EU climate policy and carbon pricing Blog post | 29.04.2019 Climate Risk Disclosure: France Paves the Way Already in 2015, France adopted a law on climate risk disclosure paving the way for protecting economic systems from the consequences of climate change. But others need to follow. International climate co-operation Blog post | 26.04.2019 Towards sustainable lifestyles: longer road ahead for Germany than for India The role sustainable lifestyles can play in achieving a paradigm shift to sustainability is acknowledged in both the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement of 2015. International climate co-operationClimate finance Blog post | 23.04.2019 Financing sustainability or sustainable financing? The small country in the heart of Europe portraits itself as a leader in "sustainable finance". Already in 2007, the first green bonds were issued and now there is also a "green" stock exchange. However, demand and reality do not coincide enough. EU climate policy and carbon pricingSustainable Finance Blog post | 15.04.2019 "Green Finance" despite Brexit The year 2019 will be key for future climate policy in Germany and Europe. Finance plays a key role in improving climate protection and sustainable growth.To this end, Germany should learn from pioneering countries for “Green Finance”. Climate finance Blog post | 06.12.2018 Four Ways Development Banks Can Support the Paris Agreement Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) can play a critical role in limiting climate change and helping communities adapt to its impacts. Since 2011, they have provided nearly $200 billion in finance for climate change mitigation and adaptation (so-called “climate finance”). The World Bank Group’s recent announcement that it will increase its climate-related investments means this number is likely to grow. But while climate finance is important, it makes up less than a quarter of all finance provided by the MDBs. The rest goes to activities that may (or may not) undermine climate goals. Climate Litigation Blog post | 08.11.2018 RWE lawsuit: First test case in Europe to clarify responsibilities of carbon majors for climate change In November 2015, Saúl Luciano Lliuya, a Peruvian farmer living in Huaraz in Peru, filed a lawsuit in Germany against RWE, Germany’s largest electricity producer. Climate finance Blog post | 10.09.2018 EU-taxonomy for sustainable finance should incorporate human rights from the outset In June 2018, the European Commission installed a Technical Expert Group to develop a classification for sustainable finance. That human rights considerations are almost entirely absent from the group’s mandate considerably weakens the current approach, criticises Germanwatch alongside other pressure groups. International climate co-operation Blog post | 30.07.2018 Kosovo: Energy transition feasible despite 97% lignite fired-generation? In the beginning of July, Germanwatch published its Kosovo research study “Phasing in Renewables“ and discussed it in Pristina with development organisations, ministries, business, NGOs and academia. International climate co-operation Blog post | 24.05.2018 Exchange projects as a chance for transformation In 2017, Germanwatch e.V. initiated an international online training course and exchange project on Climate Action for 20 young professionals from India, Tanzania and Germany – the “Empowerment for Climate Leadership”-program (ECL). With this program, the Germanwatch team for Education for Sustainable Development offers a new educational format and represents a pilot project under the umbrella of the African-German Youth Initiative (AGYI) of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Dealing with the impacts of climate change Blog post | 22.03.2018 Cape Town, Drought, Resilience and Human Capacity Development Dr. Jim Taylor, director of environmental education for the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and & Dr. Mark Graham, director of GroundTruth, report about the consequences of the extreme drought in Cape Town (South Africa) and what kind of positive learn effects this water crisis has - besides the negative impacts. Pagination First page Previous page … Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next page Last page Bloggers Christoph BalsChief Policy Officer Jan BurckSenior Advisor – Low-Carbon Strategies & Energy, Project Lead Climate Indices (currently absent) Oldag CasparHead of Division – German and European Climate Policy David EcksteinSenior Advisor – Climate Finance and Investments Dr. Anja Carolin GebelPolicy Advisor – Development Banks and Climate Julia GrimmSenior Advisor – Climate Finance and Adaptation Cornelia HeydenreichHead of Division – Corporate Accountability Klaus MilkeHonorary Chairman Germanwatch and Chair of the Foundation for Sustainability Stefan RostockHead of Division – Education for Sustainable Development, Promoter for Climate & Development in North Rhine-Westphalia Laura SchäferHead of Division – International Climate Policy Rixa SchwarzSenior Advisor – Climate and Development – India Dr. Manfred TreberSpecial Advisor - Climate Science and Transport Lutz WeischerHead of Policy Berlin (currently absent)
EU climate policy and carbon pricing Blog post | 29.04.2019 Climate Risk Disclosure: France Paves the Way Already in 2015, France adopted a law on climate risk disclosure paving the way for protecting economic systems from the consequences of climate change. But others need to follow.
International climate co-operation Blog post | 26.04.2019 Towards sustainable lifestyles: longer road ahead for Germany than for India The role sustainable lifestyles can play in achieving a paradigm shift to sustainability is acknowledged in both the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement of 2015.
International climate co-operationClimate finance Blog post | 23.04.2019 Financing sustainability or sustainable financing? The small country in the heart of Europe portraits itself as a leader in "sustainable finance". Already in 2007, the first green bonds were issued and now there is also a "green" stock exchange. However, demand and reality do not coincide enough.
EU climate policy and carbon pricingSustainable Finance Blog post | 15.04.2019 "Green Finance" despite Brexit The year 2019 will be key for future climate policy in Germany and Europe. Finance plays a key role in improving climate protection and sustainable growth.To this end, Germany should learn from pioneering countries for “Green Finance”.
Climate finance Blog post | 06.12.2018 Four Ways Development Banks Can Support the Paris Agreement Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) can play a critical role in limiting climate change and helping communities adapt to its impacts. Since 2011, they have provided nearly $200 billion in finance for climate change mitigation and adaptation (so-called “climate finance”). The World Bank Group’s recent announcement that it will increase its climate-related investments means this number is likely to grow. But while climate finance is important, it makes up less than a quarter of all finance provided by the MDBs. The rest goes to activities that may (or may not) undermine climate goals.
Climate Litigation Blog post | 08.11.2018 RWE lawsuit: First test case in Europe to clarify responsibilities of carbon majors for climate change In November 2015, Saúl Luciano Lliuya, a Peruvian farmer living in Huaraz in Peru, filed a lawsuit in Germany against RWE, Germany’s largest electricity producer.
Climate finance Blog post | 10.09.2018 EU-taxonomy for sustainable finance should incorporate human rights from the outset In June 2018, the European Commission installed a Technical Expert Group to develop a classification for sustainable finance. That human rights considerations are almost entirely absent from the group’s mandate considerably weakens the current approach, criticises Germanwatch alongside other pressure groups.
International climate co-operation Blog post | 30.07.2018 Kosovo: Energy transition feasible despite 97% lignite fired-generation? In the beginning of July, Germanwatch published its Kosovo research study “Phasing in Renewables“ and discussed it in Pristina with development organisations, ministries, business, NGOs and academia.
International climate co-operation Blog post | 24.05.2018 Exchange projects as a chance for transformation In 2017, Germanwatch e.V. initiated an international online training course and exchange project on Climate Action for 20 young professionals from India, Tanzania and Germany – the “Empowerment for Climate Leadership”-program (ECL). With this program, the Germanwatch team for Education for Sustainable Development offers a new educational format and represents a pilot project under the umbrella of the African-German Youth Initiative (AGYI) of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Dealing with the impacts of climate change Blog post | 22.03.2018 Cape Town, Drought, Resilience and Human Capacity Development Dr. Jim Taylor, director of environmental education for the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) and & Dr. Mark Graham, director of GroundTruth, report about the consequences of the extreme drought in Cape Town (South Africa) and what kind of positive learn effects this water crisis has - besides the negative impacts.
