Selected Tag: carbon
Selected Tag: carbon

Does it Make Sense to Tax International Trade?

Free trade remains the benchmark, but tariffs or subsidies can improve welfare when they target distortions that domestic policy cannot reach.

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*

August 14, 2026 at 4:51 AM IST

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The Real Price of Intelligence: Why AI's Race for Scale Cannot Ignore the Earth Beneath It

AI is not a purely digital product, but a physical one too - assembled from silicon, copper, rare-earth elements, cobalt, lithium and water. Countries and corporates that exercise resource discipline as a strategy will be the ones still standing decades from now.

Chirayu Sharma

August 7, 2026 at 8:42 AM IST

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The Hidden Cost: Why Carbon Taxes Are Unpopular

Carbon taxes reduce emissions, true, but research shows they also hinder macroeconomic activity. Also, while the cost is seen immediately, the benefits take long to show effect.

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*

July 14, 2026 at 7:24 AM IST

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Budget 2026

Why Carbon Markets Are Failing the World’s Farmers and What Budget Can Do About It

Despite rapid growth, carbon markets exclude smallholder farmers by design. Budget 2026 can fix this by funding public MRV, institutional aggregation, and risk sharing.

Arvind Mayaram

January 28, 2026 at 5:59 AM IST

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UPI & RuPay Payments May Soon Cost You: — Here’s What Could Change
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