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Coalitions of the willing

In this special video VoxTalks Economics filmed at the Hoffmann Centre/ CEPR / ReCIPE Flagship Conference on Global Sustainability, we explore the prospects for major multilateral climate agreements at COP30 — and, if such agreements prove elusive, what a credible Plan B might look like.

CEPR's President Beatrice Weder di Mauro speaks with Tim Phillips about the potential for “coalitions of the willing” — climate or finance clubs that can design and implement their own sustainability policies when global consensus falls short.

What incentives could encourage countries to join these coalitions?
And who might take the lead in driving them forward?