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Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

Please read my #chapter, "Emerging #Kaleidoscope of Carbon Pricing and Side Effects in #Africa" in the #book #Environmental #Tax #Reforms for a Just #EnergyTransition (#EdwardElgar)
#NbS #Nature #CarbonCredits
#CarbonMarkets #VCMs
#CarbonPricing
#CarbonCredit #Curse
#DRM
#ITMOs

October 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

Glad to have presented the #War of #Border #Carbon #Adjustments (BCAs) and its Impact on the #GlobalSouth at #GCET26
September 25
#PortoAlegre #Brazil
Carbon-related trade #rules
Trade #tensions
#EU #CBAM #UK CBAM
#Global #Trade
#Climate #diplomacy
#Climatefinance
#NbS
#WTO

October 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

Thrilled to have presented my #analysis on #Geopolitics of #Lithium: #Challenges of #DRC #RDC at the Forefront of #Green & #Digital #Transition
at the #YSI-#IPE workshop at #Berlin School of #Economics &
#Law
#US #China
#Criticalminerals #Trade #GVC
#Kobold #AVZ #Zijin #Mining

May 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

I am beyond grateful to have presented "#Geopolitics of #Tin: #TheDRCongo at the Age of #AI" during the Global Southing #Internet, #Data and #AIStudies #Workshop at the #Oxford #Internet #Institute, #University of Oxford.
#RDC #DRC #SupplyChain
#Chips
#GPUs
#NVIDIA
#Bisie

March 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

I am beyond grateful to have presented "#Geopolitics of #Tin: #TheDRCongo at the Age of #AI" during the Global Southing #Internet, #Data and #AIStudies #Workshop at the #Oxford #Internet #Institute, #University of Oxford.
#RDC #DRC #SupplyChain
#LLM
#GPUs
#NVIDIA
#econtwitter

March 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

I am thrilled to share my article «Addressing #RenewableEnergy Conundrum in #TheDRCongo: Focus on Grand #Inga #hydropower dam project» published in Energy Strategy Reviews!
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S22…#DRCR#RDCD#Infrastructurer#Miningn#EnergyForAlll#EVsV#Energyg#CleanEnergyDayay

January 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

#Grateful for my #interview in #Forbes #Afrique, featured in Elliott Brailly's #article on #renewable #energy.
Si #eau et #électricité faisaient bon ménage
Find it in #ForbesAfrique Dec.2024-Jan. 2025 issue.
bit.ly/3VWHHyA
#Grand #Inga dam project
#NetZeroIndustry

January 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

Delighted to have presented #Kaleidoscope of #CarbonPricing in #Africa at the 25th Global #Conference on #Environmental #Taxation #GCET25 at #Stellenbosch #Business #School, #SA on 20 September 2024.
#DRM
#ClimateFinance
#CarbonFinance
#NbS
#VCMs
#Sustainable #forest #management

January 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

Grateful for the opportunity to talk about the Emerging #Kaleidoscope    of #CarbonPricing in #Africa
Thank you to @eurodad, @GA4TJ, @TaxJusticeNet, @icrict, @taxobservatory, and @WIL_inequality.

#UNTaxConvention

April 19, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

Great discussion on the path for taxing #billionaires!
Also glad to hear from @ndzana_olomo on the importance of fair #pricing for #nature-based #carboncredits in #Africa.
#TaxTheRich
#NbS #Carbon #sinks #Forests
#G20
#Taxation
#ClimateAction
#IMFMeetings

April 19, 2024 at 10:10 AM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

Don't miss the #IMF event on Sovereign Debt: Curren Challenges and the Road Ahead on 25 January at 11AM ET!

#Liquidity #challenges vs #solvency challenges
#G20 & Global Sovereign #Debt Roundtable.
@IMFNews

#GlobalEconomy #DebtManagement #SovereignFinance
#EconSky

January 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

#African developing countries grapple with main #challenges: economic #development while addressing the effects of #climatechange.

Don't miss #UNCTAD- #UNECA webinar on #inclusive #economic #diversification and #energytransition on 24 January 2024.

➡️bit.ly/3tgoAUY

#UN
#Africa
#EconSky

January 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

A great analysis from @SheilaKhama on how the #transition to #carbonneutrality presents a unique opportunity for #resources-rich #African countries to thrive.

#GoodGovernance -- #NbS #Mining #GreenHydrogen
#Climatechange
#NetZero
#Africa
#EconSky
#EconomicsForAll
twitter.com/SheilaKhama/...

January 18, 2024 at 7:31 AM

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Martin Anota

@manota.bsky.social

Solow a été le premier, avec Samuelson, à évoquer la "courbe de Phillips". Ce sera la pierre par laquelle tout l'édifice du keynésianisme orthodoxe s'effondrera quelques lustres après...
(A la marge)
blogs.alternatives-economiques.fr/anota/2024/0...

January 11, 2024 at 5:17 PM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

My #climatechange & #biodiversity journey:

#Inclusive #Growth: #Climate Change

@IMFNews
@imfcapdev
#SDGs #IMFCapDev #IMFPartners
#RacetoNetZero #ClimateAction

#EconSky #ClimateSky #EconomicsForAll

#8

January 13, 2024 at 2:19 PM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

My #climatechange & #biodiversity journey:

#Energy #Subsidies #Reform

Navigating the complexities of energy subsidies reform to pave the way for a sustainable future.
@IMFNews

#SDGs #IMFCapDev
#RacetoNetZero #ClimateAction

#EconSky #ClimateSky #EconomicsForAll

#7

January 13, 2024 at 2:18 PM

Laure_app

@laureapp.bsky.social

My #climatechange & #biodiversity journey:

I am grateful to @GitaGopinath for sparking my interest in the intersection of macroeconomics and climate change: Focus on the #Macroeconomics of Climate Change

@IMFNews
#SDGs #ClimateAction
#EconSky #ClimateSky #EconomicsForAlL