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Articles by Alexander Reitzenstein
Germany is not fit for a climate changed world, but it can still lead the way
Germany’s six-month presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, which starts in July, offers a great opportunity for Berlin to show leadership by supporting the implementation of the Commission’s European Green Deal agenda, write Felix Heilmann and Alexander Reitzenstein. Felix Heilmann is a researcher at the Berlin office of E3G, a climate think-tank. Alexander Reitzenstein is policy advisor at E3G’s, Berlin office.
Is Germany Ready for the Future? The Case for Action in a Climate Changed World | E3G
Germany, the largest economy in Europe, with a strong financial sector closely tied to the real economy, faces massive, potentially disruptive changes in the coming years. Specifically, these are the challenges of digitalisation, the geopolitical context, the macroeconomic slowdown and the climate crisis.
Germany’s missed opportunity to regain climate leadership
Home Opinions Energy & Environment Climate strategy 2050 Germany’s missed opportunity to regain climate leadership DISCLAIMER: All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not of EURACTIV.COM Ltd. By Alexander Reitzenstein, Brick Medak and Felix Heilmann | E3G 25-09-2019 German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a press conference after the meeting of the climate cabinet in Berlin, Germany, 20 September 2019.
The political economy of the low carbon transition: climate and energy snapshot: Romania | E3G
Photo by Camil Ghircoias on flickr E3G’s Political Economy Mapping Methodology (PEMM) assesses threats and opportunities to countries presented by the low-carbon transition. PEMM aims to identify underlying tensions across national conditions, political system and external projection to determine what constructs a country’s core national interest and to identify key interventions which could help to increase domestic climate ambition and enable progress on the low-carbon transition.
A Just Transition for all – or just a transition? | E3G
Photo by skeeze on Pixabay A decision to table a Just Transition Declaration by the Polish Presidency of the upcoming UN climate talks in Katowice (COP24) moves the topic more visibly onto the global agenda. This raises the question: What might a global Just Transition that keeps 1.5°C within reach look like? In the lead up to this year’s COP, we argue the following four aspects need to be considered for Just Transition to be a truly global concept. 1.
Decision time for coal in Germany: Summary of 2018 G7 Coal Scorecard report | E3G
Germany is performing worse on coal phase out than the USA, despite the pro-coal rhetoric of the Trump Administration, and is falling further behind its peers in Canada, France, Italy and the UK. The fourth edition of E3G's G7 coal scorecard report looks in depth at the situation in Germany and the importance of the ‘Coal Commission’ process currently underway.
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