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German Energy Transition

A team of international energy experts write on energy transitions around the world, how they work, and what challenges lie ahead.

Solar start-ups are plugging Africa’s energy gap
23.Apr.2018 - 14:00
There are an estimated 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa who may remain without electricity by 2040. Could solar be the key to electrifying the…
How do former miners in Czechia and Slovakia see the coal phaseout?
19.Apr.2018 - 14:00
Until recently, the term ‘coal phaseout’ was taboo in Central Europe. But things are changing in Czechia and Slovakia. Hard coal mines are…
Green Tiger: Time for Germany’s coal exit
18.Apr.2018 - 15:55
To continue leading the Energiewende it started, Germany now needs to follow other progressive nations and announce a swift coal exit. But the…
Climate leadership means ending fossil fuel production
16.Apr.2018 - 14:00
This year alone, the world has faced unprecedented floods, hurricanes, wildfires, and droughts on virtually every continent. A safe climate future…

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Just Governance

Nancy Alexander blogs about the performance of the Group of 20 (G20) and its relationship to other governance bodies.

Triple Crisis

Insights on current debates from an unprecedented network of economic analysts from the Global North and the Global South, from eleven countries.