But please, this time no Copenhagen! The world looks for realistic ideas. The Cop15 is still remembered as one of the biggest fail in terms of binding goals for a common climate agreement. Most important output was the “Copenhagen Accord”, unfortunately with no binding agreements and aims for the future.
India’s plans are submitted. What can we expect? At the very last minute, and on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday 2nd Oct 2015, India submitted its INDC. What can we expect?
Intended Nationally Determined Contribution – what is it about? When we talk about the INDC, what is it actually about?
Germany’s energy transition is not an island of its own A quick overview of the world’s state of affairs with regard to energy shows that the global energy transition is now picking up speed, as Ralf Fücks points out. By Ralf Fücks
Green growth, smart growth: Interview with Ralf Fücks Ralf Fücks’ new book “Green Growth, Smart Growth”, with a foreword by Anthony Giddens, outlines a way forward to the great transformation needed to decouple economic growth from resource consumption. Drawing on the German policy experience of tackling climate change, Ralf Fücks outlines a new approach to economic thinking, scientific and technological innovation and democratic proactive policymaking.
Radical goals for sustainable development The coming set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will seek to protect ecosystems, conserve resources, and lift millions of people out of poverty. But, though the SDGs will stand on solid legal ground, that ground must be developed further, argues Barbara Unmüßig, president of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. By Barbara Unmüßig
Monetizing nature: Taking precaution on a slippery slope The monetizing of nature is considered to be a promising tool marking the economic relevance of environmental protection. But such an approach poses social, cultural and ecological threats By Barbara Unmüßig
The UN climate summit: Best wishes, but no checks The UN Climate Summit on September 23rd will once again fail in delivering concrete finance commitments. Social Movements called for a week of protests By Liane Schalatek
After COP 19 in Warsaw – Checkmate for international climate politics The UN climate conference in Warsaw was the COP with the lowest expectations ever and lived up to that in every respect. What were the issues discussed and decisions taken? Who is to blame for the stalemate? By Lili Fuhr , Liane Schalatek , Katarzyna Ugryn and Wanun Permpibul
"The world is waiting for a climate agreement" Dr. Adil Najam is a leading global expert on issues related to developing country environmental policy, especially climate change. In this interview he speaks about his expectations for the COP19 in Warsaw. He underlines the importance of international agreements and calls for immediate action. By Jelena Nikolic
