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‘None of the Three Traffic Light Coalition Parties is Close to the Paris Agreement’

2021-11-10

At the climate conference in Glasgow, activists from various groups protested again – Leonie Bremer from ‘Fridays for Future’ was there too. How can climate protection and development cooperation work hand in hand?

FFF-activists at a MAPA ('Most Affected People and Areas')-protest. © FFF

By Jan Rübel

Jan Rübel is author at Zeitenspiegel Reportagen, a columnist at Yahoo and writes for national newspapers and magazines. He studied History and Middle Eastern Studies.

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By Leonie Bremer

Leonie Bremer is a 24 y/o activist fighting against injustice with fridays for future. Since a year, she is leading campings with FFF MAPA (most affected people and areas) against the Global North demanding them to stop funding the destruction in the Global South. Bremer has been press spokesperson of FFF Germany since 2019, she has organized the first continuous strike week in Germany and appeared in various talkshows. Before FFF, she was part of the occupation of Hambacher Forest in Northrhine-Westphalia. Besides her activism, Bremer writes her master thesis in the technology of renewable energies.

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Ms Bremer, has development cooperation missed the mark on climate protection so far?

Everyone goes to the Climate Change Conference (COP) because the planet is so important to us – at least that’s what the politicians say. But at the same time, we live in a system in which the Northern hemisphere completely exploits the Southern hemisphere. So what does that have to do with development policy? Does it mean we have to exploit other countries so that we can maintain our lifestyle? They simply say that a climate protection mechanism would be to plant trees in other countries – which really just means taking away people’s land that they have available to build houses and grow food. Therefore, we didn’t just miss the mark in the past. We are still doing it today: preventing real social development in the Southern hemisphere.

What do you think needs to change specifically?

We must stop fossil emissions now. Countries must agree on a year when they will put an end to fossil energies – and they will have to distinguish between countries that historically have very many or very few emissions. It’s definitely time to stick to the equity aspect of the Paris Convention. We need to start prioritising the countries that are most affected by the climate crisis, and we should start listening to them. The Global North has to stop covering up lies and should instead really start protecting the climate.

We have now had 25 conferences where absolutely nothing has happened.

What needs to change in development cooperation?

Well, what actually is development cooperation ...

... there are ministries, agencies and organisations in many countries that invest a lot of money in it.

But what does development policy actually mean today? For us at Fridays for Future (FFF), it does not mean that Germany determines what other countries need. The people should decide locally: What is needed? Where should the money go? The people in the global North certainly don’t know any better what is needed in Southern regions. That has to change fundamentally.

Are FFF’s demands different from those of other environmentalists?

FFF is a movement; therefore, we have different demands than, for example, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). Our purpose is to communicate science, to communicate justice. But ultimately, we all stand behind the Paris Climate Declaration.

You mentioned the Global North. What are the biggest obstacles to effective action against climate change here in Germany?

Nothing that politicians in Germany do when they talk about climate protection is in line with the Paris Agreement. You have to think about that for a minute! The politicians and people in positions of power make us citizens believe that they are taking responsibility – but in all actuality our emissions level keeps rising. This misconception that everything will be fine is the fundamental problem. The fire is right on our doorstep, and the politicians go back inside and enjoy their coffee.

Do you think the new federal government will do things differently now?

(She laughs). It would be nice, but none of the three traffic light coalition parties is close to the Paris Agreement. Despite all the compromises I see on the horizon, the science is clear: We are nowhere near where we need to be, and that’s not going to change.

Poverty alleviation, climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation – do you consider that a trilemma, where all three problems need to be tackled equally, as it were, or do you prioritise one over the other?

I don’t know why I should prioritise one of these issues.

The climate crisis encompasses all crises.

If we don’t manage to keep global warming in check, extreme weather crises will dramatically impact our business and our lives. There will be less crop yields, landscapes will be flooded, and biodiversity will be massively disrupted, because many plant and animal species will no longer be able to survive in their traditional habitats. The climate crisis exacerbates poverty and hunger and leads to less biodiversity.

What can be done to address this trilemma together? How can we strengthen climate protection, reduce poverty through cultivation and fight the loss of biodiversity?

We all have to do our part. At the climate conferences, people are running around in suits and decide on absolutely nothing – all reckless politicians who are just going to the next dinner. We need people power now. We need to go there and make a stand so that politicians are forced to act responsibly. What we don’t need are people who are in politics for egotistical reasons and accomplish nothing else.

Should we give up cultivation of arable land in order to build up CO2 storage facilities?

We need crop yields and decentralised systems, not huge areas of arable land that destroy smallholder farming. We need food, and therefore we need arable land. What we don’t need are the hundred companies that are responsible for 71 per cent of global emissions.

Studienteilnehmende großer sowie von Frauen geführter Haushalte leiden stärker unter Ernährungsunsicherheit. (c) Friederike Krämer/GIZ — FFF-activists at a 'All for 1,5'-protest. The movement demands a budget clearly dedicated to the 1,5-degree goal from the coming governing coalition within its first 100 days in office. © FFF/Dominik Butzmann

Agriculture has two sides. On the one hand, it produces necessary food; on the other hand, it produces emissions and reduces biodiversity. How to deal with this issue?

Farmers do not choose to exploit their animals and destroy their land with pesticides because the system is supposedly so good. They are forced to do it because the political framework conditions are incredibly bad. There needs to be better working conditions, much better conditions for smaller farms, and we need to stop throwing away so much food. We have enough hunger in the world.

Should something change in German agriculture?

Besides strengthening small farms, we should figure out how to farm without pesticides and how to implement field monitoring. Farmers should also prepare themselves more for the fact that the climate crisis will have an increasing impact – and that some crops can no longer be grown.

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A contribution by Stig Tanzmann

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Continent in an uptrend

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Support for sustainable start-ups

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A World Resources Institute project

Climate Adaptation Summit 2021: ‘We can do better’

Event report by Jan Rübel (Zeitenspiegel)

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Mr. Samimi, what is environmental change doing to Africa?

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A project of GIZ

Pesticides – a blessing or a curse?

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A contribution by Kerstin Weber and Brit Reichelt-Zolho (WWF)

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One Health – What we are learning from the Corona crisis

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Ms Rudloff, what are the benefits of a supply chain law?

By Jan Rübel

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The Forest Maker and his director

Double interview with Tony Rinaudo and Volker Schlöndorff

Tony Rinaudo uses conventional reforestation methods to plant millions and millions of trees – and Volker Schlöndorff is filming a cinema documentary about the Australian. The outcome so far: An educational film on behalf of the BMZ (Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development).

Freed from trade? Towards a fairer EU Trade Agenda

A contribution by Dr. Jan Orbie (University Gent)

‘Fair’ and ‘sustainable’ are key words in Germany’s EU Council Presidency. At the same time, Germany pursues ‘modernization’ of the WTO and ‘rapid progress’ on free trade agreements. Are these goals really compatible? Can we be concerned about fairness and sustainability while continuing with ‘business as usual’?

Can we win the race against deforestation?

Interview with Bernadette Arakwiye und Salima Mahamoudou (World Resources Institute)

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From Berlin to Yen Bai: 10,000 trees for Vietnam

A contribution by GIZ and BMZ

It began with clicks at a trade fair and ends with concrete reforestation: a campaign at the Green Week in Berlin is now enriching the forests of the Yen Bai Province in Vietnam. A chronicle of an education about climatic relevance to concrete action - and about the short distances on our planet.

What do you expect from this Pre Summit, Mr. Haddad?

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Mr. Campari, how do we create sustainable food systems?

Interview with Joao Campari (WWF)

Journalist Jan Rübel spoke with Joao Campari ahead of the UNFSS Pre-Summit. The Chair of Action Track 3 highlights key challenges in transforming existing food systems towards sustainable production and shares his expectations for the Summit.

Land Rights, Gender and Soil Fertility in Benin

A contribution by Dr. Karin Gaesing and Prof. Dr. Frank Bliss (INEF)

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Food System Transformation Starts and Ends with Diversity

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An Interview with Jochen Flasbarth (BMZ)

Healthy, productive soils are a prerequisite for global food security – one of the priorities of German development cooperation. State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth on Germany’s efforts to support sustainable land management and why the VGGT are more important than ever today.

Food security is more than production volumes and high yields

A Contribution by Adrian Muller, Catherine Pfeifer and Jürn Sanders (FiBL)

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Strengthening food markets across the rural-urban continuum

A Contribution by Thomas Forster

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The fight against illegal fishing

A Report

The oceans are important for our food supply, but they are overfished. To halt this trend the global community is now taking action against illegal fishing. Journalist Jan Rübel spoke with Francesco Marí, a specialist for world food, agricultural trade and maritime policy at "Brot für die Welt," and others.

Human Rights, Land and Rural Development

A contribution by Michael Windfuhr (German Institute for Human Rights)

Land rights are no longer governed by the law of the strongest. That is what the international community has agreed to. Governments and private companies have a duty to respect human rights and avoid corruption.

UNFSS Pre-Summit: What did it achieve?

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How the UN Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) contribute to fairer and more secure land access.

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110 speakers from 120 countries met virtually at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) to discuss the challenges to global food supply. They asked the question: How can food systems support the health of people and the planet?

“We have to prepare for the unexpected”

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In August, Germany’s development ministry set up a division concentrating on One Health topics. Parliamentary State Secretary Maria Flachsbarth on knowledge gaps at the human-animal-environmental interface, the link between One Health and food security, and lessons learnt from previous pandemics.

"Farmers are smart"

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From the lab to the masses: Maria Andrade bred varieties of biofortified sweet potatoes which are now widely used all over the continent. She sets her hope on the transformation of African agriculture.

Revolutionising Humanitarian Aid

A contribution by Ralf Südhoff

Financial innovations can prevent a crisis turning into a catastrophe. The livelihoods of people in affected areas may well depend on intervention before a crisis – and on risk funds.

"We must mobilise all available resources"

A contribution by Ismahane Elouafi (ICBA)

Freshwater deficits are affecting more and more people throughout the world. In order to counter this, our global food system will have to change, our author maintains. A case for more research on alternative crops and smart water solutions.

Green from the growth container

A contribution by Maria Smentek (WFP)

If there is a lack of fertile soil and rain, hunger breaks out quickly. Maria Smentek from the World Food Programme (WFP) explains how farmers and pastoralists can counter climate change with hydroponic-systems.

Gender equality: Essential for food and nutrition security

A contribution by Carsta Neuenroth (BfdW)

The majority of producers in developing countries are women. Although they contribute significantly to the food security of their families, they remain chronically disadvantaged in male-dominated agriculture in terms of access to land, credit, technology and education.

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Planetary Health: Recommendations for a Post-Pandemic World

A contribution by Dr. Kathleen Mar and Dr. Nicole de Paula

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, health is receiving unprecedented public and political attention. Yet the fact that climate change is also affecting the environmental and social determinants of health in a profound and far-reaching way deserves further recognition.

Actual Analysis: The locusts came with the crises

A report by Bettina Rudloff and Annette Weber (SWP)

The Corona-Virus exacerbates existing crises through conflict, climate, hunger and locusts in East Africa and the Horn of Africa. What needs to be done in these regions? To face these challenges for many countries, all of these crises need to be captured in their regional context.

"Extreme is the new normal"

A report by Alexander Müller and Jes Weigelt (TMG)

As the climate changes, the population of Africa is growing and fertile land and jobs are becoming scarcer. New ways are currently leading to urbanisation of agriculture and a new mid-sized sector in the countryside

This is how developing countries can adapt better to droughts

A contribution by Michael Brüntrup (DIE) und Daniel Tsegai (UNCCD)

Droughts are the natural disasters with far-reaching negative consequences. While rich countries are still vulnerable to drought, famines are no longer found.

(c) Christof Krackhardt/Brot für die Welt

Together and resourceful against worldwide hunger

A contribution by Brot für die Welt

Climate change disturbs the climate in Ethiopia. The answer from small farmers in the northern region is convincing: diversify!

Microinsurance against climate change

A contribution by Claudia Voß

Climate change is destroying development progress in many places. The clever interaction of digitalisation and the insurance industry protects affected small farmers.

Hunger is caused by people, not the climate

Interview with Jacob Schewe (PIK)

A study by the World Bank predicts that millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa will have to leave their homelands because of climate change. We have spoken with one of the authors

(c) Christoph Püschner/Brot für die Welt

The North bears the responsibility, the South bears the burden

A report by Susanne Neubert (SLE)

Adaptation to climate change can be achieved by making agriculture more environmentally sustainable – if the rich countries also reduce their emissions

How much do we actually waste, Mr. McFeely?

An interview with Peter McFeely (WWF)

The WWF has published a sensational study on food waste. The focus: farm-stage food waste. Peter McFeely, Global head of communications and strategic planning at WWF, explains what needs to be done.

How Can We Feed The World in Times of Climate Change?

A Contribution by Jan Grossarth

Genetically modified bacteria become edible proteins, cows graze on pasture, and no waste is produced in an industrial circular economy. Journalist Jan Grossarth sees a silver lining for the future of world nutrition

Nine Harvests Left until 2030: How Will the BMZ Organise Itself in the Future?

An Interview with Dirk Schattschneider (BMZ)

"One World no Hunger" (SEWOH) becomes one of the five core themes of the BMZ. Dirk Schattschneider, SEWOH Commissioner about previous approaches, future areas of action, and the political will to end hunger.

Innovate2030: Digital Ideas against Urban Climate Change

A Call by BMZ and Partners

Innovate2030 is looking for creative people from around the world to develop smart and innovative solutions against climate change in cities. Initiated by the Make IT-Alliance.

How to Combat Hunger in Times of Climate Crisis?

An Interview with Martin Frick (WFP)

The climate crisis fuels world hunger. What needs to change in the global fight against hunger, and which role plays humanitarian aid in international development cooperation?

No Food Security Without Climate Protection

A Contribution by Michael Kühn (WHH)

Climate change already affects the daily lives of people in the Global South. What are the challenges they face and what do these imply for negotiations at the climate conference in Glasgow?

Investing in Healthy Soils: Curse or Blessing?

A Contribution by WWF

How investing in healthy soils provides incentives for more sustainable agriculture even as it demonstrates the need for far reaching changes in the agrisector.

Soil Restoration Starts with the People

A Contribution by TMG Think Tank for Sustainability

Highlighting how secure tenure rights are key to achieving land degradation neutrality and soil restoration targets..

How to Enhance Soil Organic Carbon – Uniting Traditional and Innovative Practices

A Contribution by GIZ

Indian farmers restore precious soil material combining traditional with innovative approaches. A case example how governance, agriculture and development cooperation can work together to combat climate change.

Building Better Resilience to Transboundary Threats

A Contribution by the TMG Think Tank for Sustainability

Fuelled by climate change, desert locust plagues become increasingly frequent. A plaidoyer for a paradigm shift on handling transboundary crises.

A New Mindset to Reform Agriresearch

A Contribution by Lennart Woltering (CGIAR)

In context of the 15th CGIAR System Council Meeting, Lennart Woltering shares his assessment of the ongoing One CGIAR reform process.

Drugs and the Environment

A Contribution by Jorrit Kamminga

This year's United Nations World Drug Report highlights for the first time the nexus between illicit drugs and the environment. In view of climate change, it is time to feed the debate with facts and make drug policy greener

How are transformation and crisis intervention related, Dr. Frick?

An Interview by Jan Rübel

Martin Frick has been director of the WFP office in Berlin for a year – since then one hunger crisis has followed another. What are the diplomat's answers? A conversation about opportunities in agriculture, the interplay of multiple crises, the importance of resilience and tighter budgets.

New UN Biodiversity Agreement

A Contribution by Rural 21

Nations adopted four goals and 23 targets for 2030 to foster biodiversity conservation and counter acceleration in the global rate of species extinction at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).

Five Questions for Dirk Meyer

An Interview with Dirk Meyer (BMZ)

Development cooperation needs to place good governance and a sustainable agri-food systems transformation at its center: After the first 100 days in office have passed, Dirk Meyer from the German Development Ministry (BMZ) spells out the goals, guidelines and priorities of the Ministry’s new lead.

Fair Trade and Climate Justice: Everything is Conntected

A Contribution of the 'Initiative for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains' (INA)

Fair Trade organisations and the Initiative for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains (INA) have launched the #ichwillfair campaign during COP26 to highlight the link between global supply chains and climate change.

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A Report

A contribution by Michael Windfuhr (German Institute for Human Rights)

Interview with Martina Fleckenstein (WWF), Michael Kühn (WHH) and Christel Weller-Molongua (GIZ)

A Contribution by Welthungerhilfe

An Interview by Journalist Jan Rübel

Interview with Marvin Antonio Garcia Otero

Interview with Thomas Loster

A report by David Sahay (Zeitenspiegel)

Interview with Dr Maria Flachsbarth (BMZ)

Interview with Maria Andrade

A contribution by Ralf Südhoff

A contribution by Ismahane Elouafi (ICBA)

A contribution by Maria Smentek (WFP)

A contribution by Carsta Neuenroth (BfdW)

A contribution by Dr. Kathleen Mar and Dr. Nicole de Paula

A report by Bettina Rudloff and Annette Weber (SWP)

A report by Alexander Müller and Jes Weigelt (TMG)

A contribution by Michael Brüntrup (DIE) und Daniel Tsegai (UNCCD)

A contribution by Brot für die Welt

A contribution by Claudia Voß

Interview with Jacob Schewe (PIK)

A report by Susanne Neubert (SLE)

An interview with Peter McFeely (WWF)

A Contribution by Jan Grossarth

An Interview with Dirk Schattschneider (BMZ)

A Call by BMZ and Partners

An Interview with Martin Frick (WFP)

A Contribution by Michael Kühn (WHH)

A Contribution by WWF

A Contribution by TMG Think Tank for Sustainability