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Sustainability
Afghanistan

Unfinished business

The hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is likely to result in a mess

KfW financing

Investing in better networks

This is where KfW invests in new storage facilities and networks for renewable energy

Wind and solar

The right approach to catching up

Africa is exposed to serious climate risks, but the continent contributes very little to global carbon emissions

Renewables

Networks and storage needed

The global transition towards renewable energy can only succeed if the necessary networks and storage capacities are available

Universal basic income

Social transfers stabilise aggregate demand

The Covid-19 crisis is the right time to test UBI policies

UN forecast

55 countries will see their population shrink by 2050

UN statistics show that migration has an impact on how individual countries’ populations develop

Fossil fuel

Bangladesh’s coal boom

International financial institutions are funding coal power in Bangladesh

Fossil fuel industry
Fuel prices

Strained relations

Petrol smuggling has had a negative impact on Benin’s relations with its giant neighbour Nigeria

Green power

Behind schedule

At current trends, India will not achieve important climate goals

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