The EU's Fit-for-55 package: The European Green Deal's fitness test Published: 13 September 2021 Dossier On 14 July 2021, the European Commission presented its proposals for implementing the EU Climate Law - the so-called “Fit-for-55” package. This will be the starting signal for one of the most important EU debates of the next years: how can the EU reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030 and how can it become climate neutral by 2050?
Meat Atlas 2021: Facts and figures about the animals we eat Published: 7 September 2021 Atlas There is hardly any other food that pollutes our environment and the climate as badly as meat. However, no government in the world currently has a concept of how meat consumption and production can be significantly reduced. But if the sector continues to grow as it has up to now, almost 360 million tons of meat will be produced and consumed worldwide in 2030. With ecological effects that are hard to imagine.
Afghanistan: return of the Taliban Published: 26 August 2021 Dossier With the dramatic takeover of power by the Taliban following the abrupt end of NATO's 20-year mission, Afghanistan is drifting into an uncertain political future. Our dossier offers insights into current developments and debates in Afghanistan, the region and Europe.
Truly Indispensable! The Geneva Refugee Convention at 70 Published: 29 July 2021 Dossier On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Refugee Convention, it seems more important than ever to bring the Convention’s indispensable importance for refugee protection back to the attention of policy makers and a broader public. By Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
No one is safe until everyone is safe - Global perspectives on Covid-19 vaccination Published: 28 June 2021 Case studies There is well-founded hope that widespread vaccination against Covid-19 will bring the long-awaited pandemic relief. Much now depends on ensuring rapid and broad access to vaccines globally. Against this background, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung has commissioned a series of short country and regional studies written by authors from the Global South and East. This dossier sheds light on the status of vaccination campaigns in different countries worldwide.
Rebuilding Transatlantic relations Published: 15 June 2021 Dossier On 20 January 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris respectively became President and Vice-President of the United States of America. The new administration faces great challenges after four years of Trump-fuelled divisions and threats to the Rule of Law, as well as the ravaging effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. How will the USA recover its economy, overcome social and political polarisation and regain trust at global level? How will Transatlantic relations be rebuilt? Contributions from our foreign offices and partners.
Democratising vaccine and its production: A perspective from India and South Africa Published: 9 June 2021 Dossier The “scandalous inequity” in COVID 19 vaccines exposes acutely and in distinct ways the structural cleavages in our global health system. With the Global North having siphoned much of the available vaccines, the Global South pays heavily with lives and livelihoods. Civil society experts from India and South Africa unpack the waiver proposal and highlight intersecting ways that vaccine power regimes further existing gender and social inequities in developing countries. By Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Regional Office - New Delhi
Drowning in disinformation: how homegrown state-sponsored disinformation threatens EU democracy Published: 7 June 2021 Dossier Disinformation can potentially reach a vast audience, largely due to social networks’ recommendation algorithms. Discussions on disinformation in the EU often focus on external state actors such as Russia and China, or on conspiracy theorists and hate groups. Domestic sources of disinformation such as political parties and national governments, however, are often overlooked.
Shaping the Future of Multilateralism Published: 19 May 2021 Publication series Global governance is the challenge of this decade. The international system has been ill-equipped to deal with the parallel and intersecting crises of the Covid-19 pandemic, rising debt levels and accelerating climate change. This publication series explores pathways to a just, sustainable and democratic international order that takes into account the needs and priorities of countries with emerging and developing economies and the most vulnerable people and communities.
Sustainably recovering from the pandemic: The European Green Deal – Think Locally Published: 10 May 2021 Dossier The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Europe's economy, health systems and democracy is enormous. In terms of European policy, it will now be important to shape the economic construction in Europe in a socially and ecologically sustainable way. Municipalities are now seen as the new bearers of hope in this endeavour and initiatives at the local level are already making a difference in many areas and are seen as potential drivers of the socio-ecological transformation. The focus of this years’ Annual European Conference is thus put on the local dimension of the European Green Deal. By Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
