"We Need to Focus and Embrace our Similarities" Published: 6 July 2022 Hilda Flavia Nakabuye is a Climate, Gender and Environmental Rights Activist, Public Speaker, Writer and Founder of Fridays For Future - Uganda. She exlains how climate justice necessarily means social justice.
"Human rights and gender equality are key to making production sustainable" Published: 6 July 2022 Anna Cavazzini has been a member a Member of the European Parliament for The Greens/EFA since 2019. She gives her thoughts on what needs to be done to secure a circular economy and a just transition.
Windfall profits in energy markets: acute symptoms of structural problems Published: 30 June 2022 Energy prices in Europe have soared to new highs since the autumn of 2021, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine amplifying the trend. This study shows that whilst electricity prices rose, so did the profits of energy companies.
Public History - New Tendencies and Practices in Germany and Post-Yugoslav States Published: 29 June 2022 The need for practitioners and history promoters to do historical work “beyond the walls of the traditional classroom” is constantly growing. One of the main takeaways from our recent study trip to Berlin is that public and open discussions about the past and remembering are crucial for building future welfare.
Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 to Joumana Seif Published: 6 December 2022 The Anne Klein Women's Award 2023 goes to the Syrian lawyer and women's and human rights activist Joumana Seif, who has spent the past decade in forced exile in Berlin.
Reflections on the 2022 G7 Summit from an African Perspective Published: 27 June 2022 From an African perspective, the G7 Leaders' Summit must focus on the immediate and urgent need to end the war in Ukraine, but the G7 must also address the unfolding multi-crises from Cape Town to Cairo.
Annual Report 2022 Published: 4 December 2023 Fostering democracy and human rights, taking action to prevent the destruction of the global ecosystem, advocating socio-environmental change, promoting equality between women and men, and defending the freedom of individuals against excessive state and economic power - these are some of the main goals that inspire the ideas and actions of our Foundation. In our Annual Report 2022, we report on our work at home and abroad.
Gendered disinformation: 6 reasons why liberal democracies need to respond to this threat Published: 15 June 2022 Gendered disinformation is a form of identity-based disinformation that threatens human rights worldwide. It undermines the digital and political rights, as well as the safety and security, of its targets.
The state of content moderation for the LGBTIQA+ community and the role of the EU Digital Services Act Published: 15 June 2022 "The state of content moderation for the LGBTIQA+ community and the role of the EU Digital Services Act" by researcher Christina Dinar, focuses on the challenges faced by the queer community in Europe and offers detailed recommendations for the forthcoming EU Digital Services Act.
Algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation practice Published: 15 June 2022 "Algorithmic misogynoir in content moderation practice" from Brandeis Marshall, offers an intersectional perspective by exploring the discrimination specifically faced by Black women in the United States
For sustainable production and trade of green hydrogen Published: 9 June 2022 In a joint declaration, nine organisations call for binding and ambitious sustainability criteria for the production and trade of green hydrogen.
Russia-Ukraine conflict could derail the Climate Agenda Published: 9 June 2022 The world cannot afford another arms race that will divert resources from poverty, pandemic and climate crisis to defence.
2022 DAICOR Call for Applications Published: 8 June 2022 We are now accepting applications for the Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture of Remembrance (DAICOR) reciprocal transatlantic exchange program.
50 Years of International Environmental Policy Published: 31 May 2022 Global environmental policy 50 years after Stockholm 1972. In this dossier we do not only look back at 50 years of global environmental policy, but also forward: What can we do better now to ensure the necessary transformation still succeeds?
Making Green Energy Safe for Pastoralists Published: 30 May 2022 Rangelands in dry areas frequently offer perfect conditions for renewable energy projects. However, project developers often do not take the consequences for pastoralist communities into account. A transparent and participatory process is needed that includes pastoralists and respects their right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).
Representative Survey: Germans demand their government to assume an active role in the EU Published: 30 May 2022 The most urgent issues facing the European Union following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are energy independence, defense and fighting inflation, according to a representative survey of German citizens. During this "Zeitenwende”, watershed moment, they expect Germany to play a more active role in the EU.
International environmental policy – a timeline Published: 28 May 2022 Loss of biodiversity, global warming, the hole in the ozone layer – in the past fifty years, humanity has tackled major problems. But how did we do?
Stockholm + 50 Published: 28 May 2022 In June 2022, the world will meet in Stockholm for the anniversary of the first UN conference. Now it must not only name the problems, but also point the way to the future.
Global environmental policy between successes and failures – fifty years after Stockholm 1972 Published: 28 May 2022 What have we learned from the last 50 years? This review highlights some important milestones in global environmental policy.
The new human environment Published: 28 May 2022 Climate, a pandemic, armed conflicts and hunger – "multilateralism as usual" will not be enough, if we want to get a grip on the overlapping crisis.
The gluttons and the hungry Published: 28 May 2022 How do we distribute responsibility for our planet evenly? Between North and South? Within nations? A brief history of environmental justice.
Stockholm+50: Why we need to get better Published: 27 May 2022 On occasion of the anniversary and of the Stockholm+50 conference the Heinrich Böll Foundation will be publishing a number of essays and a special edition of its magazine böll.thema.
Georgia’s EU Membership Bid: How to Best Live up to a Historic Opportunity? Published: 25 May 2022 Georgia and the EU are standing at a historic crossroads. Which factors affect their abilities to bring the membership bid on track, and what should the EU’s response look like?
Montenegro Gets a New Government Published: 24 May 2022 On April 28, Montenegro got a new, minority Government. Prime Minister Dritan Abazović’s cabinet, however, is one of the largest in the country’s recent, three-decades long history of multi-party democracy.
Actually European!? 2022 Published: 23 May 2022 This year`s representative survey reveals, citizens expect Germany to play a more active role in the EU during this "Zeitenwende”.
Why climate policy must look beyond carbon pricing Published: 23 May 2022 In their book "Making Climate Policy Work", our authors describe the obstacles that stand in the way of a serious carbon price policy - and why only a government industrial policy can lead to the goal.
How can we reconcile global human prosperity and environmental sustainability? Published: 23 May 2022 The fight against poverty doesn't need to be a barrier to environmental and climate protection. How low- and high-income countries can work together towards climate-neutrality, cutting emissions and resource consumption.
For a good life for all, for one Earth for all Published: 23 May 2022 International trade rules – be they those of the World Trade Organization (WTO) or bilateral agreements – favor exploitative relationships. And the latest IPCC report warns that many of these trade and investment agreements severely limit the political scope for climate and environmental protection. The EU, with its attractive single market, has a great deal of power and influence here. We must take advantage of both now.
50 years of United Nations Environmental Policies – a Feminist Perspective Published: 23 May 2022 Reasons why we need to have the eco-feminist movement strongly present in Stockholm this June 2022.
What may grow, what must shrink Published: 23 May 2022 The worldwide bestseller "The Limits to Growth" was published fifty years ago. Our author takes stock of the debate and suggests a way forward.