Publications
Deep Dive: What do current policy developments in China, India and the US mean for investing in renewables?
Allianz Climate and Energy Monitor 2017 | Research Partner: NewClimate Institute and Germanwatch
To reach the Paris Agreement climate goal, and stay under 2°C warming, emissions will need to peak in the coming years and be reduced to zero by 2050. China, India and the US play a key role in achieving this target as they emit over 50% of the global CO2 emissions and are by far the largest markets for renewable energies. The Allianz Climate & Energy Monitor Deep Dive aims to inform investors and policy-makers on the scale of investments needed in China, India and the US to be in line with the Paris goals; and what recent developments, especially regarding the leadership change in the US, mean for investing in renewable power in the future. >> mehr
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A Low-Hanging Fruit for Financing and Implementing SDGs: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Blog post and guest commentary by Ivetta Gerasimchuk (IISD), April 2017
Phase-out and reallocation of fossil fuel subsidies (FFS) is a low-hanging fruit for financing and implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). FFS reform has been included in the SDG architecture as a means of implementation for SDG 12 on sustainable consumption and production, but its linkages with other Goals should be taken into account to catalyze action on multiple issue areas. >> mehr Landslides and floods in Peru – Huaraz is spared of the worst
Blog post by Noah Walker-Crawford, March 2017
Due to heavy rainfall the risks in Huaraz increase, but no considerable damage has happened yet. Hundreds of thousands of people in Peru are hit by floods and landslides which are the result of unusually strong rainfall. Poorer populations in particular are confronted with the consequences of those rainfalls. Many people lost their homes and are now facing an unsecure future. >> mehr G20 should help poor countries to better cope with the impacts of climate change. Climate insurance can be a tangible outcome of the G20 summit in July.
Blog post by Prof. Peter Höppe, Chairman of the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII), and Christoph Bals, Vice-Chairman of MCII, March 2017
Weather extremes are about to become the new norm: For the third time in a row, 2016 was the warmest year since the beginning of the weather records. In Asia, unprecedented heat in spring burst temperature records in India, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. A drought in Africa, caused by one of the strongest ever experienced El Nino events, triggered a food crisis with more than 36 million people affected. In Haiti, the devastating impacts of hurricane Matthew left 1.4 million people dependent on humanitarian aid. Repeatedly, developing countries are the most affected. The long-term analysis of Germanwatch’s Climate Risk Index, covering the past 20 years, finds that the ten most impacted countries are exclusively developing countries. >> mehr
Electricity Planning for Sustainable Development in the MENA Region
Criteria and indicators for conducting a sustainability assessment of different electricity generation technologies in Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia
In the latest publication of the project Middle East North Africa Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories (MENA-SELECT), the authors Boris Schinke and Jens Klawitter (Germanwatch) together with Maurice Döring (BICC), Nadejda Komendantova (IIASA), Jenan Irshaid (IIASA) and Joanne Bayer (IIASA) develop criteria and indicators for conducting a sustainability assessment of different electricity generation technologies. >> mehr G20 must follow the vulnerable countries’ lead on climate action
Blog post by Renato Redentor Constantino (Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities), February 2017
For many of the most vulnerable countries, combatting climate change is a matter of survival. The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) has repeatedly shown exceptional leadership in climate talks, while the G20 unites the major polluters and is still reluctant to take ambitious measures required to limit global warming to the safe threshold of 1.5°C. To move the global transition forward, the German presidency should establish a real partnership with vulnerable countries and ensure the V20 gets a seat at the G20 table. >> mehr
Shifting the Trillions
The Role of the G20 in Making Financial Flows Consistent with Global Long-Term Climate Goals
The landmark Paris Agreement and the Agenda 2030 provide a new framework for transitioning to a GHG-neutral and climate-resilient future, and towards truly sustainable development. The G20 as a forum of the leading industrial nations and emerging economies provides a platform for joint action towards achieving these global goals. Shifting global investment towards green finance, sustainable infrastructure and the global transition to renewable energy is one of the most urgent tasks ahead, and can only be reached by international cooperation. >> mehr Renewables help fight the energy crisis: Argentina's new national energy and climate policy
Blog Post by Enrique Maurtua Konstantinidis (FARN & CAN International), December 2016
One of the greatest challenges the new government in Argentina is currently facing is the ongoing energy crisis. In response, the South-American nation has started to rapidly expand renewable generation. This strategy also pays off internationally for Argentina, who will take over the G20 presidency from Germany in December 2017. >> mehr
Climate, Energy and Green Finance
Ways forward during the German G20 presidency
On November 30th, the eve of the German G20 Presidency, Germanwatch and Stiftung Mercator hosted an expert dialogue on climate and energy policy priorities for the G20. The outgoing Chinese Presidency had put the implementation of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Climate Treaty on the G20 agenda, emphasizing green finance and infrastructure investment. International experts and 60 guests from politics, business and civil society discussed what the German G20 presidency can and should do to counter the global climate crisis against the background of the current changes in the political landscape. >> mehr