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Foresight: understanding the methodology

Pierre Boyer
π Economics π Society

Nobel Prize in Economics: the delicate balance between technology, institutions and power

Pierre Boyer, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) and Member of CREST, Héloïse Cloléry, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Bocconi University in Milan, Matías Núñez, Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) and Permanent Member of CREST

On March 26th, 2025
5 min reading time
π Economics π Industry

Omnibus Directive: a setback for the European Green Deal?

Phuc-Vinh Nguyen, Head of the Energy Centre at Institut Jacques Delors , Jacques Le Cacheux, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

On March 26th, 2025
5 min reading time

The European Commission has unveiled a series of measures aimed at simplifying three sections of the European Green Deal under the name of “omnibus directive”.

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India's transition to electric vehicles

Peter Wells, Professor of Business and Sustainability at Cardiff University

On February 26th, 2025
4 min reading time

India has set itself ambitious targets for its transition to electric vehicles.

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Carbon capture faces its technological and economic limits

Paula Coussy, Head of CO2 Externalities Project at IFPEN, Florent Guillou, Process Design Engineer and Project Manager at IFPEN, Raphaël Huyghe, Program Manager at IFPEN in the Chemistry for Industry Results Center

On February 19th, 2025
4 min reading time

To achieve the target of capturing 450 million tonnes of CO2 by 2050, various decarbonisation strategies must be considered.

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Will weaknesses in the US economy resist Trump's strategy?

Patrick Artus, Economic Advisor to Ossiam and Member of Cercle des Économistes

On February 12th, 2025
4 min reading time

With the US's comparative advantages, protectionism would be ineffective for the country, unlike a policy of free trade for goods and services.

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China has a monopoly on rare earth metals

Mathieu Xémard, project leader at Centre Interdisciplinaire d'Études pour la Défense et la Sécurité (IP Paris)

On January 29th, 2025
4 min reading time

China's monopoly on rare earths raises the question of possible solutions for diversifying this market to the benefit of international players.