Articles on Climate Change, Energy and Environment

During lockdown, FES Philippines produced “Can We Cool Down The Earth” - an audiobook on climate change aimed at children, voiced by young civil-society activists.
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Environmental disasters, a worldwide pandemic, looming recession and political turmoil shape Asia’s metropolises, making it clear why future cities need to be social ones.
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Civil society voices in national climate protection plans: perspectives from Kenya, Kirgizstan, Morocco and the Philippines.
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A Nordic-German Trade Union Cooperation on Just Transition. Six reports are presented and discussed in a series of events nationally as well as in terms of Nordic and European cooperation. They will be published on March 17th 2021.
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China’s recent commitment to reaching carbon neutrality by 2060 sends a powerful message, not only about what the country thinks it can achieve with its own development, but also about the leading role it intends to play in a changing world of energy...
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Ecuador's new president, Guillermo Lasso, promised to take more responsibility for the environment. So far with little success, finds Doménica Montaño.
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Mexico still depends on fossil fuels for its energy supply and has not yet significantly updated their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) since 2015. Their reasoning: the country is too poor.
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A new FES study looks at how we can ensure that the national climate plans that are part of the Paris Agreement take the principles of a just transition into account.
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Next year, the Chilean people will vote on a new constitution. One thing is already clear: the text will refer to the climate emergency.
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Where do we go now after the Paris Agreement? Assessments, analyses and contributions from young activists at the annual World Climate Conferences provide answers.
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