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Bob Hancké 25 March 2025     Winston Churchill is supposed to have remarked that the Americans will always do the right thing – after...

From green political-economy principles to practice   So, given all these ideas, what could a green policy look like in practice?...

A green transition is a systemic transition   The public goods question that I discussed in the previous essay on how to think about...

How do you handle the problems that this essay series has identified? If neither technology nor economics are the core of the problem, as...

Bob Hancké, PEACS 11 March 2025   While the abstract macro-economic categories that I discussed a few days ago are important, citizens...

Bob Hancké, PEACS 7 MARCH 2025   One of the main concerns about the green transition has been its massive cost. Even though the net costs...

Bob Hancké, PEACS 4 March 2025     International Cooperation and Coordination   The green transition requires deep coordination and...

Bob Hancké, PEACS 27 February 2025   Assume that we have successfully navigated the pre- and early-transition problems and are fully...

Bob Hancké, PEACS 25 February 2025     The green transition will not be cheap, at least not in the short run. In a report from early...

Bob Hancké, PEACS 21 February 2025     Like every transition, the green transition incorporates a tension that is best captured in the...