Ecology

Entrepreneurial spirit will play an important role in driving energy transitions around the world. Cem Özdemir travelled to San Francisco to witness how innovative solutions are driving low-carbon development in the Bay Area.

We mourn the passing of Dorothee Landgrebe.

The German energy transition - or Energiewende - cannot be regarded as a solely German phenomenon and is increasingly impacting energy systems far beyond its borders. If the Energiewende is to turn into a true success story it must become more European.

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung North America spoke with our Co-President, Ralf Fücks, about the need for a global, smart green growth strategy, outlined in his new book 'Green Growth, Smart Growth - A New Approach to Economics, Innovation and the Environment'.

Find our press release to the conclusion of the 2015 Summit of the European Union and the Community of latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

L’énergie, ça vous parle ? Cette bande-dessinée va vous permettre d’y voir plus clair! We have recently launched with partners the web comic 'Ma propre énergie' in which we depeict in a playful manner the history of energy in ‪‎France‬ from ancient times to today. Get involved for more local, renewable and controllable energy!

In the spring of 2014, power company ČEZ cancelled its tender for the construction of two new blocks at the Temelín Nuclear Power Station. The decision came immediately after the government adopted a resolution in which it rejected “involvement in any type of state guarantee” for new nuclear projects.

Healthy soils are crucial to human nutrition and the fight against hunger. But worldwide 24 billion tons of fertile soil is lost annually. Barbara Unmüßig calls attention to the growing threat to one of Earth’s most important resources.

The European Union has to revive its alleged climate leadership, build up trust and confidence, and form coalitions in order to make the 2015 Climate Summit (COP21) in Paris a success. Together, the EU and Latin American and Caribbean countries make up almost one third of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. An alliance between Europe and Latin America could revive and lead the negotiations towards a fair and ambitious global climate deal in Paris.

The European Commission recently released its vision for the global climate change agreement, which is due to be adopted in Paris in December. It is worth noting that the EU is the first negotiating party to present its offer for the Paris agreement. Nevertheless, the extent to which the offer paves the way to an ambitious climate deal in Paris is questionable indeed.