Generally, however, most CBAs for investors have a narrow focus, which is — simply
Transitions studies and research on policy transfer have had sparse interaction thus
März 2021 These guidelines have been developed in the context of the two-year research
Parties to the Paris Agreement submit Biennial Transparency Reports (BTR) with information on mitigation, adaptation and support. By 31 December 2024, the deadline for submission of the first BTR, 86 Parties submitted such a report. Twelve Parties did not provide a BTR but submitted related information. Many Parties went beyond the mandatory requirements, in particular by reporting information on climate change impacts and adaptation, on loss and damage, and on support needed and received.
The BTRs that have been submitted can serve as good practice examples for Parties
countries (Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain) all have
As the ratification process for the Paris Agreement begins, a new study shows how the EU’s new policy on land and forests is essential to curb climate change given the Commission’s reluctance to increase climate targets.
be done with and by local communities who are affected by land use decisions and have
provides information on recyclers of used lead-acid batteries (ULABs) in Nigeria that have
As a key element of its strategy to increase energy efficiency and renewable energies in buildings, Germany has recently revised its building energy act. The revision of the law has received unprecedented media attention and has dominated the energy policy discourse in 2023 in Germany and beyond. Driven by the German tabloid “BILD”, a campaign making use of populist discourses and misinformation has filled the front pages of German newspapers. The high media reception of the so-called “heating hammer” has strongly impacted not only the provisions of the law itself but has also caused considerable damage to future energy efficiency policy developments, leading to a withdrawal of a previously announced tightening of energy efficiency standards as well as the watering down of Germany´s position in the trilogue negotiations on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Given the relevance of the process and the discourse for current and future policy developments, our paper provides an analysis of the differ
elements of the revision of the German Buildings Energy Act and discuss how these have
A contribution by Dr Peter Gailhofer in the newly published anthology „The Globalisation of Urban Governance“.
The volume analyses three core questions: How have the normative ideals set forth
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