Transitional Committee moves from broad strokes to a more detailed drawing Analysis At their second meeting, members sketched out competing proposals for designing a new Loss and Damage Fund and broader funding arrangements By Liane Schalatek
Rebranding Global Financial Architecture? Shortfalls of Current Climate Finance Initiatives Analysis To tackle climate change, three correlated efforts and initiatives have gained steam: the World Bank's Evolution Roadmap process, Barbados’ Bridgetown Initiative, and France’s New Global Financial Pact. Are they rebranding or reshaping the global climate finance architecture? By Lalitha Shan
Data for Sustainable Urban Mobility Dossier Data and digital technologies can support the transition to greener and more equitable urban transportation systems. This transatlantic project looks at how public-private data-sharing and seamless mobility across transportation modes can support cities in reaching their climate and inclusion goals – across very different regulatory systems.
Understanding the German Nuclear Exit Analysis On April 15, Germany permanently closed its last 3 nuclear power plants. This is the culmination of a 50 year democratic process: proof that sustained engagement can give future generations a voice and radically transform a country’s environmental policy. By Mareike Moraal and Lalitha Shan
The Inflation Reduction Act Explained Analysis The Inflation Reduction Act has been praised by American unions, climate activists, and national security hawks - but criticized in Europe. Why the split? By Mareike Moraal
Autonomous driving is fiction Interview Illah Nourbakhsh is professor at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The onetime industrial city in Pennsylvania is considered one of the hubs for autonomous driving in the United States. In this interview, Professor Nourbakhsh describes the vision of driverless robot cars as mere fiction, and he warns about their implications for society. By Jana Kugoth
Transatlantic perspectives on smart (enough) mobility Commentary Our second Grow the Future cohort traveled to Toronto, Pittsburgh and Washington, DC in June 2022, to discuss strategies for smart and sustainable transportation. We found that data and digital technologies can help build efficient systems, but sometimes low-tech solutions can have a bigger impact on sustainability and inclusion. By Sabine Muscat and Nora Löhle
North Carolina Trees Are Feeding Europe’s ‘Clean Energy’ Revolution Media Fellowship Scientists and environmental activists have raised concerns about the carbon benefit of burning wood pellets for power. But the industry churning them out in North Carolina has continued to grow. By Melba Newsome
2022 Year in Review In 2022, our internship program started again, study tours traveled once more, and we deepened our work in every program area - alongside so much more!
With Loss and Damage Fund, COP27 Delivers Ray of Sunshine in a Darkening Climate Finance Sky Article Overall prospects for adequate, timely and predictable climate finance delivery in the scale and quantity needed have further dimmed after COP27. By Liane Schalatek
