Green Economy

Winning the Marathon and the Sprint: Achieving long-term economic policy objectives in an era of short-term responses

Published: 21 April 2022

This article wants to provide food for thought on what a long-term economic policy could look like. In the context of the climate crisis, increasing inequality, the loss of biodiversity and financial instability, the challenge is to craft a strategic approach that can set the course for long-term success.

By Jonathan Barth, Jakob Hafele and Prof. Dr. Adam Tooze

Perspectives 2/2014: Greening the Continent

Published: 10 February 2020

For this edition of Perspectives, the Heinrich Böll Foundation offered Africa-based thinkers and commentators an opportunity to critically reflect on what a “transition towards sustainability” means or should mean for the region. The articles gathered here go beyond ideological debates to also provide some case studies where green-economy principles have been applied.

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Green Climate Fund squandering scarce climate funds by financing REDD+

Published: 26 August 2019

Despite over a billion US dollars for pilot initiatives by multilateral agencies and subsidies for private sector REDD+ projects and research programmes over the past 15 years, REDD+ has not fulfilled its promise of being a silver bullet in the fight against deforestation: global forest loss continues at alarming rates.

By Jutta Kill

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

Changing Societies through Urban Commons Transitions

Published: 8 February 2018

Why are urban commons so crucial for a social-ecological transition? A review on grassroots initiatives for urban commons transitions in the global north and south and the construction of an institutional framework.

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