New units of measure of market-compliant nature within the Green Economy Published: 20 October 2016 Trade with compensation credits is a prime example of how abstractions influence environmental policy. The astonishing reduction of unique habitats to a few measurable indicators is a prerequisite for trading biodiversity offsets.
The makers and profiteers of the new economy of nature Published: 20 October 2016 The call for an economic valuation of nature, and in particular for limits on pollution and the destruction of nature, is linked to the demand for a more flexible implementation of environmental laws and regulations. The idea of “compensation instead of reduction” is intended to guarantee this flexibility.
Further information on the New Economy of Nature Published: 20 October 2016 Here you will find recommendations and links to the most important articles, publications, databases and videos related to our dossier "New Economy of Nature".
Market-compliant forest conservation (REDD+) Published: 20 October 2016 REDD is a mechanism for “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” in so-called developing countries that has been discussed in the context of the UN climate talks since 2005.
What are compensation credits and why are they so controversial? Published: 20 October 2016 Corporations whose business models require the exploitation and destruction of nature are increasingly marketing products as carbon-neutral and deforestation-free. This is made possible by the concept of “compensation instead of reduction”. How does it work?
A new nature in the wake of the Green Economy Published: 20 October 2016 An ecological crisis that is becoming increasingly hard to ignore is confronting policymakers with a dilemma: they are being called upon to protect the conditions for life on Earth without overly hampering industrial production and economic growth.
Magic numbers: How to meet emissions targets without cutting emissions Published: 16 June 2016 Aviation is a good example of how emissions reduction targets can be met without cutting emissions. By Barbara Unmüßig, Lili Fuhr and Thomas Fatheuer
Interview on Smart Growth with Ralf Fücks, Co-President of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Published: 17 June 2015 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'. By Ralf Fücks
Greening our foreign policy: Of visions, principles, and contradictions Published: 30 March 2015 Bloody wars are waged, democracy and human rights are challenged, climate change advances: Within a world out of joint, what are the international norms, political actors and concrete initiatives breathing life into a Green vision for peace, social justice and environmental stability? By Charlotte Beck