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AREI – About the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative

International climate co-operation Paper | 19. June 2019

AREI – About the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative

Renewable energy’s untapped potential on the African continent is a key solution to its energy and development goals, as it can broaden electricity access, increase investment and allow African countries to become climate leaders through a participat

Best Practices on Renewable Energy in Africa

International climate co-operation Paper | 19. June 2019

Best Practices on Renewable Energy in Africa

Electricity and energy are key African issues: with 2/3 of its population still without access to electricity services and electricity demand assumed to triple until 2030, African nations’ energy policies are essential to achieve their development go

Heidelberg’s International Conference on Climate Action 2019

Climate finance Blog post | 13.06.2019

Heidelberg’s International Conference on Climate Action 2019 calls for more collaboration among states, regions and cities

On 22 and 23 May, 900 decision-makers from countries, regions and cities as well as stakeholders and experts from around the world convened for the International Conference on Climate Action (ICCA 2019) in Heidelberg.

Japan's G20 Presidency_Innovation for Climate Action

International climate co-operation Briefing Paper | 10. June 2019

Japan’s G20 Presidency: Innovation for Climate Action

The G20 has a strong economic interest in limiting global warming to 1.5°C due to climate change’s negative impact on total economic activity, the productivity of the workforce and the smooth functioning of financial markets.

Report | 12.06.2019

"Faster Forward Together" Conference 2019 | 22 June in Bonn/Germany

The Paris Agreement sets an irreversible direction for countries to tackle the climate crisis and pursue sustainable development. However, the Agreement still has to show that it can trigger the necessary ambition of action. One potential way to accelerate action are transformative implementation partnerships.