Letzte Zuflucht Glauben : der Beitrag der Spiritualität zur Erhaltung einer lebenswerten Welt
(2016)
Die ökologische und soziale Situation der Welt ist dramatisch. Politische Vereinbarungen oder Appelle konnten das Ruder bislang nicht herumreißen. Es wird immer deutlicher, dass sich die Außenwelt nur ändert, wenn sich auch in der Innenwelt der Menschen etwas tut. Gibt es spirituelle Ansätze in den verschiedenen Religionen, die den dringend nötigen sozial-ökologischen Wandel anstoßen können? Eine Spurensuche.
On 12 December 2015, the Parties to the UNFCCC adopted the "Paris Agreement". With this step, the world community has agreed on a collective and cooperative path to fight human-induced climate change: After 25 years of UN climate diplomacy, the world's governments have for the first time in history negotiated a treaty which envisages climate action by all nations. The Agreement sets the world on a path that might lead to a decarbonised economy in the second half of the century. Researchers from the Wuppertal Institute have observed COP 21 and elaborated a detailed analysis of the results. The assessment provides an overview of the most important negotiation outcomes, assesses their results as well as shortfalls and provides an outlook of the next steps needed to implement the Paris Agreement's goals and to set the world firmly on a non-fossil based development path.
Global climate
(2016)
This article summarises the main outcomes of the Lima UN Climate Conference (COP20 / CMP10). It starts with the discussions under the Durban Platform on developing a new comprehensive climate agreement and increasing short-term ambition and subsequently covers the issues relating to near-term implementation of previous decisions in the areas of transparency, reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, loss and damage, adaptation, finance, and carbon markets.