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]
Tag: climate change
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]
Deforestation Is The Highest in Over 15 Years – Industry Actors Must Commit To Its Mitigation
Professional Year student Luke Sherman discusses the increasing importance of deforestation mitigation and actor responsibilities as a vital area, necessary to stop the climate from reaching its next tipping points. It is difficult to determine an… [Read more]
Fighting Climate Change: Tales from the Front Lines
With the 2017 UN Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn just recently coming to an end, editor Jonathan Parisi shares the results of interviews conducted with Giulia Houston of Progetto QUID and Lisa Jennings of Proctor and… [Read more]
A Breath of Fresh Air for New Delhi
Last week’s heavy smog highlighted the scale of New Delhi’s air pollution problem, stoking public anger and pushing the government to declare a state of emergency. Can India finally step up to address chronic air… [Read more]
State of Development Policy Today: An Interview with Nancy Birdsall
As part of her visit to the School to deliver the Kapuscinski Development Lecture, Dr. Nancy Birdsall met with the Governance Post. Our Editor for the Economics and Finance section, Kevin Tharayil, asked her a… [Read more]
The Challenges of Financing the Costs of Climate Change
Nina Hall, a post-doctoral fellow at Hertie School of Governance offers insight into the financial changes felt at the COP 21. As the world has met in Paris to discuss a more inclusive and accountable… [Read more]