Climate and Energy

For Europe to successfully transition to renewables, reforms must empower energy actors on the local level.

Could global cooperation between cities, with mayors from all corners of the globe, be THE key to tackling climate change? We spoke to the mayors of Paris and San Francisco.

Berlin is pioneering innovative and sustainable schemes – Georg Kössler, member of its parliament, talks about how Greens got there and their wider impact.

Pablo Servigne outlines four vivid scenarios for what our cities could look like depending on which actions we could take now.

In the wake of Hurricane Irma and others, this Foucauldian concept opens the door on a new way of seeing climate change and responsibility.

One state in Germany – alongside many in the US – is showing that sub-national actors can take a lead in protecting the climate.

Recent extreme weather events in the US can teach Europe valuable lessons about how to prepare for similar situations.

France and Germany historically represented two different approaches to producing energy. Are they growing closer?

Are some of the measures to promote energy security doing more harm than good, by creating a distraction from the real steps needed in light of climate change and increasing instability?

To foster real security in Europe, global environmental factors must be taken into account and integrated into security-building practices.