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Michael Jacobs

Michael Jacobs, Inside Story’s global climate writer, is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield.

International Michael Jacobs 29 September 2022 Distinguished economists are protesting at Mathias Cormann’s reorientation of the international organisation
International Michael Jacobs 5 September 2022 Does the new British PM have the capacity to deal with Britain’s gathering crisis? International Michael Jacobs 15 November 2021 Is it finally the end of the line for fossil fuels? Our correspondent’s Glasgow COP26 wrap-up International Michael Jacobs 9 November 2021 There is a paradox at the heart of climate activists’ demands for the overthrow of capitalism International Michael Jacobs 4 November 2021 With the national leaders departing, the climate talks are commencing in earnest. And the optimists see grounds for hope
International Michael Jacobs 27 October 2021 What exactly is up for negotiation at next week’s COP26 conference?
International Michael Jacobs 14 October 2021 The British PM will need to shake off his party’s deepest beliefs to reform the British economy International Michael Jacobs 29 September 2021 Britain’s shape-shifting PM wanted to take the lead on climate, but he didn’t anticipate how hard that would be Retrospective Michael Jacobs 23 March 2016 How a coalition of organisations forced the hands of the world’s major polluters National affairs Michael Jacobs 14 December 2011 Canada’s reversal on Kyoto won’t undermine the sense that the Durban climate conference achieved more than many expected, writes Michael Jacobs
International Michael Jacobs 29 November 2011 These two weeks might turn out to be more interesting than expected, writes Michael Jacobs. The stakes are certainly high enough
International Michael Jacobs 1 August 2011 The world’s energy policy-makers are watching as the Merkel government takes the lead, writes Michael Jacobs Essays & reportage Michael Jacobs 24 June 2011 Mainstream economics is beginning to recognise the opportunities alongside the climate threat, writes Michael Jacobs International Michael Jacobs 28 April 2011 China’s Five Year Plan could turn out to be a turning point for global climate policy, writes Michael Jacobs International Michael Jacobs 2 March 2011 As policy in Australia begins to move, Michael Jacobs surveys the international climate landscape: the latest science, the emissions targets and what’s happening on…
International Michael Jacobs 16 December 2010 Cancun will restore confidence among governments and business that action is going to occur, writes Michael Jacobs, and that makes progress more likely
International Michael Jacobs 9 November 2010 Almost a year later, it’s easier to judge what was and wasn’t achieved in the Danish capital, writes Michael Jacobs – and what it means for this… International Michael Jacobs 6 October 2010 European governments are considering a plan to cut carbon emissions irrespective of what other countries decide, writes Michael Jacobs International Michael Jacobs 2 September 2010 In every generation one issue comes to symbolise the wider battle to protect the natural world. This could be it, writes Michael Jacobs International Michael Jacobs 29 July 2010 Not quite, writes Michael Jacobs. But the battle will be a tough one