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November 27, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law last year, will provide the United States with $370 billion in direct investments in clean energy, and possibly spur far more through tax credits. The IRA is expected to stimulate a green transition in the US. And it will turbocharge the US green l...
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November 21, 2023
The European Commission launched a new ‘Skills and Talent Mobility’ package. The package included the creation of a new European Union Talent Pool which aims to match EU-based employers with jobseekers in non-EU (or ‘third’) countries. This blog explores the history of this idea, why the EC thinks i...
Blog Post
November 20, 2023
Climate change will impact migration patterns. Numerous efforts have been made to quantify the scale and timelines of this impact. This is quite sensible. Policies are better when we know where their beneficiaries are, what their needs are, when these needs will arise, and how any intervention will ...
Blog Post
October 26, 2023
Green-skilled labour migration could support the green transition, and yield major benefits for both development and carbon emissions. But what skills does the UK need? How reliable are the UK’s domestic training pipelines? What are the prospects for deliberate international recruitment?
Blog Post
August 14, 2023
A month ago, I published a tweet thread that outlined five key pieces of advice for new graduates seeking a job at the Center for Global Development (CGD) or other international development organizations. Commentators from the wider international development community piled in with their own fantast...
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June 20, 2023
Last year, we highlighted five areas to watch in the world of refugee policy; they remain just as important today. This year, we’ll highlight some of our recent work on these areas. Our findings surprised us, shifted our views, and shaped our engagement, and we hope they can contribute to meaningful...