A Cloudier Path to a Low-Carbon Future, US Trade Policy Setbacks in Asia & More China De-risking
On Episode 55:\n\xa0\n\U0001f449 Do high interest rates, inflation and geopolitical tensions and other factors driving an increased focus on energy security make the path to a low-carbon future look less straightforward?\n\U0001f449 Looking at the Biden administrations failure to reach an agreement on the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Agreement (IPEF) and why it's decision to reduce it's ambition on digital trade may have played a major role\n\U0001f449 More China De-risking as foreign firms are looking for better uses for their money with a slowing Chinese economy and rising geopolitical tensions\n\U0001f449 Share-enting, Bedazzling, and more on the future of globalization!\n\xa0\nAlso joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Ralph Ossa - Chief Economist at the World Trade Organization (WTO) - to talk about making the case for trade, what success looks like for the Chief Economist and thoughts on kebab..finally we find a non-vegetarian.\n\xa0\nHuge thanks as always to executive producer\xa0Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristi Bagsic for helping in produce this....and every Trade Splaining episode.\n\xa0\n#trade\xa0#globalization\xa0#WTO\xa0#US\xa0#china\xa0#eu\xa0#CBAM #EVs #GreenTransition #Nearshoring #Fertilizer\xa0#IRA\xa0#chipsact \xa0#carbonreduction\xa0#sustainability\xa0\xa0#ai\xa0\xa0#climatechange\xa0#supplychain\xa0#tariffs\xa0#exportbans\xa0#listenresponsibly\xa0#wto\xa0#geneva