Publications - Ecology
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Climate Change and Democratisation
July 12, 2010 - The paper examines whether democracy at the country level and global climate change matter for another. It raises the question of how to support democracy’s advance in the face of multiple challenges that include the adverse effects of global warming and extreme weather events merits much more attention than it has received so far. Peter Burnell more»
Policy Paper
Three Hundred Thousand Clean Energy Jobs – July 9, 2010 - This policy paper analyzes the succes of the German renewables industry and discusses which of the lessons learned could be applied to the U.S. states of Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota. In cooperation with the Blue Green Alliance the paper will be released during the Midwestern Green Jobs Tour from July 12-16. Christine Wörlen more»
Policy Paper
Climate Finance Additionality: Emerging Definitions and Their Implications – July 2, 2010 - This paper explores the following two main issues: 1. How is additionality being defined by different political actors? 2. What are the technical and political implications of these different definitions? And what do the varying definitions require in terms of tracking and the measurement, reporting and verification of finance? Jessica Brown, Neil Bird and Liane Schalatek more»
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The American Way of Change – May 25, 2010 - Researchers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists go beyond politics to find, on their own account, openings for green energies. Till Kötter more»
Plant and Coins
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Greening Capitalism is not Enough – May 25, 2010 - In many places, including Germany, the idea of a Green New Deal continues to be criticized from the well-known conservative angle and, more recently, from a progressive perspective as well.  This new critique of the Green New Deal is not valid because it fails to understand that the Green New Deal does not entail a simple “greenwashing” of the existing system. Gerhard Schick more»
Going Green - Green Arrow
Policy Paper
Going Green. The Future has Begun – The green industrial revolution will, on a grand scale, create new products, services, and jobs. Although much remains to be done, the great transformation is on its way. In this collection of short articles, the authors debate the pros and cons of carbon capture and storage, the American turn to "green," and the questions of how economic growth and climate protection can be reconciled.
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Gender and Climate Change in Southern Africa – Although various studies have focused on climate change impacts and adaptation opportunities in Africa, few have focused on the household level and in particular on gender differentiated impacts of climate change. This study, commissioned by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, provides an analysis and summary of the findings of eight case studies carried out in four southern African countries. Furthermore, the study aims to identify various policies, programmes and activities that could address these issues. more»
Report
Unlocking a low-carbon Europe – Climate change and the reform of the EU budget are the two priorities on the 2010 agenda: Will the EU be able to generate sufficient momentum for a budget reform, which is needed to pursue a low-carbon economy? more»
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The Green New Deal – Humanity is confronted by historic challenges. While the economic and financial crisis has rocked the foundations of our economic system and threatened the livelihoods of millions of people here in Europe and in the rest of the world, we cannot afford any further delay in tackling the crises in the realms of climate change and global justice. more»
Policy Paper
Where’s the Money? The Status of Climate Finance Post-Copenhagen – March 4, 2010 - When the dust settled after the near failure of the UNFCCC climate talks in Copenhagen, the issue of climate finance seemed strangely to have been one of the few areas, where despite all procedural and political misgivings, real progress was made.  The “Copenhagen Accord” gives some clear promises and numbers for both short- and long-term climate financing. However, as the Accord is a nonbinding political agreement, many questions about if and how those commitments can be fulfilled are yet to be answered.  A new analysis by  Liane Schalatek, HBF, and Neil Bird and Jessica Brown, ODI, analyses some of these questions in further detail. more»
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Out of the Running? – The United States must make long-term investments in clean energy development or risk being shut out of a $2.3 trillion industry, this new report has found. The study describes Germany, Spain and China as early winners in the next great technological and industrial revolution because each imposed policies to encourage low-carbon energy development.

In cooperation with the Center for American Progress

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Green Solutions to the Auto Crisis – The automotive industry is not only suffering from the economic downturn, it has also been in a structural crisis for some time. more»
Urban Futures 2030
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Urban Futures 2030 – Urban Futures pursues two corresponding ideas: The first objective is to deepen the transnational dialog over the role of cities in solving the climate crisis. The second objective is to collect visions and models of sustainable architecture and urban planning and present them to a broader public. more»
Policy Paper
Opportunity or Failure? –

February, 2010
If the Copenhagen Accord on climate change can be called a small step forward or a grand failure depends on the regional perspective. Two months after the Copenhagen climate summit, this paper sheds some light on the different regional and national evaluations of the conference and analyzes how perceptions on the outcome of the conference vary between key countries and regions.

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Mission Impossible? – Der Kopenhagener Klimagipfel hat in Europa für Enttäuschung gesorgt. Nicht so in der USA. Klimaschützer kämpfen hier weiter um das Klimagesetz. Doch eine Mehrheit ist alles andere als sicher. IN GERMAN ONLY. Von Arne Jungjohann more»
publication series
Climate Change and the Right to Food – December 7, 2009
The study proposes concrete methods by which institutions can address climate change problems and realize the right to food symbiotically, in compliance with the principles of systemic integration under international law. more»
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Post-Copenhagen: Swing time in the United States, Europe plays the Blues – December 22, 2009 - The outcome of the Copenhagen climate conference will be discussed for years to come. While European governments are frustrated and disappointed, most climate advocates in the United States define Copenhagen as a success. Why is it Swing time in the US and Europe plays the climate Blues? by Arne Jungjohann more»
Articles
The Missing Link: Bringing Gender Equality to Adaptation Financing – November 2009
Climate change has already severe impacts especially in the poorest countries and for the most vulnerable people and groups, among them disproportionally many women. Adapting to these impacts will be very costly but unavoidable. By Liane Schalatek more»
policy paper
Abbruch oder Durchbruch? - US Klimapolitik vor Kopenhagen – November 18, 2009 - Since the inauguration of Barack Obama, the US-Administration is accelerating climate protection efforts. However, obstacles in both chambers of Congress delay these efforts. The authors review recent achievements in US-climate legislation, provide an outlook on the probable US position in the upcoming Copenhagen conference and explain what this implies for viable strategies for European and other countries.
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Toward a New Climate Network: Transatlantic Solutions for a Low Carbon Economy – Ocotber 7th, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has contributed the foreword to the final report of the Transatlantic Climate Policy Group. The full report was released at a conference on October 7. more»
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Towards a Global Green Recovery – Supporting Green Technology Markets – August 2009
Two major global challenges - the financial crisis and climate change - make it urgent to rally the world behind the idea of a “green new deal” or a “global green recovery.” To help G20 nations overcome these challenges, the Federal Foreign Office asked Atlantic Initiative to develop specific and actionable policy recommendations on how to provide effective international support to green technology markets and push the issue in the G20 framework. By Jan-Friedrich Kallmorgen more»
Article Collection
Green New Deal – Böll Magazine 2/2009 more»
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A European Community for Renewable Energies – July 2009
The Sahara can become a power hub to provide renewable energy to Europe by the mid of the century. This project should become a cornerstone of a new European Community for renewable energies, argues Ralf Fücks. By Ralf Fücks more»
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Europe: Creating New Jobs with Renewable Energies – May 2009
The support of renewable energies triggers boosts the economy and creates hundred thousands of new jobs. In Germany already today more people work in renewable energy industries than in the coal and nuclear sector together. By Arne Jungjohann more»
Policy Paper
Gender and Climate Finance: Double Mainstreaming for Sustainable Development – May 2009
Climate change is real, it is happening already, and its impacts on people are not gender-neutral. It is affecting men and women all over the world differently, especially in the world’s poorest countries and amongst the most vulnerable people and communities.1 As women and men have different adaptive and mitigative capabilities, the financing instruments and mechanisms committed to climate change activities in mitigation and adaption need to take these gender-differentiated impacts into account in funds design and operationalization as well as concrete project financing. By Liane Schalatek more»
policy paper
Building the 21st Century Transmission Super Grid: Technical and Political Challenges for Large Scale Renewable Electricity Production in the U.S. – April 2009
Plans to increase the penetration of renewable electrical generation into the United States face a number of challenges. By Pat Wood and Rob Church more»
Policy Paper
Doubling the Damage: World Bank Climate Investment Funds Undermine Climate and Gender Justice – April 2009
Based on the premise that “there will be no climate justice without gender justice,”7 and vice versa, this introductory paper takes a preliminary look at the linkages between climate change, gender justice and the International Financial Institutions (IFIs). By Anna Rooke, Gender Action more»
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Canada’s Fair Share in a Climate Constrained World – April 2009
An analysis of Canada’s climate obligations under the Greenhouse Development Rights Framework. By Tom Athanasiou, Sivan Kartha, Paul Baer and Eric Kemp-Benedic more»
Policy Paper
Fairness in Global Climate Change Finance – March 2009
Financing for aaptation, mitigation and low-carbon sustainable development is a key building black fr a new UN global climate agreement. This study gives an overview of recent cosst assessments and proposals for funding sources and mechanisms. By Andrew Pendleton and Simon Retallack more»
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India: Emerging Leadership on Climate Change – December 2008
An Overview concerning India's Domestic Laws, and the Instruments and Measures of Climate Change. By Malini Mehra, Centre for Social Markets more»
policy Paper
Gender and Climate Change Finance: A Case Study from the Philippines – November 2008
The Philippines are a relatively minor contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, however, it is highly vulnerable to climate change and the scenarios for the Philippines predict adverse
environmental and socio-economic consequences. By Athena Perralta more»
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Renewable Heating and Cooling in Germany and the U.S – August 2008
The publication is a combination of two papers: the first written by Wilson Rickerson and others providing an overview of the current US situation on renewable heating and cooling, and the second written by Uwe Leprich and others providing a detailed look at the German support mechanisms for renewable heating and cooling policy in Germany. By Wilson Rickerson more»
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New Finance for Climate Change and the Environment – July 2008
The world has moved beyond simple acknowledgement that climate change and environmental degradation pose significant risks to humanity and the planet’s ecosystems. In recognition of the
increased vulnerability of billions of people, mostly in the developing world, Northern donors have pledged billions of dollars in new financial commitments. Those funds are to be delivered through no fewer than a dozen new environmental funding mechanisms seeking to mitigate these risks and to help the most vulnerable to adapt to coming societal and environmental changes. By Gareth Porter, Neil Bird, Nanki Kaur and Leo Peskett more»
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Climate & Energy Policy in the People's Republic of China – June 2008
An Overview concerning Chinese Domestic Laws, and the Instruments and Measures of Climate Change Mitigation By Dirk Rommeney more»
Policy Paper
Feed-in Tariffs and Renewable Energy in the USA – May 2008
Feed-in tariff policies have driven rapid renewable energy growth for electricity in Europe, but have not been widely adopted in North America to date. This paper reviews the experience of US states which have introduced feed-in tariff legislation, and discusses the outlook for Community-Based Energy Development policies. By Wilson Rickerson, Florian Bennhold, and James Bradbury more»
Meeting Report
How a Changing Climate Impacts Women – September 2007
This is the report for a roundtable held on September 21, and which was a landmark event, one of the first high-level sessions to focus on the linkages between gender equality and climate
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The Debate over Fixed Price Incentives for Renewable Electricity in Europe and the United States: – March 2007
The diffusion of renewable energy policies around the world has prompted dialogue and debate on the comparative merits of different policy schemes. The most prevalent policies for supporting new renewable electricity are variations of the feed-in tariff  and the Renewables Portfolio Standard  (RPS). By Rickerson, Wilson and Robert C. Grace more»