Global environmental policy between successes and failures – fifty years after Stockholm 1972 Published: 28 May 2022 Where We Stand What have we learned from the last 50 years? This review highlights some important milestones in global environmental policy. By Barbara Unmüßig
The new human environment Published: 28 May 2022 Essay 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. By Alexander Müller
The gluttons and the hungry Published: 28 May 2022 Essay How do we distribute responsibility for our planet evenly? Between North and South? Within nations? A brief history of environmental justice. By Wolfgang Sachs
Stockholm+50: Why we need to get better Published: 27 May 2022 Press release 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 Commentary 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? By Dr. Sonja Katharina Schiffers and Vano Chkhikvadze
Montenegro Gets a New Government Published: 24 May 2022 Analysis 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. By Zoran Radulović
Why climate policy must look beyond carbon pricing Published: 23 May 2022 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? Published: 23 May 2022 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 Published: 23 May 2022 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 Published: 23 May 2022 Taking Stock Reasons why we need to have the eco-feminist movement strongly present in Stockholm this June 2022. By Sascha Gabizon