Publications - Ecology

Climate change causes Women's crisis

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The Future We Want. A Feminist Perspective

January 26, 2012 - The multiple crises – the financial crash, hunger, climate change and resource scarcity – demonstrate emphatically that neoliberal market globalization cannot fulfill its promises: namely to bring about the optimal allocation of resources on the entire planet and thus be a win-win game for all. Christa Wichterich more»
Merlanne Verveer

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Gender Equity and Sustainable Development: Prioritizing Actions To Achieve Results

 - January 26, 2012 -

Today, prospects for sustainable development remain a serious challenge as our global economy, our natural environment, our social well-being, and our political structures are in crisis. From the economy to climate change to food and agriculture, systems of governance are in disarray. Everyone is struggling more intensely in today’s world – particularly women and girls. 

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Climate - Migration - Security

 - Growing evidence of links between climate change, migration, and conflict raise plenty of reasons for concern and it’s time to start thinking about new answers to these multifaceted crisis scenarios. more»

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Baltic Sea: Developing a Regional Cooperation for Renewables in the Electricity Sector

 - January 3, 2012 - In this paper, Mats Abrahamsson takes a closer look at a region that could be a pioneer for regional cooperation in the EU: the Baltic Sea Region. As the first region with an EU regional cooperation initiative and with a long-lasting tradition of cooperation, this region could play an essential role in showing the EU the way forward by sharing their large potential of diverse renewable energy sources. Mats Abrahamsson more»

Policy Paper

COP 17 in Durban: A Largely Empty Package

 - December 19, 2011 - With negotiation time extended for more than 30 hours, the South African Presidency was able to conclude the climate summit in Durban with a "Durban Package" of measures. However, while agreement was reached - barely - many key issues remained unresolved, making the COP17 results  in many respects "a largely empty package". By Lili Fuhr, Liane Schalatek and Kulthoum Omari more»

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Moving Beyond Nuclear and Coal?

 - December 1, 2011 - This panel discussion in Durban brought together Japanese and European perspectives on how the international community is moving away from nuclear and coal-based energy in response to incidents such as Fukushima. more»

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The Complex Web of Climate Finance Decisions in Durban

- November 28, 2011 - By some counts no less than eight distinct climate finance decisions are expected at COP 17 in Durban, making the climate finance cluster one of the most crucial ones to address in South Africa. Solving the complex web of interlocking climate finance decisions in Durban also holds the key to unlocking progress in other areas, as this commentary explains. more»

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Civil Climate Change Activism in China – More than Meets the Eye

 - November 27, 2011 - Transitioning towards a low-carbon economy requires the active engagement of civil society. This report explores the growing role of Chinese environmental NGOs in pushing aggressive climate targets and how the Chinese government enhances these efforts to implement ambitious climate change and renewable energy action. Patrick Schröder more»

Policy Paper

REDD+ Finance Delivery: Lessons from Early Experience

 - November 28, 2011 -

International funding for reductions of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation as well as for forest conservation (REDD+) has dramatically increased over the past few years. This ODI/Boell Foundation policy brief looks at lessons from the early experience, the challenges that finance delivery and implementation face and discusses some policy options for improvement.

Anna Creed and Smita Nakhooda more»

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Climate Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa

 - November 23, 2011 - Sub-Sahara Africa as a region already has been hit hardest by climate change, yet so far has received little of the financial resources it needs to adapt and cope with climate change impacts. This policy brief looks at the state of play of climate finance delivery to the continent, discusses the role of important actors in the region and addresses the problems that hamper a more equitable and effective climate finance delivery to the region. Smita Nakhooda, Liane Schalatek, Neil Bird and Alice Caravani more»

Brief Series

Climate Finance Fundamentals - Update

 - November 12, 2010 -

This series of 11 short introductory briefings, written in co-operation with the Overseas Development Institute, looks at various aspects of climate change financing. It gives readers unfamiliar with the global discourse about funding for climate action a better understanding of financial flows, the regions and countries they reach, and the climate interventions they target.

Smita Nakhooda, Liane Schalatek, Alice Caravani and Neil Bird more»

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Ready to be Africa’s Climate Bank?

 - November 22, 2011 -

In early 2011, the African Development Bank (AfDB) indicated its intention to establish and manage an Africa Green Fund to support African states that individually lack the knowledge and technology to secure needed global climate funds. This mapping study evaluates the AfDB's actual track record on sectors and initiatives related to climate change as a clue to the Bank’s suitability to manage any future infusions of funds to address climate change in Africa.

Lindlyn Tamufor, Joshua Klemm and Liane Schalatek more»

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No Romance. Mobilizing Climate Finance for Africa

 - November 15, 2011 - Climate finance has recently become a subject of profound interest to the global debates on climate change. At this year’s 17th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) in Durban, climate finance is expected to feature prominently. This being the “African COP”, we hope that the African perspective on climate finance will receive the attention it deserves. Richard Calland, Nancy Dubosse, Mohamed Nasr, Liane Schalatek, Sam R. Davidson, Oscar Reyes, Déthié S. Ndiaye and Webster Whande more»

Policy Paper

A Future for International Climate Politics

 - November 14, 2011 - Two years after the Copenhagen summit, the real world is moving away from a safe and equitable climate future faster than ever. If the G-20 is “the premier forum for international economic development” and we are serious about stopping climate change, we have to ensure that G-20 politics do not undermine our objectives for the climate, the environment, poverty eradica-tion, and global justice. Lili Fuhr and Barbara Unmüßig more»

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Gender and Climate Finance: Double Mainstreaming for Sustainable Development

 - October 19, 2011 - Climate change is not gender-neutral. Suffering from gender-based vulnerabilities to climate change, women are more often victims of climate change than men; however, women also possess knowledge of and experiences in capacities to mitigate as well as strategies to cope and adapt, which makes them important “agents of change” in the fight against global warming. Liane Schalatek more»

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German Greens Want to Strengthen Transatlantic Cooperation on Climate Change

 - November 27, 2011 - The German Green Party suggests turning climate change cooperation into a strategic priority in the transatlantic relationships. This is the core demand of the motion 17/7356 passed by the Greens in the parliament, the Deutscher Bundestag. Though Congress is so far not acting on climate change, there are other pillars in the US society to connect to and foster collaboration and mutual learning across the Atlantic. One of the vehicles for this is the Transatlantic Climate Bridge of the German government that should be strengthened, according to the resolution of the Greens. more»

Policy Paper

Why the Green New Deal is a Response to the European Debt Crisis

 - October 13, 2011 - The global economic crisis has not been overcome; its character has merely changed. Similar to the crisis in the banking sector, the European government debt crisis is typical of a large-scale financial crisis, the “Second Great Depression,” and managing it has to be addressed in this context. Gerhard Schick more»
The Wheel of Life

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Wheel of Life - Food, Climate, Human Rights, and the Economy

- September 15, 2011 - The links between climate change and industrial agriculture create a nexus of crises—food insecurity, natural resource depletion and degradation, as well as human rights violations and inequities. This report unravels the interrelated causes of and effects on these issues. Debbie Barker more»
Draft documents of the 3rd Meeting of the Transitional Committee in Geneva

Policy Paper

The Design Process for the Green Climate Fund: Lots of Disagreement, Little Time

 - September 19, 2011 - With three out of four scheduled meetings of the Transitional Committee tasked with designing the new Green Climate Fund now completed after the recent meeting in Geneva, severe differences remain between the 25 developing countries and the 15 developed countries about form and functions of the Fund. The road to Durban remains bumpy, and TC members have little time to cover a lot of distance. Liane Schalatek more»
Climate Financing

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Engendering the Green Climate Fund

 - September 19, 2011 - Gender considerations are currently not systematically addressed in existing climate financing instruments; where gender appears, it is in bits and pieces. This is where the Green Climate Fund, currently designed by the 40 members of the Transitional Committee, has a chance to do better.
Liane Schalatek more»

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Harvesting Renewable Energy in the Midwest

 - July 28, 2011 - This report is in the final product of the Midwest Renewable Energy Tour. It shares the German success of using policy to develop rural renewable energy projects and how farms in the US states of South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin can increase their renewable energy capacity. Neil Vielleux more»

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From Scoping Options to Decision-Making - The Work of the Transitional Committee Going Forward

 - July 25, 2011 - Half way through the work of the Transitional Committee (TC), the 40-member body tasked by the COP 16 in Cancun to design the new Green Climate Fund (GCF) for approval by the Durban COP, member countries at their recent second meeting in Tokyo  focused on further clarifying important points of convergence and divergence among countries. Many of these, though clearly not all, ran largely along a contributor county-recipient country dividing line. Liane Schalatek more»

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Funding the Energy Transformation at Home AND Abroad!

 - July 5, 2011 - Observed around the world with varying degrees of curiosity, high expectations and hopes, skepticism, potential good will or schadenfreude, Germany has embarked on probably the furthest reaching energy transformation of any industrialized country by its recent government decision  to phase out nuclear energy by 2022. Liane Schalatek more»

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Harvesting Renewable Energy

 - June 27, 2011 - Dirk Ketelsen, organic farmer and executive director of Dirkshof, a renewable energy producer and consultancy in Schleswig-Holstein, gives a first-hand report on the success of his investment in renewable energies. Dirk Ketelsen more»

Dossier

Reaching Boiling Point? Global Perspectives on the 2011 UN Climate Summit

 - June 10, 2011 -

South Africa plays host to the next UN climate conference in Durban from November 28 to December 9, 2011. This dossier provides an analysis of the major issues at stake and the context in which the negotiations will be held. It offers ongoing commentary and updates on major developments in the run up to the negotiations.

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Grounding Green Power

 - May 26, 2011 - This paper identifies key components of smart renewable energy policy in developing countries, focusing on the power sector. It also provides recommendations for maximizing the effectiveness of international support for deployment of renewable energies, drawn from these on-the-ground experiences in developing countries. Lutz Weischer, Davida Wood, Athena Ballesteros and Xing Fu-Bertaux more»

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Marginal Oil

 - May 19, 2011 - With conventional oil production in decline, the global oil industry is investing heavily in dirtier and riskier forms of unconventional oil such as heavy crude, tar sands, and oil shale. These investments pose a challenge to the climate, the environment, and local communities. Lorne Stockman and Sarah Wykes more»
Worker servicing solar panel

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No Nukes, No Problem?

 - May 17, 2011 - As Germany is showing, it is very possible to get large penetrations of renewable energy while phasing out nuclear energy. With bold political and social support, a consistent incentive framework for clean energy investment, and creative thinking about how to deploy geographically-dispersed resources, Germany is undergoing a major transition in its energy sector. Wilson Rickerson and Arne Jungjohann more»

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A Tentative Start for the Transitional Committee

 - May 3, 2011 -

Global negotiators and observers met for two days in Mexico City at the end of April to start their work of designing the future Green Climate Fund. This first analysis by Liane Schalatek describes options for and potential obstacles to the process. 

Liane Schalatek more»

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The Big Green Tent

 - May 2, 2011 - The expectations towards the German Green Party have changed since March 27, 2011. Clearly, the Greens no longer serve an ecological niche. In their new role as a party of the center, the Greens will automatically have to assume more responsibility if they do not want to disappoint their new voters. Lothar Probst more»

Interview

After Fukushima

 - April 27, 2011 - After Fukushima, the debate on nuclear power is changing. Arne Jungjohann provides insight on the discussion in Germany, compares the role of renewable energy in Europe and in the United States and explains why the US could boost renewables very quickly once its political will is strong enough. Arne Jungjohann more»
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Growth of Limits

- April 27, 2011 -

On the road to ecological modernity, prosperity is possible without having to destroy the basis of our livelihood.

Ralf Fücks more»

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Thinking Big – Doing Little?

 - April 14, 2011 -

The upcoming summit "Rio+20" is not only to set the stage for a green economy, but also to provide an impetus for the institutional reform of the UN environmental sector. An analysis by Barbara Unmüßig.

Barbara Unmüßig more»

Policy Paper

Ambition and Peril: Nuclear Energy and the Arab World

 - April 5, 2011 -

Should Arab countries with less advanced technological capacities invest in nuclear power that proved uncontrollable in Fukushima, Japan? Activists and policy-makers from the Arab World and Europe critically discuss these and other questions in this report.

Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Hamed Beheshti, Ali Darwish, Leila Ghanem, Dennis Kumentat, Nikolaus Supersberger, Najib Saab, Larbi Sadiki, and Jürgen Trittin more»

Policy Paper

Economic Success of Renewable Energies in Germany

 - April 4, 2011 -

Critics of renewable energies argue their costs are too high. This analysis by the Wuppertal Institute gives an overview of the costs and benefits of Germany’s Renewable Energies Act (EEG).

Stefan Lechtenböhmer and Sascha Samadi more»

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Climate Adaptation Challenges from a Gender Perspective

 - April 4, 2011 -

On 22 February, the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), Women Organizing for Change and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) and the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) co-organized a panel discussion on "Climate Adaptation Challenges from a Gender Perspective - CSO Messages for Rio +20."

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Speech

The Future of E-mobility in Germany and the US

 - March 31, 2011 -

Ralf Fücks, President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, gave a welcome address at the conference “Opportunities and Challenges: The Future of E-mobility in Germany and the US”. The e-mobility conference was hosted by the German Embassy and The Representative of German Industry and Trade in Washington D.C. on March 30, as part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative.

Ralf Fücks more»

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Women who Go, Women who Stay: Reactions to Climate Change

 - March 28, 2011 -

Climate change is the biggest environmental problem currently confronting humanity and affecting all socioeconomic sectors in the country and around the world. Its impact, however, is differentiated by gender, economic, social and geopolitical factors. In this case study, interviews with women and men in six communities in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas were conducted.

Jenny Jungehülsing more»

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Fukushima: Learning from Experience

 - March 21, 2011 - The accelerated phase-out of nuclear energy in Germany will prepare the ground for increased investment in renewable energies. Ralf Fücks more»

Interview

Get the Facts Right: Germany has seen a Boom in Green Jobs

 - March 15, 2011 - The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has recently published a new report: The Myth of Green Jobs - The European Experience. It claims that clean energy technologies increase energy prices and don’t lead to a net job growth in Europe. Given the German experience, Arne Jungjohann argues, AEI’s report has several flaws. more»

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A Matter of Principle(s) - Post-Cancun Update

 - November 12, 2010 - This paper takes a close look at the status quo of public climate change finance post-Cancun and proposes the use of existing core principles and tools of international environmental law and human rights as the fundamental conceptual guide. Liane Schalatek more»

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Energy of the Future?

 - March 15, 2011 -

The Heinrich Boell Foundation Prague published a new report on the state of nuclear energy and plans to expand it in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria. In many of these countries high-level politicians are vigorously promoting the development of nuclear energy.

 
Editors: Karel Polanecký, Jan Haverkamp more»

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Nuclear Lessons from Japan

 - March 14, 2011 -

The unfolding disaster at the nuclear plants in Japan, which involves some of the oldest reactors in the country, starkly shows that the United States’ current policy of rubber-stamping 20-year license extensions for its aging reactors is very dangerous.

Michele Boyd more»

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27 National Energy Action Plans = 1 European Energy Policy?

- January 20, 2011 - This Green European Foundatio (GEF) publication is a first, critical look at six National Renewable Energy Action Plans submitted to the European Commission in 2010. These action plans contain detailed information on how these six European Union member states expect to meet their EU renewable energy targets, and hence provide great insight into the expected development of the European energy industry over the coming decade and beyond. more»

Policy Paper

Direct Access to the Adaptation Fund

 - November 23, 2010 - The Adaptation Fund (AF), established by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is mandated to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and to allow direct access to the Fund by Parties.  Jessica Brown, Neil Bird and Liane Schalatek more»

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“Challenging, but feasible,….”

 - November 9, 2010 - …. this is the condensed conclusion of the final report – recently released – of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF), which was tasked with trying to find ways to raise US$100 billion per year by 2020 for mitigation and adaptation actions in developing countries.  This number — far less than what many experts believe is really needed — was the sort of political compromise, the lowest common financial denominator, leaders came up with at last year’s international climate negotiations in Copenhagen. Liane Schalatek more»

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Greening the Budget: Pricing Carbon and Cutting Energy Subsidies to Reduce the Financial Deficit in Germany

 - October 25, 2010 - The Heinrich Boell Foundation has published a new report on greening the budget by pricing carbon and cutting environmental harmful subsidies. The publication provides lessons on how greening the budget combines fiscal responsibility with the environmental sensibility that is inevitable for a sustainable future. Damian Ludewig, Bettina Meyer, and Kai Schlegelmilch more»

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Myth of Nuclear Power - A Guide

- August 27, 2010 - The recent explosions at several reactors in Japan have again highlighted the hazards of nuclear power in a dramatic way. The description of nuclear power as reliable and secure energy source has turned into a myth. Renowned international nuclear experts provide an overview of current, facts rich, and nuclear-critical know-how. more»

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Clean Energy Jobs for the U.S. Midwest -Lessons Learned from the German Success Story of Low Carbon Growth

- September 23, 2010 - Germany has become the world leader in the development, manufacturing, and deployment of renewable energy technologies. By applying some of the lessons learned in Germany, Midwestern states such as Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota could strengthen their renewable policies, build truly local industries, and create new, well-paying jobs. Christine Wörlen more»

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How did Germany Surpass the United States in Renewable Energy Development?

 - September 13, 2010 - From May 30th to June 4th, 2010, Transatlantic Climate fellow Dan Conrad (North Carolina Conservation Network) visited Berlin and Prague to meet with experts and officials for discussion on renewable energy development and climate policy. Read his reflections on similarities and differences of policies on either side of the Atlantic. Dan Conrad more»

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Beyond Biofuels: Renewable Energy Opportunities for U.S. Farmers

- August 27, 2010 - The Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America published a new report Beyond Biofuels: Renewable Energy Opportunities for U.S. Farmers. In a transatlantic comparison, the report suggests a variety of measures such as a "Biogas Roadmap" and others to encourage American farmers to become "energy farmers" in the 21st century. more»

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Canada’s Climate Change Calendar

- July 19, 2010 - This report and calendar shows Canada's contribution to climate change in a global perspective. It is intended to provide a fresh perspective on the question of who is responsible for climate change and thus who must take the lead in delivering the solution. more»

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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»

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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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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?

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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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Article

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»

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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policy paper

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

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

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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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»

Study

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»

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
change.
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