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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Imme Scholz

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last contributed to D+C/E+Z in spring of 2022. She is president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, which maintains close ties with the German Green Party . This comment is based on the farewell address she held at the German Development Institute (DIE – Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik), where she had served as deputy director until the end of March.

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Global affairs
Imme Scholz

Keep international promises

UN resolution has isolated Russia, but should not be read as general endorsement of the west

Climate crisis
Imme Scholz

Ban solar geoengineering

If a technology’s risks cannot be assessed, it must not be used – and certainly not globally

Global trends
Imme Scholz
Katja Dombrowski

“Change can be measured, the reasons for it cannot”

Developing countries now have more room for manoeuvre – industrialised countries do not always see that as a positive

Sustainability
Imme Scholz

“Skip out-dated technologies”

Several issues are slowing down the global transition to renewable energies

Relevant reading
Imme Scholz

The Gordian knot

Scholars propose to remodel the emissions trading

Relevant reading
Imme Scholz

Live up to promises

Expert essays on adapting to climate change

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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

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