Crocodile economics: Emissions can go down with a rising GDP “Crocodile economics” describes the moment when a country’s gross domestic product keeps rising while its emissions fall — the two curves diverging like a crocodile’s open jaws Forty-nine countries have already decoupled economic growth from fossil fuels, driven by cheaper renewables, electric vehicles and shifts in energy systems Emerging economies can skip carbon-intensive
Demystifying decoupling: what’s really at stake in the US-China . . . The technological decoupling between the US and China does not necessarily mean deglobalization is happening; elements of global trade - including green and digital trade - remain robust One development of Beijing and Washington's evolving relationship is the reduction of the presence of US financial institutions in mainland China, which contributes to an already complex commercial
US-China tensions risk us setting science back by decades Collaboration between the US and China is a bedrock of global scientific progress China has been catching up, and in some ways surpassing, the US in science research thanks to collaboration The US and China must weigh the long-term consequences of decoupling in science and technology