Taking on climate change: The new east-west divide?
The Green New Deal is the incoming European Commission’s lead priority. But it may struggle to battle on so many fronts at once
At a snail’s pace: German inactivity becomes a climate burden on Europe
One week after climate talks at UNGA and the unveiling of the government’s new climate plan, Germany’s gap between lofty goals and actual initiatives is still striking
Can Europe create strong energy and climate coalitions?
Smaller EU member states are most committed and best place to push for alliances for a common energy policy and address climate change
What lies beneath: How climate change could aggravate problems that reach Europe’s shores
The Sahel would benefit from new multilateral institutions that head off instability by addressing the problems of environmental stress in the region
Climate-driven migration in Africa
The total absence of European policies to address climate-driven migration from Africa is deeply concerning
COP21: A la carte climate politics
Paris climate deal reflects the modern, less legalistic environment for international deal-making
A China-US lock-up of the Paris climate conference
China and India won’t give up burning coal anytime soon – how should the Paris climate conference respond?
Beyond Cancun: EU engagement with China on climate change
Cancun will not achieve a global deal, but that should not mean that the EU gives up. By pursuing bilateral deals, particularly with China, and engaging with civil society, Europe can make progress on climate change even in the absence of worldwide agreement. Such innovative approaches might even strengthen the multilateral approach in the longer term
World climate authority
We only have one planet. But we are managing it by outdated means: sovereignty was good at controlling feudal lords a couple of hundred years ago. Perhaps it is in the area of the climate change that the supranational EU can be a model for the rest of the world?