(12/22/2015) How should one evaluate the agreement reached in Paris December 12 by the 21st Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
The Paris Agreement on Climate Change, C’est Bon
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The World Economy in 2015
I am posting in three parts the results of an interview on the year-end outlook. (The questions come from Chosun Daily, leading Korean newspaper. The interview is to be published there in January.)
Part 1. The Global Economy in 2015
Q: Around this time next year, which countries do you predict will be the winners, and which will be the losers of the year?
A: The big gainers will be oil-importing economies, particularly China, India and other Asian countries.
Russia will be the big loser. It has now become clear to all how fragile and vulnerable the Russian economy was, especially with respect to world oil prices. It is easy to forget that commentators a few months ago were declaring Russia less vulnerable to Ukraine-related sanctions than Western Europe. Before that, they were judging the $50 billion 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi a triumph.
A Pre-Lima Scorecard for Evaluating Who is Doing their Fair Share in Pledged Carbon Cuts
Those worried about the future of the earth’s climate are hoping that this year’s climate change convention in Lima, Peru, December 2014, will yield progress toward specific national commitments, looking ahead to an international agreement at the make-or-break Paris meeting to take place in December 2015.