The Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), a high-profile event recently convened at San Francisco, saw a range of international organisations showcase their progress and pledge future efforts. One of those reports brings into focus the… [Read more]
Climate Crisis & Environment
This section covers the climate crisis, environment, and energy systems, especially focusing on recommendations for governance in regard to climate crisis adaptation and mitigation policies.
Doubling Down on Coal: How Japan lost its footing on emissions reductions
In the first part of our ‘Climate for Change’ series, Governance Post Editor Isaac Ward-Fineman explains Japan’s upswing in coal use and offers a way for it to get back on track with emissions reductions.… [Read more]
Negotiating with Goliaths: The Fight for Global Climate Adaptation by Low-income Countries – Interview with Dr Saleemul Huq: Part 2
As climate-induced disasters become frequent, the Least Developed Countries situated in the most vulnerable regions are faced with immense policy, funding, and resilience challenges. MPP student Nikhil Chaudhary meets with renowned adaptation expert and IPCC… [Read more]
Negotiating with Goliaths: The Fight for Global Climate Adaptation by Low-income Countries – Interview with Dr. Saleemul Huq: Part 1
As climate-induced disasters become frequent, the Least Developed Countries situated in the most vulnerable regions are faced with immense policy, funding, and resilience challenges. MPP student Nikhil Chaudhary meets with renowned adaptation expert and IPCC… [Read more]
Your electric vehicle might run on coal
Your electric vehicle might become a large contributor to global warming. Sustainable, decarbonised electricity supply is key to sustainable electric vehicles Electrification of transport is widely viewed as a pivotal step in reaching the Paris… [Read more]
Rethinking Climate (In)action in America
With media outlets focused on President Donald Trump’s questioning of mainstream climate science, you’d be forgiven for not knowing that sub-national action on climate change in the United States is actually growing – and at… [Read more]
Which Came First – The Latrine or Behaviour Change?
UNICEF estimates that India contributes 60 percent to the total population of individuals who practice open defecation which has grave consequences for water source contamination. MPP student Gaurav Ganti examines how a behaviour change is… [Read more]
Closing the gap: Mobilising missing financial resources for climate change mitigation
On March 23rd, the first edition of The Governance Post Event Series took place. Closing the Gap of Climate Finance event was part of a series of student-led public event initiatives at the Hertie School. Racien Nowak and Jose… [Read more]
What to know about the latest developments in climate action
Following up from last year’s UNFCCC COP 23 meeting in Bonn, MPP Student Rodrigo Jiménez Silva provides an update and overview on all the latest happenings in the world of climate action It should not… [Read more]
Beyond Shiny Teslas: Long-term Solutions to Decarbonising Transport – Interview with Oliver Lah
Green House Gas emissions from the Transport sector are estimated to increase and account for a third of the global energy-related emissions by 2030. While solutions for decarbonising transport continue to predominantly focus on electric… [Read more]