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Next Steps for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Integration into Wider Climate Diplomacy
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The Global Solutions Initiative and the Oxford Initiative on Rethinking Performance at the Saïd Business School are delighted to announce the launch of a series on Redirecting Business Performance.…
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Next Steps for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Integration into Wider Climate Diplomacy
Helge Sigurd Næss-SchmidtThe European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) marks a pivotal step in aligning climate ambition with global trade. As carbon- and trade-exposed industries—such as shipping, aviation,…
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Reconstructing Global Cooperation in a Neorealist Moment
Henning Meyer, Christian Kastrop, Andreas KlasenThe global order is undergoing a fundamental shift towards a “Neorealist Moment,” in which power politics has returned to the center of international relations and multilateral frameworks are fragmenting along…
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Roadmap for G20 Nations to Scale Green Hydrogen Trade and Navigate Energy Security and Economic Resilience
Ankur Malyan, Elena Essa, Parimal Kogekar, Joaquin Rosas, Jagabanta Ningthoujam, Oleksiy Tatarenko, Thomas Koch Blank, Akshima GhateGreen hydrogen is emerging as a key driver of economic growth and energy security, offering G20 nations a viable path to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and enhance…
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How the G20 Can Promote Innovative Reform of the Global Debt Architecture
Rémy Weber, José Siaba Serrate, Kathrin Berensmann, Richard H. Carey, C. Randall Henning, Alan S. Alexandroff, Colin BradfordSince the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging market economies, and especially low-income countries (LICs), have been facing a potential debt crisis. While a catastrophic wave of defaults and a systemic crisis…
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INTERSECTING Publication Series
INTERSECTING has been launched by the Global Solutions Initiative and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and is distributed by the Global Solutions Initiative. It is geared…
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Building Digital Infrastructure Ready for the AI Era
Sarah Nicole, Vidisha Mishra, Jessica Theodule, Mateo RodriguezBased on a year-long study of 13 countries across 5 continents, this report finds that digital infrastructure has become a core instrument of governance, shaping state capacity, public trust,…
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The paper introduces “plural protocol ecosystems” as a comprehensive alternative to the centralized, extractive digital infrastructures currently dominated by massive tech monopolies. It argues that…
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LEVERAGING MULTILATERAL CLIMATE FUNDS TO TACKLE INEQUALITY AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS
João Francisco Araújo Maria, Derya Bischoff, Arabo Ewinyu, Lauren Hermanus, Anthony Kamande, Mikatekiso Kubayi, Holger Kuhle, Nithi Nesadurai, Miriam W. Orio Omolo, Frank Vanaerschot, Rémy Weber, Rawane YasserMultilateral Climate Funds were established to operationalize the commitments of the Paris Agreement. However, these funds operate in a context of multidimensional, multiscale inequalities: economic,…
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Building Digital Infrastructure for the AI Era
Sarah Nicole, Vidisha Mishra, Mateo RodriguezThis joint briefing addresses one of today’s most pressing governance challenges: how can “Middle Power” states develop digital infrastructure while navigating digital sovereignty imperatives, safeguarding…
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Trade implications of tax expenditures
International trade and taxation are inextricably linked and have been high-priority issues within the Group of Twenty (G20) agenda. However, the interconnections between international trade and tax expenditures—that…
G20’s role in marine biodiversity – policy options and best practices for enhancing marine protected areas (MPA)
Preservation and conservation of marine biodiversity is critical to ensure a healthier ocean and enhance ecosystem resilience. Marine protected areas are an effective tool to conserve marine biodiversity…
Enhancing voluntary collaboration on cooling through the G20
We propose that the Group of Twenty (G20) enhance voluntary collaboration on cooling. International cooperation for energy-efficient and sustainable cooling requires enhanced G20 joint leadership that…
Measurement, reporting, verification, and certification of methane emissions from fossil fuel production and natural gas value chains
G20 countries account for 60–90% of the global production and consumption of fossil fuels. Methane is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, with a substantially higher warming potential…
Carbon price policies and international competitiveness in G20 countries
A major challenge in implementing carbon pricing policies is to account for their economic outcomes. Notably, competitiveness is the key economic performance indicator to be considered. Extant theory…