Last night the UK government together with UN climate officials announced that the UN climate change conference “COP26” that was set to convene in Glasgow, Scotland, in November 2020, will be postponed into 2021 in response to the ongoing Corona crisis. (mehr …)
Author: Clara Brandi
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Curb your enthusiasm: Corona may slow down multilateral process, but must not derail global climate policy
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A European border carbon tax – promises and pitfalls of trade measures as a leverage for climate protection
Contributing to heated international debates, the new European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen promised a carbon border tax to adjust for carbon costs at the border. To be sure, border carbon adjustments entail international trade law challenges, feasibility complications as well as fairness concerns. But if carefully designed, such adjustments can contribute to strengthening the ambition of climate action both in the EU and beyond it. More generally, there should be a stronger focus on using international trade as a leverage for climate protection.
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The disputed status of developing countries in the WTO
File source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geneva_Ministerial_Conference_18-20_May_1998_(9305956531).jpgCurrently, the US and China are fiercely discussing about the role of developing countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO). At the heart of the discussion is the question whether rising powers like China should benefit from special rights in the WTO. (mehr …)
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Did the G20 Hamburg Summit advance 2030 Agenda implementation?
Series: What remains of the G20 Hamburg Summit?
Not a breakthrough, but some opportunities One major goal of the German G20 Presidency was to promote the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are essential to addressing the challenges faced by the world. The outcome of the 2017 Hamburg Summit is not a breakthrough for sustainable development, but it does offer some opportunities for real progress.
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The G20 should champion the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
G20 are committed to the 2030 Agenda One major objective of the German G20 Presidency is to make progress on realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) it enshrines. The 2030 Agenda is essential in order to tackle the most pressing domestic and global challenges the world is facing. Therefore, the 2030 Agenda should be understood as providing overarching guidance for all workstreams of the G20. By identifying collective and individual action, the G20 can contribute considerably to the implementation of the Agenda.