COP 25: Madrid Published: 28 October 2020 Dossier The 25th Conference of the Parties (COP 25) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile from 2 to 13 December in Madrid, Spain. A key objective is to complete several matters with respect to the full operationalization of the Paris Agreement which includes a need to increase national ambition. Despite the relocation of the COP the civil society People’s Summit will take place in Santiago de Chile.
Will ASEAN End Up Going Greener after COVID-19? Published: 24 August 2020 Background While the answer to when, and if, the post-COVID era will come remains uncertain, it is clear that sustainability is back in centre stage - no longer as the hip slogan of the 90s - but as a survival need. By Johanna Son
Europe needs a Real Green Deal! Published: 30 June 2020 Commentary The German government must fight for a Real Green Deal for Europe that combines economy and ecology and sets the course for a socio-ecological market economy. Dr. Ellen Ueberschär describes what that could look like. By Dr. Ellen Ueberschär
REDD: The pitfalls of market-compliant forest conservation Published: 28 August 2020 REDD The concept of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) was introduced into UN climate talks in 2005 with the promise to reduce deforestation as well as the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from forest loss. REDD is now becoming the dominant international forest policy mechanism. By Jutta Kill
A Process on the Brink of Collapse Confronts a World on the Move Published: 20 December 2019 Analysis The governments gathered in Madrid failed to embrace the urgent need for progress towards climate justice and higher ambitions. By Sebastien Duyck and Erika Lennon
Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet Published: 31 May 2019 The plastic pollution crisis is a significant and growing threat to the Earth’s climate. Greenhouse gas emissions from the plastic lifecycle threaten the ability of the global community to keep global temperature rise below 1.5°C. pdf
Frequently Asked Questions on 1.5°C and Geoengineering Published: 15 March 2019 What's the difference between 1.5°C and 2°C? What are "negative emissions"? What's the problem with geoengineering? Why and how is the Heinrich Böll Foundation working on the topic of geoengineering and the 1.5°C limit? Answers to the most frequently asked questions about the 1,5°C target and the topic of geoengineering.
REDD+: A lost decade for international forest conservation Published: 11 January 2019 REDD+ was praised as a tool that could quickly and cheaply reduce emissions. This prediction has not been fulfilled. Instead, global emissions and deforestation are increasing. By Jutta Kill
IPCC Special Report on 1.5: Limiting global warming without temperature "overshoot" Published: 10 October 2018 Analysis The IPCC Special Report on 1.5 opts for a rigorous interpretation of the 1.5 limit on global warming. It has good reasons to do so: "Overshooting" that target risks irreversible impacts and damage for societies and ecosystems, and increases reliance on unproven, high-risk geoengineering technologies. By Linda Schneider
Introduction: Radical Realism Published: 18 September 2018 This dossier aims to give a broad overview of exciting new and old pathways towards a climate-just 1.5°C world. Pathways that are grounded in radical, social and environmental justice-based agendas for political change.
