#Policymakers

The WTO just ruled against Trump’s China tariffs.The case ended up hinging on a question that seems pretty unrelated to trade: Does the totality of a country’s legal system say
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Carbon cycle feedbacks are a large – but under-appreciated – source of uncertainty the future climate. Including these uncertainties could result in up to 25% more warming than in the main IPCC
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Will #COVID19 concerns cause some voters to skip the 2020 election?Our new survey finds that anxieties about the election vary by race, education, and party affiliation. [thread]https://bit.ly/3hzK5VM  In May and
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I've spent a lot of time throwing rocks lately, so I'm going to try and be a little constructive and talk about negative interest rates.The #NIRPening, a thread. 1/x A
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Read “Wood for Bioenergy” by Mendell & Lang, this #TimberTalks reviews the history and issues described in their book.@ScicommBot #sciencetwitter #scicomm #forestproud 1/13 Wood, as fuel, isn't new. Tech helps
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Thrilled to launch this new paper that puts the China-Iran partnership in regional context.@yarbatman and I broke down economic and security data on China and Iran vs. the wider Middle
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Alrighty folks, it is time for another trip in the realm of "Mud and Truck Maintenance." This thread is going to excerpt from the single most important article on
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From farm to fork: How food systems can power #ClimateAction Without action on how we produce & consume food, we cannot achieve our climate goals, food security, prevent diseases &
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.@prisonculture & I shared some thoughts on #ChauvinTrial #verdict & #MakhiaBryant for @newsone The whole damn system is in fact guilty as hell. It’s time to build a world where
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Someone at the New London Day really wanted me to wake up today and choose violence. So let's go... (1/16) 2. Let's start here, since I'm part of the "cadre
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Online education isn’t going anywhere. If we establish that baseline expectation, the next steps should be to outline what we know about online education and propose how to get it
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“Policymakers have approached Covid along a single axis – ‘the science’ or public health,” “But even within that axis, things get ignored – such as other diseases, be they infectious
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Some really thought-provoking stuff here from @clairecm on whether the fallout from COVID-19 will lead to improvements in worker conditions.I have few a thoughts on the child care dimension.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/upshot/coronavirus-future
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Thread (1):The recent events in our country have been heartbreaking. The #GeorgeFloyd incident is historically tragic; the response and the outrage reflect years of anger, frustration, and pain of experiencing
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"The appropriate degree of anonymity in a CBDC system is a political and social question, rather than a narrow technical question. As discussed above, CBDC would need to be compliant
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A8.1: We’re glad you asked! We’ve put together our Build Back Stronger report to provide policymakers, community leaders, and advocates a road map for the short- and long-term success of
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