COP 21 and the Paris Agreement: A Force Awakened Globally, political leaders are lauding the acceptance of the global and legally binding Paris Agreement on Climate Change at COP 21 as a historical moment. It achieves a goal long believed unattainable. However, judged against the enormity of the challenge and the needs and pressure from people on the ground demanding a global deal anchored in climate justice (“system change, not climate change!”), the Paris Agreement can only be called a collective failure and disappointment. Read a critical assessment by hbs colleagues from around the world. By Lili Fuhr, Liane Schalatek , Maureen Santos , Hans JH Verlome , Radostina Primova and Damjan Rehm Bogunović
Global Climate Movements Seek Fossil Fuel Company Transparency on Future Viability of Oil, Coal, Gas "When you're stuck in a hole, the first rule is to stop digging. We can't solve the climate crisis if we're still digging more and more coal, oil and gas out of the ground. It's time for regulators to take climate risk seriously and push fossil fuel companies to show how their business plans comply with the global goal of limiting warming to below 2°C. Fossil fuels have always been a bad bet for our planet, they're now an increasingly bad bet for our investments, as well." (May Boeve, Executive Director of 350.org)
Moving Towards Sustainability, Climate Change & Sustainable Mobility in Serbia The article is considering sustinable mobility in Belgrade and Serbia and the Foundation's work in the field of climate change and sustinable urban moblity, particularly in Belgrade. By Damjan Rehm Bogunović
Serbia Floods in May 2014, WWF Report on Environmental Issues WWF reports on environmental issues surrounding recent floods in Serbia examines the UNDAC report (United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination) and, based on environmentally sustainable disaster recovery and reconstruction approaches, highlights other environmental impacts and opportunities for intervention.