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Ajay Mathur, a former director general of the Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency, is Director General of the International Solar Alliance.

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  1. Unleashing Solar Power’s Bright Future
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    Unleashing Solar Power’s Bright Future

    Nov 5, 2024 Fatih Birol & Ajay Mathur see the rapid growth of solar power as a promising sign of what is possible in the fight against climate change.

  2. Getting From Climate Pledges to Climate Action
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    Getting From Climate Pledges to Climate Action

    Nov 8, 2023 Christopher Grundler & Ajay Mathur explain how civil-society groups can help policymakers promote clean-energy solutions.

  3. Why Renewables Are Not Enough
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    Why Renewables Are Not Enough

    May 11, 2016 Ajay Mathur & Adair Turner explain why national emissions-reduction pledges won't be sufficient to meet agreed climate targets.

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    Unleashing Solar Power’s Bright Future

    Fatih Birol & Ajay Mathur see the rapid growth of solar power as a promising sign of what is possible in the fight against climate change.
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    Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more

    Anders Åslund considers what the US presidential election will mean for Ukraine, says that only a humiliating loss in the war could threaten Vladimir Putin’s position, urges the EU to take additional steps to ensure a rapid and successful Ukrainian accession, and more.
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    Why Do Countries Prosper?

    Antara Haldar considers what this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economic research gets right, and what it overlooks.
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    Made in America 2.0

    Todd G. Buchholz & Michael Mindlin foresee the US weathering the coming trade storm, thanks to its energy resources and innovation centers.
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    When the Left Goes Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller considers what drives some politicians to reverse their political allegiances.
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    The Right Climate Finance for Developing Economies

    Hippolyte Fofack urges the Global North to focus on vulnerable countries’ need to invest in adaptation-related infrastructure.
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    Self-Managed Abortion Saves Lives

    Andrés Constantin & Katherine Mayall urge policymakers to remove the barriers preventing women from terminating unwanted pregnancies on their own.
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    Only Harris Will Deliver Shared Prosperity

    Simon Johnson says that Donald Trump’s discredited protectionism would benefit the few at the expense of the many.
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    Israel and Iran Are Likely to Escalate

    Nouriel Roubini rejects the widespread view that the conflict will be contained after the latest exchange of attacks.

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