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Author of regular editorials in media ranging from newspapers, through blogs to Project Syndicate.

Why choose between profit and doing good (in Dutch)

Roland Kupers

NRC

April 21, 2026

Getting to greener steel

Gernot Wagner, Roland Kupers

Project Syndicate

September 25, 2025

Nuclear power lacks flexibility, and is too expensive

Bernard ter Haar, Roland Kupers, Coen Teulings

Financieel Dagblad

September 2, 2024

Roland Kupers on Accelerating Global Methane Mitigation

Roland Kupers

The Rockefeller Foundation blog

September 5, 2023

A Dutch solution for the European gas problem

Roland Kupers

Financieel Dagblad

July 19, 2022

The ifs and buts of hydrogen

Roland Kupers

The Mint – fresh thinking in economics

March 26, 2022

How the Pandemic Can Revolutionize Climate Policy

Roland Kupers

Project Syndicate

Aug 26, 2020

Getting the inequality we want

Roland Kupers

Project Syndicate

May 4, 2018

‘Palradmechanisme’: Het geheime wapen voor een nieuw energie- en klimaatakkoord (The ratcheting mechanism: the secret weapon for climate policy)

Roland Kupers

Financieel Dagblad

March 7, 2018

Geen groen zonder groei (No green without growth)

Roland Kupers

Energie Actueel

January 8, 2014

We moeten eerlijk uitkomen voor de grenzen van onze kennis (We need to be transparent about the limits of our knowledge)

Michiel Goudzwaard

Financieel Dagblad

January 4, 2014

Hoe groot is ons gaslek? (How big is our gas leak?)

Roland Kupers

Energie Actueel

December 6, 2013

De nieuwe klimaat economie (The new climate economy)

Roland Kupers

Energie Actueel

September 24, 2013

“Van bier en schaliegas” (Of beer and shale gas)

Roland Kupers

Energie Actueel

July 8, 2013

Zijn kolen besmettelijk? (Is coal contagious?)

Roland Kupers

Energie Actueel

April 11, 2013

Energiekeuzevrijheid (Freedom of choice in power)

Roland Kupers

Energie Actueel

January 8, 2013

Winst maken en tegelijk de aarde sparen – dat kan (Profit and planet)

Roland Kupers en Herman Philipse

NRC Handelsblad

June 19, 2012

Durf economie te vernieuwen (Dare to reinvigorate the economy)

Roland Kupers en Martijn Broekhof

Financieel Dagblad

March 26, 2012

A geen alternative to austerity?

Roland Kupers

Project Syndicate

May 17, 2012

Published in:
Asia: China “Shanghai Daily”; Eco-Business.com (Asia-Pacific Sustainable Business Community); Philippines “The Daily Enquirer”; Taiwan “Taipei Times”
Middle East: Kuwait “Al Watan Daily”; Turkey “Today’s Zaman”; Qatar “Gulf Times”
Europe: Italy “Linkiesta, Keynes Blog”; Netherlands “Het Financieele Dagblad”

The birth of a power source

Roland Kupers

Project Syndicate

Nov. 1, 2011

Published in:
Africa: Nigeria “Business Day”
Asia: Australia “ABC Online”; China “China Daily”; Hong Kong “South China Morning Post”; Indonesia “Pikiran Rakyat”; Korea, South “Joong Ang Daily”; Nepal “Aarthik Abhiyan”
Europe: Belgium “European Voice”; Cyprus “Cyprus Mail”; Malta “The Times of Malta”; Netherlands “Het Financieele Dagblad”; Poland “Wyborcza.pl”; Spain “El Pais”
America: Colombia “El Tiempo”; Guatemala “The Guatemala Times”; Mexico “Reforma”; United States “The Capital Times”
Near East: Kuwait “Al Watan Daily”; Qatar “Al Arab”; Qatar “Gulf Times”

The end of nuclear power

Roland Kupers

Project Syndicate

Apr. 25, 2011

Published in:
Africa: Botswana “Mmegi”; Egypt “Daily News Egypt”; Nigeria “Business Day”
Asia: China “China Daily”; Indonesia “Jakarta Post”; Indonesia “Pikiran Rakyat”; Korea, South “Joong Ang Daily”; New Zealand “The Timaru Herald”; Vietnam “Viet Nam News”
Europe: Bulgaria “Dnevnik”; Belgium “European Voice”; Germany “Die Welt”; Ireland “The Irish Examiner”; Poland “Wyborcza.pl”; Romania “Infomediu Europa”; Turkey “Today’s Zaman”
America: Guatemala “The Guatemala Times”; Mexico “The News”; United States “The Capital Times”
Near East: Lebanon “The Daily Star”; Qatar “Gulf Times”

A green return to European growth

Roland Kupers

Project Syndicate

Feb 12, 2011

Published in:
Africa: Botswana “Mmegi”; Nigeria “National Daily”; Rwanda “The New Times”; Tanzania “The Guardian”
Asia: China “China Daily”; Georgia “The Georgian Times”
Americas: Guatemala “The Guatemala Times”; Canada “Pontransat.com”
Europe: Germany “Die Welt”; Malta “The Times of Malta”; Turkey “Today’s Zaman”; United Kingdom “Europe Today”; Lithuania “Ekonomika.lt/Balsas.lt”