Why climate policy must look beyond carbon pricing Guide 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. By Danny Cullenward and David G. Victor
How can we reconcile global human prosperity and environmental sustainability? Essay 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. By Imme Scholz
For a good life for all, for one Earth for all Appeal 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. By Anna Cavazzini
50 years of United Nations Environmental Policies – a Feminist Perspective Taking Stock Reasons why we need to have the eco-feminist movement strongly present in Stockholm this June 2022. By Sascha Gabizon
What may grow, what must shrink Perspective The worldwide bestseller "The Limits to Growth" was published fifty years ago. Our author takes stock of the debate and suggests a way forward. By Jörg Haas
50 Years of International Environmental Policy Dossier The conference Stockholm+50 takes place five decades after the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment. We not only want to look back at 50 years of global environmental policy, but also look forward and ask: What can we do better so that the necessary transformation still succeeds?
What use is the (D-)EITI? The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Germany under scrutiny Report The paper gives an overview of the structure and functioning of the EITI, the implementation of the EITI in Germany and assesses the content of the EITI reports so far from a civil society perspective.
The Ukraine War: Perspectives and Reactions in Asia Introduction This article provides an overview of how Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine is being viewed and assessed in various regions and countries in Asia, and how the governments there are positioning themselves and reacting: in the Southeast Asian ASEAN countries, in Northeast Asia, and in India, China, and Myanmar. By Shalini Yog Shah and Jost Pachaly
State of emergency in El Salvador Commentary El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, is attempting to respond to the ongoing violence in the country by declaring a state of emergency. Critics see this predominantly as a militarisation of politics and a further step towards the breakdown of democracy. By Ingrid Wehr