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Patricia Espinosa

Patricia Espinosa

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Patricia Espinosa, Chair of the Latin America and Caribbean Advisory Board of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, is a member of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet’s Global Leadership Council and Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner of onepoint5, an ESG consulting firm specializing in climate change. 

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  1. Accelerating Latin America’s Clean-Energy Revolution
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    Accelerating Latin America’s Clean-Energy Revolution

    Nov 29, 2023 Patricia Espinosa & Lourdes Melgar tout the huge opportunities and identify the main challenges of the transition to renewables in the region.

  2. From Intention to Action at COP26
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    From Intention to Action at COP26

    Oct 4, 2021 Patricia Espinosa identifies four metrics for measuring success at the upcoming climate summit in Glasgow.

  3. The Climate Fight’s Next Turning Point
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    The Climate Fight’s Next Turning Point

    Aug 28, 2018 Patricia Espinosa & Anne Hidalgo say that further progress in combating global warming requires a new form of inclusive multilateralism.

  4. Mother Nature vs. Climate Change
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    Mother Nature vs. Climate Change

    Nov 16, 2016 Martha Rojas Urrego & Patricia Espinosa say countries must conserve and expand natural ecosystems as part of their carbon-reduction efforts.

  5. The Climate’s Low-Hanging Fruit
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    The Climate’s Low-Hanging Fruit

    Sep 9, 2016 Patricia Espinosa & Mario Molina say cutting hydrofluorocarbons would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and add to energy efficiency.

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    Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine

    Tatyana Deryugina, et al. warn that trying to appease Putin could cast the American president-elect as a modern-day Neville Chamberlain.
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    Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?

    Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.
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    The End of the Liberal West

    Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

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    Contrary to the claims of techno-libertarians like Elon Musk, independent central banks have a decades-long record of successfully controlling inflation. Yet, as the Federal Reserve’s credibility and oversight capabilities become more critical than ever, US President-elect Donald Trump’s policies threaten to undermine them.

    warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    What Will Trump Do About China?

    US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.

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    The Big Picture

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    Human Progress in the Trump Era

    Tawakkol Karman, et al. propose ways to foster a culture of cooperation at a time of rising conflict and democratic erosion.
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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

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