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Bill McKibben

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Bill McKibben, a scholar in environmental sciences at Middlebury College and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is a co-founder of 350.org.

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  1. A Harder Road for Climate Justice?
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    A Harder Road for Climate Justice?

    Sep 12, 2022 Alab Mirasol Ayroso, et al. consider what recent global developments will mean for COP27 in Egypt this November.

  2. Our Responsibility to Climate Migrants
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    Our Responsibility to Climate Migrants

    Jul 15, 2021 Bill McKibben urges the United States to provide more protection for Central Americans displaced by extreme weather.

  3. Climate Crunch Time
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    Climate Crunch Time

    Sep 29, 2020 Bill McKibben interviewed by Elmira Bayrasli about the past, present, and future of the environmental movement 50 years after the first Earth Day.

  4. Stop Insuring Climate Disaster
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    Stop Insuring Climate Disaster

    May 5, 2017 Bill McKibben calls on underwriters to follow the French firm AXA's lead and repudiate fossil-fuel projects.

  5. Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Lies
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    Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Lies

    Oct 8, 2015 Kelle Louaillier & Bill McKibben argue that there is no place for the fossil-fuel industry in climate policymaking.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

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    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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