August 2019 by the journal Climate Policy Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and home to approximately 10% of the un-electrified population of Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2017, 77 million Nigerians or 40% of the population had no access to affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity. In practice, diesel- and petrol-fueled back-up generators supply the vast majority of […]
Read moreSpotlight on Sustainable Development 2017 – Reclaiming policies for the public
July 2017 by Global Policy Forum One of the most comprehensive civil society reports on the impact of privatization, Public – Private Partnerships and corporate capture of policy making – and on alternatives to this mainstream trend will be launched on 10 July 2017, at the start of the High-Level Political Forum of the UN. […]
Read moreChilling Facts VII – Are Europe’s supermarkets ready to quit HFCs?
June 2017 by EIA International https://eia-international.org/report/chilling-facts-vii/ The latest EIA report focusing on the progress of major supermarket chains in moving away from the use of climate-damaging refrigerants and warning of potential financial problems for slow adopters.The press release states “The adoption of climate-friendly cooling technology is on the rise in Europe – but some tardy […]
Read moreCOP 21 and the Paris Agreement: A Force Awakened
August 2016 in Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies Judged against low expectations and the collective trauma of Copenhagen 2009, the acceptance of the global and legally binding Paris Agreement on Saturday, 12th of December, is a historical moment. It achieves a goal long believed unattainable on the long road from Bali (2007) via […]
Read moreDie internationale Klimagegenbewegung – Unternehmenseinfluss in den Klimaverhandlungen
April 2016 by Brot für die Welt, das Global Policy Forum und MISEREOR In diese Publikation zeigen Brot für die Welt, das Global Policy Forum und MISEREOR an konkreten Beispielen, wie privatwirtschaftliche Akteure den Diskurs in bestimmten Politikprozessen beeinflussen und damit immer wieder versuchen, die Durchsetzung verbindlicher Unternehmensstandards im Umwelt-, Sozial- und Menschenrechtsbereich zu verhindern. […]
Read moreNigeria’s Energy Future
June 11, 2015 at Heinrich Böll Stiftung Nigeria and West Africa office https://ng.boell.org/2015/06/11/nigeria%e2%80%99s-energy-future This blog is based on a lecture I gave at the Lagos Business School in April 2015. Nigeria‘s population of about 170 million people share just 4,000 Megawatt of electricity between them. However, Nigeria sees itself as a future world economic power. […]
Read moreEurope and Latin America Towards More Ambitious Collective Climate Action
December 2014 by Heinrich Böll Stiftung European Union office publication description Ahead of the Lima climate talks (COP20) the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung – European Union office commissioned the report “Europe and Latin America Towards More Ambitious Collective Climate Action.” Our report presents a series of proposals derived from European and Latin American civil society positions on international […]
Read moreRenewables on the Rise
November 2014 by Heinrich Böll Stiftung – Nigeria and West Africa office Drawing on the best available, most recent research, I prepared the report “Renewables on the Rise” as a tool for sharing knowledge and ideas on a sustainable, gender sensitive energy future for West African countries. The work was supported by the Heinrich Boell […]
Read moreExploring Sustainable Low Carbon Development Pathways: An Introduction
February 2014 by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Germany Providing sustainable development for all and fighting climate change – these are two major challenges the world faces today. The project “Exploring Sustainable Low Carbon Development Pathways” aims to point out ways how to combine both: climate protection and sustainable development. ISBN 978-3-86498-797-7 Download Report
Read moreWhat Future for International Climate Politics? A Call for a Strategic Reset
September 2013 by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung – Germany Climate change has been on the global agenda for over 20 years, but international co-operation has shown mixed results. The collapse of negotiations at Copenhagen contributed to disillusionment in civil society and signaled a gradual retreat from engagement in international climate policy processes. So, a much broader perspective and […]
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