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Stefan Rahmstorf

Stefan Rahmstorf

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Stefan Rahmstorf is Professor of Physics of the Oceans at Potsdam University and Department Head at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. His most recent book is The Climate Crisis.

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  1. Fifty Years of Climate Dithering
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    Fifty Years of Climate Dithering

    Nov 9, 2015 Stefan Rahmstorf bemoans the lack of action on global warming since 1965, when scientists issued the first warning.

  2. The Known Knowns of Climate Change
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    The Known Knowns of Climate Change

    Sep 18, 2013 Stefan Rahmstorf on the strengthening scientific consensus on global warming.

  3. Melting on Top of the World
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    Melting on Top of the World

    Sep 10, 2012 Stefan Rahmstorf

  4. The Vanishing Arctic
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    The Vanishing Arctic

    Oct 17, 2011 Stefan Rahmstorf

  5. Our Summer of Extremes

    Our Summer of Extremes

    Aug 16, 2010 Stefan Rahmstorf

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    Lonely Authoritarians

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    The feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk might be shocking, but it should not be surprising. While the scale of the spectacle stands out – a function of Musk’s tremendous influence and apparent lack of restraint – authoritarians almost always make it lonely at the top.

    sees plenty of precedent for Donald Trump’s public falling-out with Elon Musk and wonders who will be next.
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    The Mirage of Geoeconomics

    Daniel Gros highlights fundamental flaws in efforts to use trade policy for geopolitical ends.
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    Green Crime Goes Global

    Robert Muggah & Ilona Szabó highlights the alarming scale of the problem and describes the coordinated global response it demands.
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    The Costs of Victimomics

    Raghuram G. Rajan explains why policies designed to appeal to a sense of maltreatment almost always backfire.
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    Africa’s Creative Boom

    Landry Signé explains how rising demand for the continent’s films, fashion, and music could be economically transformative.
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    A Defining Moment for Global Development Finance?

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al. urge policymakers not to overlook the upcoming Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.
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    Abundance for Workers

    Dani Rodrik highlights the enormous social and political costs of viewing the goal of production solely as consumption.
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    Can a Footnote Save the Fed?

    Barry Eichengreen

    In late May, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell met with Donald Trump at the White House at the president's request "to discuss economic developments," as the Fed's official statement put it. Barely a week earlier, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling that may give Trump the authority to fire him.

    thinks a recent Supreme Court ruling may give Donald Trump the authority to fire central bankers at will.
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    Climate Finance Needs a Conductor

    Archi Rastogi calls for unified oversight to streamline decision-making and resolve governance inconsistencies.

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