This actually should be an opportune moment to rethink our energy system, as the current one goes haywire. But that’s not how things usually work out.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The European Union and Britain Boost Biden En Route to Glasgow
The president claims America is back in the climate fight, but legislation is the missing ingredient.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
U.S. Snubs Biodiversity Summit
The U.S. refuses to join the global conference in China on biodiversity due to decades of pharma lobbying. Yet habitat destruction could fuel future pandemics.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
U.S. Demands Something for Nothing at Glasgow
The top constraint on global climate talks is still parochial American politics.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The China Challenge
Biden’s aggressive push against Chinese mercantilism has been marred by turf battles and cross-pressures. Here’s what needs to be done.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Bungled Execution of Brave Foreign Policies
Today on TAP: Australia, Afghanistan, and vaccines
Posted inBooks
The Great Pandemic and the Global Response
A Q&A with Adam Tooze about his new book on the economics of COVID
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Great Supply Shock We Brought Upon Ourselves
A half-century of neglecting fragilities in production and a confluence of disruptions have brought us to this point.
Posted inTAP
The U.S. and China: Two Peas in a Pod
Today on TAP: The two world powers resemble each other in some surprising ways
Posted inBuilding Back America
Infrastructure Summer: Chuck Schumer, China, and Build Back Better
How does the Senate majority leader’s own $200 billion China bill fit into the equation?
