Our Energy Transition? – How local Participation can shape Sustainability Transformations
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Democratic negotiation processes in the course of the energy transition and transformation.
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Progressive Economics Network
Which macroeconomic strategies can guide us out of the ongoing crises?
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Lessons from Germany for a Just Transition
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To gain support from the people, the green transition needs to address social concerns, allow for democratic participation, and be implemented locally.
Towards a progressive toolbox to deal with inflation – Progressive Economics Network Expert Meeting in Brussels
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How can we categorise different types of market interventions to deal with inflation implemented over the last two years? What were their costs, benefits, and impacts? How can we prepare for future inflation shocks?
Getting the Green Deal Done: Progressive Economics Network meets in Brussels
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How can member states achieve their industrial policy and green investment ambitions while ensuring fiscal sustainability during the process of turning the European economic framework greener and cleaner?
Labour’s Pathway to Power: Security, security, security
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For the first time in 13 unlucky years things are looking up for progressives in Britain. To support Labour’s chances to form a new government, Labour Together has been developing a policy and communications strategy based on the idea of security. This reflects both the immediate financial insecurity being felt by many voters but also a more profound sense of uncertainty resulting from the shocks of the last few years.
On the political lessons of Bidenomics (and what works with voters and what not)
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The first two years of the Biden Administration ushered in a commitment to industrial policy not seen since the days of Lyndon Johnson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. However, recent polling indicates that only 36% of U.S. voters are aware of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), emphasizing the need for persistent storytelling to convey the positive effects of the administration’s industrial policy on job creation, community investments, and addressing climate change in the long term.
Progressive Economics Network Meetings During IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.
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How can progressive industrial strategies deliver cross-border synergies? How can social justice be hard-wired into their design? How can industrial policy be designed to align with countries’ broader economic strategies?
Germans significantly underestimate unequal distribution of income and wealth
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Summary The German public greatly underestimates how unequally income and wealth are distributed in Germany. People with higher incomes and wealth tend to underestimate their financial situation, while in turn, those with less financial means tend to overestimate their standing relative to the overall population. The result of these misjudgments is that many more people …
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Climate Connaction: Youth Climate Fellowship Program
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[applications are closed] You are a young leader, thinker or campaigner committed to climate action? We welcome your application for our non-resident Climate Fellowship Program!
Transatlantic Dialogue on the Industrial Heartlands: Shaping the Future
Developing solutions for a better, greener and more democratic life in the “places that don’t matter”
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Progressive Economics Network Gathers in Lead Up to G20 Meeting for the Second Time
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How can policy-makers prepare for the energy crunch in the winter of next year?