Forward Thinking on pandemic preparedness, climate risk, and Europe’s recovery with Guntram Wolff
My podcast with McKinsey Global institute is here ...
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The state of trade: the EU’s trade policy
A conversation with Member of the European Parliament Bernd Lange on the European Union’s trade policy. Bruegel Director Guntram Wolff and Senior fellow Alicia García-Herrero welcome Bernd Lange MEP, Chair of the Europea...
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Elimination versus mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of effective vaccines
Lancet Global Health Abstract: There is increasing evidence that elimination strategies have resulted in better outcomes for public health, the economy, and civil liberties than have mitigation strategies throughout the ...
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Can COP26 save the planet?
With COP26 around the corner, I discuss with Italy’s Minister for Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani. In this live episode we discuss what the Italy G20 Presidency would like to see from Glasgow: the need for ...
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Germany’s current account surplus after the Covid recession
In 2019, Germany ran a current account surplus of $290 billion, the largest in the world. Germany’s current account surplus is persistently large: from 2011 to 2020, it never dropped below 6% of GDP and remained above 7%...
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Can EU fiscal rules jump on the green bandwagon?
Read the full opinion as published on the View, Euronews....
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Keynote lecture: Klimaneutrale Wirtschaft: die Herausforderung und der europäische Rahmen
Agora Energiewende invited me to give a keynote lecture. It is available here (on youtube)....
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A green fiscal pact
How can the European Union increase green public investment while consolidating budget deficits? Past crises and consolidation episodes have resulted in major public investment cuts. However, in order to meet the Europea...
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Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?
The ultimate answer to the question on whether climate change can be tackled without ditching economic growth depends on our willingness to step up climate action massively. This piece originally appeared in Corriere del...
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