Olivia Lazard, Mandi Bissett, James Dyke
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Degrowth Needs a Strong Geopolitical and Geo-economic Proposition
China and Russia are using their economic advantage to shift governance systems in the Global South. Degrowth has a strong political-ecological proposition, but it needs to have a strong geopolitical and geo-economic one too.
About the Author
Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Olivia Lazard was a fellow at Carnegie Europe. Her research focused on the geopolitics of climate, the transition ushered by climate change, and the risks of conflict and fragility associated to climate change and environmental collapse.
- Geoengineering: Assessing Risks in the Era of Planetary SecurityPaper
- The Day After COP28: The Heat Is OnCommentary
Olivia Lazard
Recent Work
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