From the suburbs of London to global conflagration: a brief history of emissions
By Aurélien Saussay A new interactive map of global CO2 emissions from 1750 to 2010 is helpful in understanding the historical responsibilities of the world’s […]
Month: December 2015
After the Paris Agreement – Putting an end to climate inconsistency
By Eloi Laurent If the contents of the 32-page Paris Agreement (and the related decisions) adopted on 12 December 2015 by COP 21 had to […]
Our house is on fire and we are only watching Paris
By Paul Malliet As the 21st Conference of the Parties, COP21, began last week, all eyes were on Paris in the expectation of an ambitious […]
The end of oil and coal
By Xavier Timbeau The idea that we must put an end to the use of oil and coal is not new. It has been pushed […]
European Semester: assessing the aggregate fiscal stance is good, discussing about its economic impact is better
by Raul Sampognaro On November the 26th, the ECFIN launched the European Semester and published the 2016 Annual Growth Survey and the Euro Area policy […]
What would be the risks of extending QE?
By Christophe Blot, Paul Hubert and Fabien Labondance Following the last meeting of the ECB Governing Council on 22 October, Mario Draghi said that on Thursday, […]