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“Glass less than half full” – Glasgow climate finance outcomes leave much room for improvements despite some wins

Progress on core climate finance issues at COP26 proved to be key to break deadlocks and to reach often inadequate compromises in the Glasgow Climate Pact.

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How Germany’s New Government Might Pursue Its “Values-Based” Foreign Policy in Europe

With a new governing coalition, Germany looks to dare more progress in Europe

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Deferred not defeated: the outcome on Loss and Damage finance at COP26 and next steps

Momentum gained on finance for Loss and Damage at COP26, if not derailed, can lead to more success at COP27 in Egypt.

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False solutions prevail over real ambition at COP26

COP26 in Glasgow started with a plethora of declarations. But in the end it failed to deliver on the real and immediate action needed to avoid climate catastrophe, and to address the demand for justice and equity for those most impacted by climate harms.

By Erika Lennon, Sebastien Duyck and Nikki Reisch

Real ambition vs. false solutions: What’s at stake during COP26?

COP26 takes place against the backdrop of nationalist health policies with daunting consequences, failed promises to adequately scale up climate action and financial support, and an unprecedented push for false solutions that divert global attention from the urgent need to phase out fossil fuels.

By Sebastien Duyck, Erika Lennon, Francesca Mingrone, Nikki Reisch and Lien Vandamme

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Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change

Artificial Intelligence and Climate Change

This E-paper provides a brief overview of AI’s multi-faceted relationship with climate change, and recommends policy levers to align the use of AI with climate change mitigation and adaptation pathways.

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Unpacking finance for Loss and Damage

Differentiating finance types, developing countries’ needs and the lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

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With looming loss of European subsidy, wood pellet industry faces turning point

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Activists in the southeastern U.S. see shifting politics in the United Kingdom as the best chance to curb demand for pellets.

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The evolution of the EU’s naval operations in the Central Mediterranean: A gradual shift away from search and rescue

This report outlines the development of the EU’s naval operations in the Central Mediterranean since irregular migration to its shores had increased in 2015

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Support for democracy and human rights in Turkey: New avenues for closer transatlantic alignment?

In this dossier, four experts examine the status of Turkey’s relations with the US and the EU and fields of cooperation and conflict from different perspectives.

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A brief analysis of the German federal election 2021

Germany has voted. The SPD, Greens and FDP come out of the elections as the winners, but take a very different view of the results – depending on their expectations and the pressure they feel upon them to act. By and large, the trend towards a party system in which no single party dominates continues. Constituency seats played a very particular role in these elections. This brief analysis provides an overview of the initial results, with a more comprehensive, empirical analysis to follow in the next few days.

By Stefanie John

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Covid-19 Pandemic Case Study: Brazil

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The Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil comes in the wake of the political polarisation that was accentuated in the 20141 presidential elections and the scientific denialism used by the current government of President Jair Bolsonaro. Experts estimate that the way the president handles the most serious health crisis in recent decades is a reflection of this scenario.

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Infrastructure is Everywhere

How are private investors financing infrastructure—especially institutional investors, such as pension funds, which hold over $100 trillion? And can these investors help achieve public goods, such as no carbon economies? An introduction to global infrastructure projects

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Technology & Digital Policy

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Nice on stage, ugly online: How hate speech and fake news undercut Germany’s election campaign

Germany’s mainstream political parties and their candidates led a remarkably civilized campaign in the digital age, avoiding U.S.-style political polarization. Even so, hate speech and disinformation on social media played a role in diverting public attention away from policy issues to personal attacks in an election that should been about shaping a path for Germany’s future.

By Sabine Muscat

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Gendered disinformation: the US can’t be content with content solutions

In regulating online spaces, if we treat the problems of harmful content as separate from the problems of harmful systems, we risk not solving either. Addressing disinformation and online violence against women requires a holistic regulatory response.

By Ellen Judson

Afghanistan forces digital-ethics reckoning

The Taliban takeover in Kabul, the frantic evacuation efforts of foreign nationals and vulnerable Afghans, and the fear among those left behind of being targeted by the new regime are shining a spotlight on the double-edged nature of government data collection as well as digital communication tools in times of crisis.

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Data and Development

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Second bytes: How to re-use data for the common good

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Zettabytes of data are being accumulated worldwide every year and could be applied towards improving public health and the environment. But instead the majority is unused – and there are still numerous hurdles for sharing and donating it

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