Reasons given by the jury: Anne Klein Women’s Award 2024 Published: 8 December 2023 Honor The Ukrainian feminist and women’s rights activist Yuliya Sporysh is to receive the Anne Klein Women’s Award 2024.
Decarbonizing Our Food Published: 6 December 2023 Analyse Averting catastrophic climate scenarios requires that we phase out fossil fuels and transform food systems at the same time. By Anna Lappé and Patty Fong
75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Committed to a Peaceful Solution in the Middle East Published: 11 December 2023 Presidents' column The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted seventy-five years ago this week. In view of the crimes committed in Germany’s name and the Shoah, this anniversary presents the country with a particular challenge in this post-October 7 world. By Imme Scholz
The global debt crisis in many developing countries and its interconnectedness with the climate crisis Published: 4 December 2023 Analysis In the climate negotiations at COP28, the question of financing the climate crisis will be at the forefront of the debate. However, many countries in the Global South are struggling to channel extra funds into climate action, due to the unfolding debt crisis. By Sarah Ribbert
Why COP28 Has Already Failed Published: 1 December 2023 Analyse The UAE's repression of dissidents and rights activists serves defenders of the climate status quo at the COP28 in Dubai. By Kristine Beckerle and Marta Schaaf
Delay, Distract and Deceive: BECCS Developments in South America, Africa and Asia Published: 30 November 2023 Analysis Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technologies are among the most problematic in carbon removal geoengineering. Part two of our series analyses the status of BECCS in South America, Africa, and Asia. By Coraina de la Plaza, Kwami Kpondzo and Souparna Lahiri
Delay, Distract and Deceive: BECCS Developments in South America, Africa and Asia Published: 27 November 2023 Analysis Part one of our series analyses the status of BECCS in South America and Africa and shows that BECCS is far from being the silver bullet to climate change that some actors portray it to be. By Coraina de la Plaza, Kwami Kpondzo and Souparna Lahiri
‘Fire on fire’: how migrants got blamed for Greece’s devastating blazes Published: 24 November 2023 Climate Disinformation Media Fellowship 2023 In August, wildfires in Evros killed a group of people, including children, passing along a well-trodden migration route. Locals and politicians made the victims scapegoats for the disaster. First piece of our 2023 Climate Disinformation Fellowship by Giorgos Christides and Katy Fallon. Photos by Alexandros Avramidis. By Katy Fallon
Trapped in Overlapping Conflicts: Refugee Securitization and Regional Geopolitical Dynamics Published: 23 November 2023 Analysis The violent clashes in Sudan since April 2023 have led to considerable displacement and great hardship for the civilian population. Despite this, the humanitarian crisis is hardly being addressed by the European public. An analysis of the causes and consequences of the conflict and the resulting refugee movements. By Samuel Zewdie Hagos and Marcus Engler
The Future of Climate Finance Provision is at the Center of COP28 Negotiations Published: 20 November 2023 Analysis When COP28 starts on November 30 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, no less than the future of climate finance provision will be front and center throughout negotiations. By Liane Schalatek