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

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.

Energiewende: Rolle rückwärts in die Zukunft?

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.

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

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…

Development Post-2015: why global governance matters

Blankenbach, Johannes (2014)
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Green industrial policy in emerging countries

Pegels, Anna (2014)
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The emergence of an innovation system for the solar energy sector in Morocco

Vidican, Georgeta (2014)
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Universal, inclusive, sustainable - Shaping the EU's contribution to a global public policy in the Post-2015 world

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…

Different perspectives on differentiated responsibilities: a state-of-the-art review of the notion of common but differentiated responsibilities in international negotiations

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).

Green Transformational Policies towards Sustainability

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…

Opportunities for the 2015 Climate Agreement

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…

Green and social: managing synergies and trade-offs

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…

Empirical evidence and policy responses regarding climate change and migration

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,…

Green and social in the Post-2015 agenda

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…

A review of the literature on well-being in Italy: a human development perspective

Burchi, Francesco / Chiara Gnesi (2016)
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Sustainable dam development in Turkey: between europeanization and authoritarian governance

Scheumann, Waltina / Vera Baumann / Anna-Lena Mueller / Dennis Mutschler / Sylvia Ismail / Thomas Walent (2014)
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Wasser und Strom für die „Bottom Billion“

Scheumann, Waltina / Ines Dombrowsky (2014)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 24. März 2014

Wie kann die „unterste Milliarde“ der Menschheit mit Wasser und Strom versorgt werden?

Presenting results in development cooperation: risks and limitations

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.

The post-2015 agenda: The role of Social Protection

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…

The formation of a new technological trajectory of electric propulsion in the French automobile industry

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?