Gal-Or, Noemi (2014) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 21. Februar 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.
Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2014) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 24. Februar 2014
24.02.2014. Die deutsche Energiewende ist der weltweit einzigartige Versuch, eine reife und große Industriegesellschaft auch ohne Nuklearenergie zukunftsfähig zu machen.
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.
Berlin, 04. März 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…
Blankenbach, Johannes (2014) Externe Publikationen
Pegels, Anna (2014) Buchveröffentlichungen
Vidican, Georgeta (2014) Externe Publikationen
Bruxelles, 06. März 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…
Pauw, Pieter / Steffen Bauer / Carmen Richerzhagen / Clara Brandi / Hanna Schmole (2014) Discussion Paper 6/2014
This paper discusses options on how the international climate regime under the UNFCCC can move forward with one of its fundamental yet often disputed principles: Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR).
Berlin, 11. März 2014
If we are to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system and to preserve humanity's life support systems for future generations, we need a radical transformation in the way we use our planet's natural resources. The market is failing to bring about the necessary changes and its incentive structures even caused the…
Bonn, 11. März 2014
The notion of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) is a cornerstone of international climate policy. It essentially acknowledges that individual countries’ contributions to global warming are often at odds with the climate change impacts they will be facing while at the same time there exist considerable differences in…
Bonn, 12. März 2014
Existing development pathways need to be transformed so that they are more environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive. These two agendas can be synergistic or conflicting. Synergies have been explored to some extent in recent concepts such as the ‘green economy’, while the associated trade-offs and conflicts have received less…
Bonn, 13. März 2014
Rationale for the workshop To the present day, a predominantly negative understanding of migration in the context of climatic and environmental change has prevailed. Migration has often been portrayed as a threat for human national and international security in policy fora or in media’s representation of the topic. Despite this fact,…
Bonn, 14. März 2014
In September 2013, the United Nations decided to only have “one single framework and set of goals” for international development after 2015. A single framework means that the ambitions for human development and the environment of the Millennium and the Sustainable Development Goals need to be integrated in order to achieve a coherent…
Burchi, Francesco / Chiara Gnesi (2016) Externe Publikationen
Scheumann, Waltina / Vera Baumann / Anna-Lena Mueller / Dennis Mutschler / Sylvia Ismail / Thomas Walent (2014) Externe Publikationen
Scheumann, Waltina / Ines Dombrowsky (2014) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 24. März 2014
Wie kann die „unterste Milliarde“ der Menschheit mit Wasser und Strom versorgt werden?
Holzapfel, Sarah (2014) Briefing Paper 4/2014
At a time of global economic crisis, donor agencies are under increasing pressure to provide evidence of the positive results of their work. This paper analyses the limitations and risks of using standard indicators to report on aggregate outputs and outcomes of interventions at agency level.
Bonn, 15. April 2014
Social protection has significantly gained prominence in the international development debate. It is a key tool for the eradication of poverty, for the reduction of vulnerability and for the limitation of rising income inequality. Apart from this, however, social protection also has an economic and a political function: Its pure existence…
Schamp, Eike W. (2014) Discussion Paper 12/2014
Low carbon policies have initiated a new race for hybrid and battery electric propulsion technologies for vehicles. Forming a new technological trajectory that will become sustainable is a societal process. What can we learn from France, Europe’s current leader in electromobility?
