Mixed feelings: Brexit’s impact on EU energy and climate policy Published: 6 July 2016 What will Brexit mean for European climate and energy policy? How will it affect the dynamics of greater climate protection that we are taking pains to maintain in the wake of Paris? By Antje Mensen
Brazil: More public funds for the Olympics Published: 8 July 2016 Kurz vor den Olympischen Spielen ruft der Bundesstaat Rio de Janeiro den Finanznotstand aus. Der Bund muss helfen, um die letzten Olympia-Baustellen fertigzustellen. Eine Analyse zeigt, das Megaevent hat schon längst mehr öffentliche Kosten verursacht, als es offizielle Zahlen besagen. By Julia Ziesche
European Energy Policy Published: 18 June 2016 The Heinrich Böll Foundation focuses in its work programme 2016 on the impacts of the fossile ressource coal, and on ideas and opportunities a European energy union could offer to its citizens.
The infrastructure we don’t want: OECD infrastructure advice to the G20 Published: 8 June 2016 A study commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation found that the OECD's infrastructure investment advice to the G20 finance track lacks coherence with sustainable development and is “out of sync” with recent achievements of the global community. By Nancy Alexander and Motoko Aizawa
Nuclear Energy in Europe: yes please?! On the European Commission's hidden agenda Published: 31 May 2016 Contrary to the objective to quit nuclear energy, a recent paper of the European Commission’s DG Research maps out possible nuclear research priorities. An analysis to put the latest developments into perspective. By Kathrin Glastra
The Influence of Neo-Liberal Policy on Labor Rights in Georgia Published: 28 April 2016 Since 2004, there has been a wave of aggressive privatization in Georgia. Until today the state is allowing for a situation, whereby uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources leads to people becoming dependent on monopolist enterprises. An overview in occasion of the International Workers’ Day. By Anano Tsintsabadze
Natureless Economists Published: 25 April 2016 Economic sciences are not the same as evolutionary theory. But why do we consider economy as nature given? We don't have to, says ecologocial economist Irene Schöne. By Irene Schöne
Green dialogs: Promoting peace through equitable resource management Published: 6 April 2016 The relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan is still fragile. Our project “Regional civil society engagement in green dialogs” seeks to shift the discussion from its primer focus on security aspects to shared interests by managing natural resources equitably.
Beyond Carbon Metrics Published: 30 March 2016 Over the last ten years, “climate change” has become almost synonymous with “carbon emissions.” Our single-minded obsession with measurement is undermining effective climate action. By Camila Moreno, Lili Fuhr and Daniel Speich Chassé
Beyond Paris: avoiding the trap of carbon metrics Published: 10 February 2016 The climate agreement from Paris embodies the reign of CO2 balances and reinforced so another chapter in the long history of capitalist quantification. By Lili Fuhr, Camila Moreno and Daniel Speich Chassé