29:46 min., published 2/3/2021
Berlin/ Hamburg: According to the newly founded Global Foundation Platform (F20), "the G7 Summit in Italy paved the way for the G20 Summit in Hamburg". "Six of the seven heads of state and government have shown their determination to implement the Paris Climate Agreement - despite the reluctance of the US government. The largest economies now face the task of implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement," said a joint press release.
The F20, a unique alliance of more than 35 foundations from nine countries, was founded on the occasion of the G20 Summit, which will take place in Hamburg on 7 and 8 July. Together, they want to make a contribution to global climate protection and a global energy transition.
"On climate change, the German G20 Presidency can build on the backing of businesses, think tanks, civil society, representatives of all faith communities and progressive countries. It is they who are driving global climate action, investing in sustainable infrastructure and creating the jobs of the future in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and America. The goals of the Paris Agreement are gaining global support and solidifying every day that the shift towards a climate-resilient global economy gains momentum," said Laurence Tubiana, CEO of the European Climate Foundation.
Michael Northrop, Rockefeller Brothers Fund: "The transition to a climate-resilient global economy offers business opportunities, jobs and economic development, as well as additional benefits such as cleaner air and a healthier environment. But to unlock this potential, the necessary investments must be unleashed now. More and more foundations, pension funds, cities and insurance companies are stepping forward by withdrawing their capital from fossil assets and supporting clean solutions."
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund had already announced in 2014 that it would disinvest the over 800 million US dollar fund, i.e. withdraw the capital from climate-damaging assets, and invest in clean solutions. Since 2014, more than US$5 trillion in assets under management have been withdrawn from coal and other fossil fuels.
Ramiro Fernández, Director Climate Change at the Avina Foundation, Argentina, underlines the important role of civil society in the global energy transition. "Civil society has been and continues to be a driving force for transformative change. The importance of their commitment to the preservation of natural livelihoods and to social justice - whether at the international, national or local level - cannot be overstated. The voices of civil society organisations from around the world must therefore be involved in the G20 process," he said.
The Avina Foundation is a Latin American organisation that implements democracy promotion, environmental protection and sustainable development projects in Argentina. Among the participating foundations are Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Wallace Global Fund (both USA), Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, Tata Trusts (both India), Avina Foundation (Latin America), FARN (Argentina), SEE Foundation, C Team (both China), Instituto Arapyaú (Brazil), European Climate Foundation (Netherlands), Stiftung Zukunftsfähigkeit, Stiftung Mercator, Stiftung 2° - German Entrepreneurs for Climate Protection, Michael Otto Foundation for Environmental Protection, WWF, Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius and the World Future Council (all Germany). Altogether, these foundations represent a total capital in the tens of billions of US dollars.
On 4 July - three days before the actual G20 summit - the Foundation Platform invites representatives from civil society, business, science and politics to Hamburg City Hall. The aim is to express their support for the global climate protection agenda and to discuss how the potential offered by global climate protection can be raised.
Speakers include British economist Sir Nicholas Stern, sociologist Auma Obama, author and former US government advisor Amory B. Lovins, Chinese entrepreneur Wang Shi and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Business 20 Group (B20) Energy, Climate and Resource Efficiency and Chairman of the Board of BASF.
Further information:
www.foundations-20.org
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Stakeholders, Funding, Climate protection, News Blog Europe (without DE)
Bonn/Berlin (26 Jan. 2019). The Coal Commission's decision sets the course for the coal phase-out by 2035, or 2038 at the latest. The environmental and development organisations welcome these decisions, but regret that this phase-out path is not yet ambitious enough to achieve the Paris climate goals.
In 2023, according to the compromise, the phase-out can be improved for the first time so that it fits in with the climate goals of Paris. Only then would the social contract be fulfilled that we owe to those already massively affected by the climate crisis and to future generations. Around 10,000 students pressed for this yesterday in front of the negotiation building. Thousands supported them in many cities nationwide.
Cornerstones of the compromise: - The phase-out of coal should be completed by 2038 at the latest and preferably by 2035. In 2032, it will be examined whether the phase-out is already possible in 2035 in terms of energy economics. The environmental associations state in a special vote that they assume 2035 in view of the climate policy and energy economic situation.
- By 2022, a total of 12.5 GW of coal are to be decommissioned or placed in reserve. This includes 3 GW of lignite in the west in addition to the closures already decided. This will save the Hambach Forest and probably also the villages in NRW.
- In 2023, the targets can be revised for the first time so that they fit in with the Paris climate goals.
- The large Jänschwalde power plant will be shut down by 2025. The name is not mentioned, but the announced reduction of 10 million tonnes of CO2 refers to this site.
- From 2025, a steady reduction path begins until 2030, leading to a maximum of 9 GW of lignite and 8 GW of hard coal. This steady path is specified in a special vote by the environmental associations.
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DE-News, Renewable, Climate protection, News Blog Brandenburg, News Blog NRW, Environmental policy
The Paris Climate Agreement has given renewable energies and energy efficiency a global tailwind. The Climate Protection Index 2017 presented today by Germanwatch shows a stable upward trend. Overall, however, the global energy transition is still proceeding too slowly to make its contribution to the Paris climate goals, warns the environment and development organisation Germanwatch. The election of Donald Trump as US president could slow down or even slow down the necessary transformation in the USA.
Overall, the twelfth edition of the Climate Protection Index gives cause for cautious optimism: "The conditions for a global energy transition have never been better than at present. This is mainly due to the further decreasing costs of renewable energies and efficiency technologies," says Jan Burck of Germanwatch, lead author of the Index. "Investments in fossil energies are becoming increasingly risky. There are no longer any understandable excuses for governments to hesitate in implementing the Paris climate agreement. Some states have recognised this, others have not yet caught up."
To the Climate Protection Index:
The Climate Protection Index (currently the twelfth edition in a row) was developed as an instrument for more transparency and comparability in international climate policy. Based on standardised criteria, the index evaluates and compares the climate protection performance of 58 countries, which together are responsible for more than 90% of energy-related emissions worldwide. The first three places have remained vacant every year so far, as no country is doing enough to prevent dangerous climate change. Denmark was on the verge of becoming the first country to break into the top 3. This was prevented by the recent shift to a much less ambitious climate policy (More on methods and calculation in the brochure "The Climate Change Performance Index - Background and Methodology").
Climate Protection Index 2017 (in English, summary in German as well as maps and graphics): https://germanwatch.org/ksi
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DE-News, Renewable, Climate protection, UN (United Nations), Environmental policy
City planners present two new scenarios for Patrick Henry Village at the IBA Citizens' Forum. Both plan with more residents.
Read article from 17.12.2016 on:
www.rnz.de/...
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Expo, IBA, Barracks conversion, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, Quarters, Resource efficiency, Settlements
