{"id":9895,"date":"2019-09-24T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2022.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/?p=9895"},"modified":"2022-06-15T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T10:07:17","slug":"foreign-policy-must-commit-to-combating-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/foreign-policy-must-commit-to-combating-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Policy Must Commit to Combating Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The new policy brief by the Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) &amp; Das Progressive Zentrum (DPZ), on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office, emphasises the need for a Just Transition and a greater role for the foreign policy community in fighting climate change. The paper was presented at the German Foreign Office on 24 September 2019.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Berlin, 24 September 2019<\/em> \u2013 Public diplomacy needs to step up to the responsibility of tackling the climate crisis. This is especially important as combating climate change affects a wide range of society, making a&nbsp;<em>just&nbsp;<\/em>design of the transformation all the more necessary.&nbsp;<strong>A value-based and multilateral foreign policy approach can develop a comprehensive response to the global climate crisis.<\/strong>&nbsp;A new policy brief stresses that a Just Transition would be the most suitable framework to implement a system transformation towards decarbonised economies. It would also address the challenges brought forward by economic regional inequalities and the rising support for populist parties, and in turn, make economies and societies more resilient against the consequences of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new policy brief by the&nbsp;<em>Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)<\/em>&nbsp;and the Berlin-based think tank&nbsp;<em>The Progressive Centre<\/em>&nbsp;(DPZ) begins from the fact that \u201eclimate change does not stop at borders\u201c, says&nbsp;<strong>Johannes Uhl<\/strong>, co-author of the policy brief and Project Director at GIZ. \u201eForeign policy needs to develop strategies of a managed system transformation that addresses the consequences of the climate crisis.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The authors recommend foreign policy actors to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>embrace their role as climate change fighters,<\/li><li>analyse existing best practices and identify possible common approaches to a successful and fair energy transition,<\/li><li>develop a convincing narrative for the debate by relying on the Just Transition framework,<\/li><li>thereby going beyond traditional means of diplomacy by directly integrating sub-national administrations and civil society organisations in their deliberations.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201eAccording to our analysis, Just Transition is the most suitable framework to guarantee social stability while transforming the economy\u201c, says&nbsp;<strong>Dr Sabrina Schulz<\/strong>, co-author and Policy Fellow at DPZ. \u201eThe principle provides active guidance for governments that can lead their economies to sustainable growth and making them more resilient against the consequences of the climate crisis. Next to these advantages it also has the positive effect of countering the global right-wing surge as social stability has proven to be the most effective recipe.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy paper further stresses that&nbsp;<strong>the Just Transition framework might soften the geopolitical consequences of the energy transition<\/strong>. Through managing the transition to a low-carbon economy in a social way, the coal, oil and gas producing countries that do not adopt the framework will experience a relative loss of influence and power at the international stage. The biggest challenge for climate and energy diplomacy in tackling the climate crisis is to build trust and platforms for dialogue with states who are most affected by decarbonisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe public diplomacy agenda could showcase the tangible (co-)benefits of a low-carbon economy: improved health due to less air pollution, economic stimulation due to innovation, investment and employment as well as a more equitable distribution of the benefits and burdens of the transition within countries\u201d, says co-author and DPZ\u2019s Head of the Structural Change programme&nbsp;<strong>Dr Florian Ranft<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing the transition requires&nbsp;<strong>a deeper engagement with citizens, businesses, local and regional leaders and civil society<\/strong>. This means that foreign policy will have to become bolder and go beyond merely workshop and conference diplomacy and instead also give citizens a voice in how to address the impact of structural change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit<\/strong>&nbsp;(GIZ) is a globally leading service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, with more than 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of this federal enterprise is in demand around the globe \u2013 from the German Government, European Union institutions, the UN, the private sector and governments of other countries. GIZ works with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Progressive Centre<\/strong>&nbsp;(Das Progressive Zentrum, DPZ) is an independent, non-profit think tank founded in 2007, devoted to establishing new networks of progressive actors from different backgrounds and promoting active and effective policies for economic and social progress. It involves especially next generation German and European innovative thinkers and decision-makers in the debates. Its thematic priorities are situated within the three programmes \u201cFuture of Democracy\u201d, \u201cStructural Change\u201d and \u201cInternational Relations\u201d, with a particular focus on European integration and the transatlantic partnership. The organisation is based in Berlin and also operates in many European countries (including France, Poland and Great Britain) as well as in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Just-Transition-Cover-mit-Schatten-353x500-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5712\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Policy-Brief_Foreign-Policy-Just-Transition_final-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I want to read the Policy Brief<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-Just-Transition_Executive-Summary_final-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Executive Summary<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/foreign-policy-and-the-just-energy-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Project Background<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos of the Launch Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On 24 September 2019 GIZ and DPZ presented the policy brief at the German Foreign Office.&nbsp;Prof. R.&nbsp;<strong>Andreas Kraemer<\/strong>, Founder of the Ecologic Institute &amp; Adjunct Professor at Duke University, Ambassador&nbsp;<strong>Boris Ruge<\/strong>, Vice-President at the Munich Security Conference, and co-author Dr Sabrina Schulz, Policy Fellow at Das Progressive Zentrum, discussed the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event-Audience_Copyright-Peter-Venus-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11307\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event-_Dominic-Schwickert_Copyright-Peter-Venus-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11308\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event_-Sabrina-Schulz-Johannes-Uhl_Copyright-Peter-Venus-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11309\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event_Boris-Ruge_Copyright-Peter-Venus-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11310\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event_Panel-Discussion-2_Copyright-Peter-Venus-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11311\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event_Prof.-R.-Andreas-Kra\u0308mer-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11312\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event_Audience-2_Copyright-Peter-Venus-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11313\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event_Audience-3_Copyright-Peter-Venus-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11314\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"11315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event_Team_Copyright-Peter-Venus-1-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11315\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Policy-Brief_Foreign-Policy-Just-Transition_final-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Policy Brief<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Foreign-Policy-Just-Transition_Executive-Summary_final-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Executive Summary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/007_Jet-Foto_cut.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo Johannes Uhl<\/a>&nbsp;(\u00a9 private)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Sabrina-Schulz_Das-Progressive-Zentrum_%C2%A9-AlexUndJacob.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo Sabrina Schulz&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;(\u00a9 Alex&amp;Jacob)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Florian-Ranft_Beitragsbild.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo Florian Ranft&nbsp;<\/a>(\u00a9 private)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Foreign-Policy-and-the-Just-Transition_Launch-Event-Just-Transition.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photos of the Launch Event (Zip Folder)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authors<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"person-item person-view-author\"><div class=\"person-info-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/vincent-venus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Vincent-Venus_Das-Progressive-Zentrum_Capital-Headshots-Berlin_klein-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"person-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/vincent-venus\/\">Vincent Venus<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"person-position\">Alumnus<\/div><div class=\"person-social\"><a class=\"person-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinVenus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><svg class=\"icon icon-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/dpz\/assets\/images\/svg-icons2.svg#icon-twitter\"><\/use> <\/svg><\/a> <\/div><!-- .person-social --><\/div><!-- .person-info-wrapper --><div class=\"person-excerpt\">Vincent Venus was head of communications at Das Progressive Zentrum and thus responsible for communication channels, editorial work and committee coordination. <\/div><\/div><!-- .person-item -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-grey-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further articles<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"news-items-wrapper news-view-normal news-count-3\">  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/buried-villages-fragile-democracies-coal-community-and-the-unsteady-politics-of-the-climate-transition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/dominik-vanyi-Mk2ls9UBO2E-unsplash-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A wide-angle, high-perspective photograph of a vast open-pit mining operation. 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March 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">The transition away from fossil fuels is as much about democratic resilience as it is about energy. 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June 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">In an era marked by global insecurity, geopolitical friction, and economic transformation, the Progressive Economics Network (PEN) reconvened in Washington, D.C.<\/div><div class=\"news-authors\"><a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/soren-hellmonds\/\">S\u00f6ren Hellmonds<\/a>, <a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/mariam-ghebrezgabher\/\">Mariam Ghebregergis<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/veranstaltungsbericht\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Event Report<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/meldung\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .class=\"news-info-wrapper --><\/div> <\/div><!-- .news-wrapper -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To the blog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collaborative research project by the Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit and Das Progressive Zentrum emphasises the need for a Just Transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[325,324,329,330,197,277,384,306],"class_list":["post-9895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-veranstaltungsbericht","tag-aussen-sicherheitspolitik","tag-klimapolitik","tag-energiepolitik","tag-energiewende","tag-sozial-oekologische-marktwirtschaft","tag-just-energy-transition","tag-strukturwandel","tag-transformation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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