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Deutschlands feministische Entwicklungspolitik gibt einen neuen Impuls für gerechtere und inklusivere Gesellschaften weltweit. Wenn die Akteure internationaler  sammenarbeit Rechte, Ressourcen und Repräsentation aus der Perspektive eines gesellschaftsvertrags betrachten, können sie Projekte für mehr geschlechtergerechtigkeit so gestalten, dass sie ihr volles transformati-
ves Potenzial ausschöpfen.

Climate experts are apprehensive about the approaching Presidency of the United Arab Emirates at this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). So far, the oil producer has not set a shin­ing example with its climate protection efforts; and Sultan Al Jaber, this year’s COP president, is head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, one of the largest oil con­cerns in the world. To achieve the goal set by the Paris Climate Agreement of seeking to limit the average global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-indus­trial level, the international community is striving for climate neutrality in the second half of this century. For this to happen, global energy systems will have to largely phase out fossil fuels, which, however, remain the dominant energy source. The fact that at present, a complete phase-out of fossil fuels cannot be expected is often lost in cli­mate policy debates; in most countries, it is neither politically desired nor envisaged in long-term climate strategies. However, a speedy and orderly phase-down would have major benefits, such as providing the right investment incentives and support­ing the necessary socioeconomic transformations in fossil-fuel producing countries. Today there is an urgent need to further develop the relevant policy and governance instruments as time is running out.

Germany’s focus on a feminist development policy provides a new impulse for fairer and more inclusive societies. If the development community looks at rights, resources and representation from a social contract angle, it can design projects for more gender equity in a way that leverages its full transformative potential.

Germany’s focus on a feminist development policy provides a new impulse for fairer and more inclusive societies. If the development community looks at rights, resources and representation from a social contract angle, it can design projects for more gender equity in a way that leverages its full transformative potential.

Germany’s focus on a feminist development policy provides a new impulse for fairer and more inclusive societies. If the development community looks at rights, resources and representation from a social contract angle, it can design projects for more gender equity in a way that leverages its full transformative potential.

Die im DIW Berlin angesiedelte forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP) sucht zur Unterstützung im Surveymanagement der SOEP-Core-Studie ab 1. September 2023

eine studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/div)
für 9 Wochenstunden

Nach dem Abschluss des Fit for 55-Pakets wird die Klimapolitik der Europäischen Union (EU) in ihre nächste Phase eintreten. Eine der wichtigsten Entscheidungen wird sein, das übergreifende Emissionsreduktionsziel für 2040 festzulegen, das den Aus­gangs­punkt für die nächste Runde der Überarbeitung aller klimapolitischen Rechts­vorschriften der EU bilden wird. Das Europäische Klimagesetz sieht vor, dass die Europäische Kommission ein Ziel für 2040 vorschlägt, das unter anderem auf einem »projizierte[n] indikative[n] Treibhausgasbudget der Union für den Zeitraum von 2030 bis 2050« basiert. Dieses Budget wiederum stützt sich auf einen Bericht des mit dem EU-Klimagesetz neu geschaffenen Europäischen wissenschaftlichen Beirats zum Klimawandel. Das Kumulieren von Emissionen, die sich aus verschiedenen Minderungs­szenarien er­geben, kann bei der Bewertung der jeweiligen Ambitionsniveaus helfen; dagegen birgt die strikte Ableitung eines EU-Emissionsbudgets aus dem globalen CO2-Budget mehrere Fallstricke. Die Debatte über die Gestaltung der EU-Klimapolitik nach 2030 sollte sich indes nicht zu sehr auf ein »wissenschaftlich angemessenes« Niveau des Ziels für 2040 kon­zentrieren, sondern darauf, wie die Governance-Archi­tektur weiter­entwickelt, die poli­tischen Instrumente gestärkt und die öffentliche Unterstützung für eine ehr­geizige Klimapolitik befördert werden kann.

Energy production from fossil fuels is gradually phased out as many countries aim to transition to a low-carbon society. As society and technology are intertwined, phasing out fossil fuels impacts people and communities. Especially those who heavily rely on the fossil fuel industry will be worse off. Therefore, calls are being made for ajust transitionthat ensures the rehabilitation of workers, regions, and communities negatively affected by fossil fuel industry closures. We argue that spatial justice can help inform just transition’s theoretical and practical aspects. Therefore, a spatial justice approach should be a prerequisite for a just transition. The concept of spatial justice is intertwined with the social justice principles of procedural, distributive, and restorative justice, which are central to the current conceptual understanding of just transition. We use the case of the closure of peat-based electricity production in rural Ireland to demonstrate how a spatial justice approach can underpin a just transition and how it can help with practicalities like identifying and addressing the issues and concerns in local communities. To ensure a just transition, a spatial justice approach is needed to identify and address the deeper problems affecting the resiliency of rural and mono-industrial regions dependent on fossil fuels.

Energy production from fossil fuels is gradually phased out as many countries aim to transition to a low-carbon society. As society and technology are intertwined, phasing out fossil fuels impacts people and communities. Especially those who heavily rely on the fossil fuel industry will be worse off. Therefore, calls are being made for ajust transitionthat ensures the rehabilitation of workers, regions, and communities negatively affected by fossil fuel industry closures. We argue that spatial justice can help inform just transition’s theoretical and practical aspects. Therefore, a spatial justice approach should be a prerequisite for a just transition. The concept of spatial justice is intertwined with the social justice principles of procedural, distributive, and restorative justice, which are central to the current conceptual understanding of just transition. We use the case of the closure of peat-based electricity production in rural Ireland to demonstrate how a spatial justice approach can underpin a just transition and how it can help with practicalities like identifying and addressing the issues and concerns in local communities. To ensure a just transition, a spatial justice approach is needed to identify and address the deeper problems affecting the resiliency of rural and mono-industrial regions dependent on fossil fuels.

Energy production from fossil fuels is gradually phased out as many countries aim to transition to a low-carbon society. As society and technology are intertwined, phasing out fossil fuels impacts people and communities. Especially those who heavily rely on the fossil fuel industry will be worse off. Therefore, calls are being made for ajust transitionthat ensures the rehabilitation of workers, regions, and communities negatively affected by fossil fuel industry closures. We argue that spatial justice can help inform just transition’s theoretical and practical aspects. Therefore, a spatial justice approach should be a prerequisite for a just transition. The concept of spatial justice is intertwined with the social justice principles of procedural, distributive, and restorative justice, which are central to the current conceptual understanding of just transition. We use the case of the closure of peat-based electricity production in rural Ireland to demonstrate how a spatial justice approach can underpin a just transition and how it can help with practicalities like identifying and addressing the issues and concerns in local communities. To ensure a just transition, a spatial justice approach is needed to identify and address the deeper problems affecting the resiliency of rural and mono-industrial regions dependent on fossil fuels.

Neue Daten, neue Projekte, neue Gesichter: Im Jahr 2022 ist beim Sozio-oekonomischen Panel wieder viel Neues entstanden.

Auf gut 100 Seiten gibt der Jahresbericht dazu einen kompakten und anschaulichen Einblick in alle rund um das SOEP erfolgten Aktivitäten zu Themen wie beispielsweise Fluchtmigration, Vermögen, Zusatzstichproben, Rentendaten, mentale Gesundheit sowie die von infas ausgeführte Feldarbeit.

Der Bericht ist online kostenlos als PDF verfügbar. Eine gedruckte Version können Sie per Post bei Janina Britzke anfordern.

The summit in Brussels on 17–18 July will mark the end of a long eight-year hiatus in bi‑regional meetings between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). Between 1999 and 2015, conferences were held every two or three years. Since the last conference, the international environment and regional contexts on both sides of the Atlantic have changed significantly. Brazil’s return to CELAC and the new Lula government’s efforts to reactivate the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) have given the region a new impetus, which was reflected at the respective summits of the two organisations in Buenos Aires in January and Brasília in May. In June, the European Commission presented a new agenda for the EU’s relations with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that clearly shows Europe wants to intensify bi-regional cooperation. This has a chance of succeeding if summit diplomacy is approached in a spirit of renewal – not revival – and combined with substantive thematic cooperation and vibrant bilateral relations.

Die Abteilung Makroökonomie des Deutschen Instituts für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW Berlin) sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische Hilfskraft (m/w/div) für 10 Wochenstunden.

L'année 2022 aura été faste pour les activités spatiales, avec 180 lancements et presque 2500 satellites envoyés en orbite dans le monde. Retour sur Terre pour l'Europe Pourtant, cette même année, l'Europe n'a procédé qu'à six tirs. Et pour cause : neuf des quinze tirs effectués en 2021 avaie...

La complémentarité entre l'OTAN, qui tient son sommet à Vilnius les 11 et 12 juillet, et l'Union européenne n'a jamais été aussi évidente que depuis le début de l'agression russe contre l'Ukraine, écrit Jean-Dominique Giuliani.

L'Europe a changé... C'est ce que montre le "Rapport Schuman sur l'Europe, l'état de l'Union 2023", qui analyse les profonds changements intervenus en Europe, accélérés par le choc de la guerre en Ukraine. Cette 17e édition parue aux éditions Marie B. comporte 19 contributions de personnalités de haut niveau, dont celle de Pierre Vimont sur "Une nouvelle architecture de sécurité européenne". Elle comporte aussi 30 cartes originales et un ensemble complet de statistiques commentées. L'ouvrage est disponible en français en version papier et numérique, et en anglais au format numérique. Commandez-le.