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COP29-Veranstaltung „Implementing the COP28 Energy Package: African Perspectives and Opportunities for SDG7“, 19. November 2024 im Deutschen Pavillon in Baku, Aserbaidschan

Renewable Energy for Africa: Implementing the COP28 Energy Package

26.11.2024 Climate Change, Energy and Environment

The key to tackling the climate crisis is to end global reliance on energy generated from fossil fuels—the main cause of climate change, writes Vivienne Kigondu (FES Kenya)
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picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Joshua A. Bickel | Ein Teilnehmer reagiert während der abschließenden Plenarsitzung des UN-Klimagipfels COP29, Sonntag, 24. November 2024, in Baku, Aserbaidschan.

The Outcome of COP29 – A Summit of Losers

25.11.2024 Climate Change, Energy and Environment

The climate financing target is well short of what is needed. Other results of the COP29 summit are likewise disappointing, characterized by a growing inability to find joint solutions.
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Zwei Frauen in Gewändern reinigen Kaffeetassen mit Hilfe eines Wasserkansiters, im Hintergrund erkennt man ein Camp für Geflüchtete.

Enabling Safe Journeys for Women and Girls

25.11.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Refugee Policy

The role of the Global Compact for Migration in ending gender-based violence against migrant women and girls in Kenya. A guest article by Nimo Ali from the Candle of Hope Foundation (COHF).
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Ein Mitglied der Indigenous People Association hält ein Transparent mit der Aufschrift „Wir sind die Antwort“ während eines Protestes, um Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel zu fordern, und hält dabei große Kopffiguren von Staatsoberhäuptern der USA, Präsident Joe Biden, Chinas Präsident Xi Jinping, EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen, Indiens Premierminister Narendra Modi, Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin und Japans Premierminister Shigeru Ishiba auf dem Wasser der Botafogo-Bucht im Vorfeld des G20-Gipfels in Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien, 16. November 2024. REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes

The G20 give a lifeline to COP29

21.11.2024 Die Welt gerecht gestalten, Climate Change, Energy and Environment

G20 strengthens COP29: billions to trillions? New climate finance should promote global justice and advance negotiations in Baku
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A refugee woman with a headscarf works in the training workshop for handicraft training.

Error: Potential not found

21.11.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Integration Policy, Migration policy

“No one even knows who is in this country.” At least in terms of job market potential, this assertion certainly holds true.
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Drei Mädchen im Austausch über Klimaprojekte bei YNET Vietnam

Open Letter from the Youth of Vietnam on the “Just” Energy Transition

19.11.2024 Climate Change, Energy and Environment

Young people in Vietnam are committed to a just energy transition and are demanding financial support, access to resources, and recognition as important stakeholders.
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A Greek flag and an EU flag fly at the Acropolis in Athens

Sustainable Integration is Pivotal

14.11.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Refugee Policy

Greece plays a central role in the EU Migration Pact, but there is a lack of measures for sustainable integration. What steps are necessary? An interview with Angeliki Dimitriad, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
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Wind of change

12.11.2024 News

In Botswana, the opposition alliance surprisingly wins the election. The peaceful change of government is a signal for the entire region. (IPS article)
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Trump and the Threat of Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: What Does This Mean for International Climate Processes?

12.11.2024 Climate Change, Energy and Environment

But what do these sobering election results mean just before COP29 in Azerbaijan? Yvonne Blos sheds light on what truly matters now.
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International climate activists are projecting clear demands on the Azerbaijani embassy in London to deliver decisive solutions for climate finance to the COP29 presidency.

“Trillions, Not Billions”: Political Expectations for the UN Climate Change Conference COP29 in Azerbaijan

09.11.2024 Climate Change, Energy and Environment

The COP29 in Azerbaijan is the setting for a global debate: How can trillions of dollars be mobilised for climate protection measures while the Global South is demanding fair support?
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