How Debt Relief Can Support Development Efforts for over 1 Billion People How can emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) mobilize the necessary financing to achieve the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement without compromising their debt sustainability or indeed, solvency? By Marina Zucker-Marques
Defaulting on Development and Climate Report As this report shows, many countries will face insolvency problems if they seek to ramp up investment to meet climate and development goals. pdf
We can’t save the climate without debt cancellation for the Global South böll.column To achieve international climate and development goals, developing and emerging countries would need an additional three trillion US dollars annually. But the Global South is currently groaning under the weight of an unmanageable debt burden. It’s time for a debt cut. By Imme Scholz
Vietnam: The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) has high political costs Analysis The purpose of Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETPs) is to decarbonize energy systems in emerging countries. In Vietnam, the partnership is ambitious but underfunded, unjust, and riddled with high political costs. By Dr. Jörg Wischermann
COP29: Azerbaijan’s Quest for International Legitimacy and Funding Analysis As the host country of the COP29 climate conference, authoritarian Azerbaijan wants to improve its international reputation. How should democratic states and international civil society approach the next COP? By Dr. Sonja Katharina Schiffers
The “nature-based solutions” trap Analysis "Nature-based solutions" receive widespread support. Yet they are so vaguely defined that corporations use them as a diversionary tactic for the ongoing destruction of "nature" on an industrial scale. By Jutta Kill
COP 28: No outcome is better than Article 6 Analysis At the climate conference in Dubai, the implementation details of the controversial Article 6.8 work programme was agreed. An assessment from an Indigenous perspective. By Tamra Gilbertson and Tom BK Goldtooth
CEDAW Committee: German climate policy is not gender just Analysis A lack of climate protection in Germany violates the rights of women and vulnerable groups worldwide. This has been criticised by the CEDAW Review Committee. By Birte Rodenberg
The global south’s debt crisis is thwarting climate ambition Analysis Many climate-vulnerable countries cannot invest in low-carbon development unless they are offered debt relief. Policymakers must agree to reform the debt architecture and provide more concessional finance. By Maria Fernanda Espinosa and Rishikesh Ram Bhandary
Decarbonizing Our Food Analyse Averting catastrophic climate scenarios requires that we phase out fossil fuels and transform food systems at the same time. By Anna Lappé and Patty Fong