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Yannos Papantoniou

Yannos Papantoniou

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Yannos Papantoniou was Greece’s Economy and Finance Minister from 1994 to 2001. He is currently President of the Center for Progressive Policy Research, an independent think-tank.

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  1. A New Chance for Greece
    Alexis Tsipras election campaign Wassilios Aswestopoulos/ZumaPress

    A New Chance for Greece

    Sep 9, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou sees grounds for hope in the snap general election set for September 20.

  2. The Government the Eurozone Deserves
    Greek flag and EU flag Greek Parliament Michael Debets/ZumaPress

    The Government the Eurozone Deserves

    Aug 3, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou warns that the common currency has no future without fiscal and political integration.

  3. Sustaining the Unsustainable Eurozone
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    Sustaining the Unsustainable Eurozone

    Mar 25, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou makes the case for fiscal transfers in Europe's currency union.

  4. The Greek Time Bomb
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    The Greek Time Bomb

    Jan 19, 2015 Yannos Papantoniou urges Greece's next government to focus on debt relief.

  5. Ethics and Infrastructure
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    Ethics and Infrastructure

    Nov 11, 2014 Yannos Papantoniou explains Germany's obsession with fiscal discipline – and why Europe needs to overcome it.

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    Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet

    Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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    Putin’s March of Folly

    Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.
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    A Better Approach to Climate Finance

    Ricardo Hausmann

    By harnessing the capabilities of developing countries, we can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities. This approach would not only advance crucial climate goals but also ensure that a larger share of the world’s population can enjoy the fruits of the clean-energy transition.

     shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities.
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    Trump’s Bad COP

    Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.
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    Are Tariffs Worth It?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.
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    Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?

    Liane Schalatek warns that rich countries are once again shirking their responsibility to provide adequate climate finance.
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    How Global Public Investment Should Work

    Mariana Mazzucato & Jonathan Glennie

    Addressing problems like climate change and biodiversity loss calls for new thinking about how to mobilize the huge volume of financing that will be needed. International cooperation must be re-framed as a collective endeavor in which all countries benefit, contribute, and make investment decisions together.

     propose a new model to unlock financing for action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues.
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    COP29 Must Deliver the Goods

    Ana Palacio hopes that geopolitical uncertainty will not thwart ambitious, credible climate-finance commitments.
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    Interspecies Money Is Here

    Nils Gilman & Mutesi Rusagara look beyond the first ever payments to animals and see a new model for human-wildlife economic collaboration.

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