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Universal, inclusive, sustainable - Shaping the EU's contribution to a global public policy in the Post-2015 world

Bruxelles, 06. March 2014

In 2014, negotiations for a Post-2015 global agenda will gain momentum. The Intergovernmental Open Working Group (OWG) established by the UN in 2013 will start elaborating a proposal which integrates work on the Sustainable Development Goals as decided by the UN Conference on Sustainable Develop­ment in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and…

Low-carbon standards and labels in China

Brandi, Clara (2014)
External Publications

Framework for participatory food security research in rural food value chains

Graef, Frieder / Stefan Sieber / Khamaldin Mutabazi / Folkard Asch / Hans Konrad Biesalski / Janet Bitegeko / Wolfgang Bokelmann / Michael Brüntrup / Ottfried Dietrich / Nickson Elly / Aanja Fasse / Jörn Germer / Ulrike Grote / Ludgar Herrmann / Raoul Her (2014)
External Publications

The emergence of an innovation system for the solar energy sector in Morocco

Vidican, Georgeta (2014)
External Publications

Governing the energy transition: the reform of fossil-fuel subsidy regimes in developing countries

Vidican, Georgeta (2014)
External Publications

Factors of success and failure of large agro-enterprises (production, processing and marketing): a pilot study; results of case studies in the fruit, maize, and palm oil sectors

Brüntrup, Michael / Tony Swetman / Mirja Michalscheck / Felix Asante (2014)
External Publications

Stable policies, turbulent markets - Germany’s green industrial policy: the costs and benefits of promoting solar PV and wind energy

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2014)
External Publications

Green industrial policy in emerging countries

Pegels, Anna (2014)
Books

Development Post-2015: why global governance matters

Blankenbach, Johannes (2014)
External Publications

The behavioural dimensions of international cooperation

Messner, Dirk / Alejandro Guarín / Daniel Haun (2013)
External Publications

Comparing the climate policy performance of emerging economies

Never, Babette (2014)
External Publications

The transatlantic free trade agreement – the dispute over dispute settlement

Berger, Axel (2014)
The Current Column, 04. March 2014

4 March 2014. One week from now the European Union and the US begin the fourth round of negotiations regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. What are the poitns of contention?

The German "Energiewende" in the global context: lessons and pitfalls for low-carbon transformation

Berlin, 04. March 2014

Germany’s energy transition is high on the political agenda. However, the so-called “Energiewende” still has a long way to go if it is to become a global model for low-carbon transformation. What is expected from the German “Energiewende”? Is energy transition primarily a technical or a sociopolitical challenge? And how can the…

With new expectations: German Foreign Policy is too complex to be left only to political insiders

Andrew F. Cooper (2014)
The Current Column, 28. February 2014

The growing expectations for Germany to go beyond its built-in culture of limitations have been visibly on display.

An African Perspective: Pointers for Germany’s Foreign Policy Direction in Africa

Abou Jeng (2014)
The Current Column, 26. February 2014

A debate has been emerging on the direction of Germany’s global engagement.

A strong voice for global sustainable development: how China can play a leading role in the Post-2015 Agenda

Ye, Jiang / Thomas Fues (2014)
Briefing Paper 2/2014

The paper analyses the position of China in the UN process for a post-2015 global development agenda and formulates policy recommendations for the Chinese leadership which would enhance the country’s contributions to the developing world and the provision of global public goods.

The availability of trade finance: a challenge for global economic governance

Brandi, Clara / Birgit Schmitz / Caroline Hambloch (2014)
Briefing Paper 1/2014

Trade finance is the backbone of international trade. There is currently intense debate regarding the extent to which international banking regulation, and especially the reform package Basel III, could inhibit trade finance and therefore undermine international trade flows.

Forgotten or unpromising? The elusive phenomenon of under-aided countries, sectors and sub-national regions

Pietschmann, Elena (2014)
Studies 80

Inefficiencies in the allocation of aid risk seriously reducing its effectiveness. But how can under-aided countries, sectors, and sub-national regions be identified and who should be responsible for them?

The energy transition: back to the future?

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2014)
The Current Column, 24. February 2014

24 February 2014. The German energy transition (Energiewende) is globally unique in seeking to ensure a sustainable future for a mature industrial society without using nuclear energy.

We Are in There Together with Germany: Observations by a Canadian

Gal-Or, Noemi (2014)
The Current Column, 21. February 2014

To a Canadian, a bold speech such as the one recently delivered by the German President Joachim Gauck would not be expected from Canada’s Governor.