We attribute the success of China's monetary-fiscal policies in producing 8.7% growth in 2009 to the following: (1) the capital adequacy ratio requirement was not binding because the banks' capital had not been reduced by losses on assets like subprime mortgages; (2) the initial fiscal position...

Total net GHG emissions from Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) averaged around 12.0 GtCO2eq per year during 2007-2016. Approximately 23% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions derive from AFOLU, while the global food system contributes nearly one third of global...