Climate change and global finance: Is the financial sector reaching a tipping point? Published: 17 December 2020 Analyse The financial industry also sees the climate crisis as a threat to future speculation profits. Industry giants like BlackRock are calling for an end to fossil fuels and siding with the environmental movement. By Barbara Unmüßig and Jörg Haas
5 years later - Happy Birthday, Paris Agreement? Published: 11 December 2020 Analysis December 12, 2020, will be the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement. This analysis provides important materials and pursues the questions: Where do we stand in dealing with the climate crisis? What false solutions must be avoided? And how can we push the urgently needed radical course change in pursuit of climate justice? By Lili Fuhr, Liane Schalatek, Linda Schneider and Lisa Tostado
The Heinrich Böll Foundation Launches the Plastic Atlas- MENA Region Edition Published: 28 October 2020 News Through an online launch held on 07 October 2020, hbs offices in Ramallah, Tunis, Rabat, and Beirut release the MENA Region Edition of the Plastic Atlas.
“How on Earth Are We Discussing Article 6?” Published: 27 March 2020 During the climate conference COP25, negotiators were unable to reach a consensus on the adoption of Article 6 - one of the unresolved agenda items from the Paris Agreement. Meanwhile, half a million people took to the streets of Madrid calling for climate justice. By Najla Abdellatif
How Transportation Can Help Jordan Achieve its Climate Commitments Published: 27 January 2020 Jordan is joining the fight against climate change. The desert kingdom has determined to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 14% until 2030. The transportation sector offers a unique opportunity to implement the country’s climate commitments while also tackling the mounting traffic congestion problem. By Ali Attari
Palestine Leading International Climate Negotiations Published: 13 January 2020 Less than four years after being recognized as a state party at the United Nations’ climate change negotiations, Palestine is now leading the UN’s largest group of developing nations. By Najla Abdellatif
Climate Change: Not green, but greenhouse Published: 4 November 2019 Plastic Atlas Plastics are sometimes seen as environmentally friendlier than other materials - not least because of their light weight. But the plastics boom is pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Call for Applications: Participation in COP25 Published: 8 August 2019 Announcement hbs welcomes applications to take part in the in the 2019 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25).
COP24: Coal Country Hosts Climate Negotiations Published: 24 February 2019 Expectations were high for COP24, yet world leaders failed to adequately respond to climate change. What happened at COP24 and what does this mean for Palestine and the region? By Ruba Anabtawi
Save our soils! Published: 28 April 2015 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.