German Energy Turnaround

Can the German Energy Turnaround Serve as an Example for ‘The Future We Want’?

By  Lena-Sophie Demuth. Energy is of major importance to almost every challenge and opportunity we face today, be it of economic, environmental or social nature. Leading a Sustainable Energy for All initiative that ensures universal access to modern energy services, improves efficiency and increases use of renewable sources, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is advocating …

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The Road to Rio and the Catch-22 of Sustainable Development

By Ramsha Khan. ‘Sustainable Development’: a pair of buzzwords that have been ringing in our ears for the last twenty or so years. It has reached the point where they have developed into a mantra by those passionate to do their part in creating lasting relief for the billion and more people living in poverty, and …