Tim Figures
@timfigures.bsky.social
Geopolitics and trade expert at Boston Consulting Group. Part of BCG's Centre for Geopolitics, focussing on European trade and investment, trade and climate and green industrial policy.
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Views my own etc.
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With the EU and the UK doubling down on industrial decarbonisation, there’s an opportunity for deeper cooperation beyond ETS linkage. A UK-EU Climate & Energy Agreement could contribute to energy security, lower energy prices & facilitate energy transition for both sides 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...
February 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
With the EU and the UK doubling down on industrial decarbonisation, there’s an opportunity for deeper cooperation beyond ETS linkage. A UK-EU Climate & Energy Agreement could contribute to energy security, lower energy prices & facilitate energy transition for both sides 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...
Great to speak to @robfranciseu.bsky.social about the findings from our BCG Global Trade Report and what they mean for EU external trade.
Europe’s slow growth is due to a major geopolitical shift: the open global trading environment that once fueled its competitiveness is gone, says @timfigures.bsky.social in a new exclusive interview with @robfranciseu.bsky.social👇
#EUtrade #geopolitics
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#EUtrade #geopolitics
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Interview - Tim Figures: an open global trade environment is a thing of the past - Borderlex
Rob Francis spoke to Tim Figures, a partner and associate director at the Boston Consulting Group, about how the EU’s trade patterns may evolve in the challenging current geopolitical context. Taking ...
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February 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Great to speak to @robfranciseu.bsky.social about the findings from our BCG Global Trade Report and what they mean for EU external trade.
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Therefore, uniform values could let “dirtier” firms skate by. We don’t think this should happen: citp.ac.uk/publications...
What are your thoughts on balancing simplicity vs accuracy in carbon reporting? #FunTradeFactFriday
What are your thoughts on balancing simplicity vs accuracy in carbon reporting? #FunTradeFactFriday
The UK CBAM journey: Assessing the Government’s response to its consultation of March 2024 | CITP
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January 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Therefore, uniform values could let “dirtier” firms skate by. We don’t think this should happen: citp.ac.uk/publications...
What are your thoughts on balancing simplicity vs accuracy in carbon reporting? #FunTradeFactFriday
What are your thoughts on balancing simplicity vs accuracy in carbon reporting? #FunTradeFactFriday
What do geopolitical changes mean for EU trade growth? Strip out energy and the potential impact of new US tariffs and it's mainly an emerging markets story (notably minus China). Read more in our new Global Trade Report: www.bcg.com/publications...
January 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What do geopolitical changes mean for EU trade growth? Strip out energy and the potential impact of new US tariffs and it's mainly an emerging markets story (notably minus China). Read more in our new Global Trade Report: www.bcg.com/publications...
What will global trade look like on 2033? It will be shaped by geopolitics more than ever as we enter a more multipolar world. What does this mean? We tried to answer this question in our latest BCG Global Trade Report: www.bcg.com/publications...
January 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
What will global trade look like on 2033? It will be shaped by geopolitics more than ever as we enter a more multipolar world. What does this mean? We tried to answer this question in our latest BCG Global Trade Report: www.bcg.com/publications...
I thought I'd break the ice on here by talking about - you've guessed it - CBAMs. Our new BCG report looks at the challenges caused by new climate-related trade measures and suggests ways in which different CBAMs could work together in a spirit of 'co-opetition'
www.bcg.com/publications...
www.bcg.com/publications...
Climate Coopetition May Be the Best Route to Net Zero
In a shifting geopolitical landscape, policymakers and business leaders need to rethink how they collaborate—and compete—across borders as they work to reduce emissions.
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November 22, 2024 at 11:59 AM
I thought I'd break the ice on here by talking about - you've guessed it - CBAMs. Our new BCG report looks at the challenges caused by new climate-related trade measures and suggests ways in which different CBAMs could work together in a spirit of 'co-opetition'
www.bcg.com/publications...
www.bcg.com/publications...