price overnight.
Protestors are out on the streets, clashing violently with security forces called in to maintain law and order. They vent t...
Op-Ed
May 06, 2021
Big Pharma offers an easy punching bag. To some extent, the hostility is understandable. Pharmaceutical companies make their money by selling lifesaving innovations that they alone control. When prices are too high, people are forced into poverty to pay for medicine, or they get sick and die for lac...
Op-Ed
March 09, 2021
Owing to years of grassroots mobilization and the rise of renewables and low-carbon assets, financial markets are finally shifting gears to account for the inevitable decline of fossil fuels. But to make the most of the current moment, policymakers must heed the financial industry's call for clear s...