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“We are totally schizophrenic. We are trying to reduce emissions, and we subsidize the consumption of fossil fuels.”
“In order to encourage private investors to pursue long-term, responsible projects, governments need to promote consistent policies and frameworks.”
“Our planet is warming dangerously.”
“Words must be matched by action if change is to become lasting.”
“The U.K. is much stronger as a part of Europe, and Europe is much stronger with the U.K. as a driving force.”
“Transparency and effective tax co-operation must be shared principles applied by all. Until they are, nations will need to protect themselves against loss of revenues to tax havens.”
“To give students the best possible chance to succeed, education must prepare them to handle issues that transcend national boundaries.”
“The OECD should respond directly to the specific needs of the member countries. You basically say, 'What works?' You don't have to go on a discovery trip. It's all there; you just call them, and they know. It's like a knowledge bank.”
“Water security is not just for domestic policies. International co-operation is crucial to sustainably manage trans-boundary water bodies and river basins.”
“History is full of lessons for how water crises could have been avoided or better managed.”
“If we want a stronger, cleaner, and fairer world economy, we need to deal with the controversial areas of globalisation, such as tax havens.”
“It isn't only rich countries that suffer from the effects of tax havens. Developing countries also lose billions of dollars in tax revenues due each year because wealthy individuals and some companies use tax havens to move assets and income offshore.”
“If you are trying to favor the unions by having more rigid labor market and keeping wages very high, you could be blocking people from getting new jobs.”
“Everywhere, you have a fatigue for reform... that's very serious.”
“You do need more revenues, and you do need to cut expenses. But you also don't want to go in a direction whereby increasing taxes creates a reticence to create new jobs. You don't want to increase taxes on work. You don't want to increase taxes on investment and the creation of wealth.”
“When a large financial institution is allowed to fail, you put in jeopardy hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people.”
“I was an economist out of the National University of Mexico, where you lived the realities of Mexico all the time.”
“Integrity delivers better lives.”