VOLUME 1 | MARCH 2016 KAS INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TABLE OF CONTENTS n Page 2 Editorial The Konrad-Ade- n Page 3 nauer-Stiftung 2016 Focus motto, which trans- n Page 4 lates as "what makes us – what unites us," DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRACY AND European Policy raises the question of DEVELOPMENT: SOCIAL GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT: n Page 6 a common identity, Hans-Joachim Fuchtel EU Commissioner Armin Laschet, Deputy Political Dialogue which is more topical MP, Parliamentary Cecilia Malmström dis- CDU Party Chairman, n Page 10 than ever before. State Secretary at the cussed the plans for a opened the congress Energy-, Climate and The influx of refu- BMZ, took part in a new free trade agree- on the international Environment Policy gees and the debate about migration pose KAS dialogue event ment with Tunisia at a refugee and migration n Page 12 enormous challeng- involving Malaysian KAS conference in crisis in Ishtar, Jordan. KAS Panorama es to Germany and experts. Tunis. n Page 14 Europe. All the pieces Economic and in this volume that Social Governance relate to these topics n Page 16 are marked with the above logo. Rule of Law n Page 18 Dialogue on Values and Religion INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS: n Page 20 ASSESSMENT OF INTERNATIONAL Democracy and Development n Page 22 RES PONSE TO PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE Media n Page 23 CONFERENCE COP21 News from the Department of European and Internation- What are the international views on COP21? al Cooperation Experts from nine KAS offices provided their n Page 24 assessments. Newly Published The COP21 in Paris at the end of 2015 turned out to be more successful than many had expected. The reasons for the remarkable consensus are many and varied, including not least the fact that Interviews on the negotiating states arrived at the event abso- COP21 with KAS experts from nine lutely determined to come to an agreement – change. From an Asian perspective, it was of cen- countries unlike at the Copenhagen COP in 2009. tral importance to give equal weight to efforts of climate change prevention and adaptation. The The interviews with experts from the KAS offices key concern for the EU, on the other hand, was indicated that the goals agreed on in Paris are to ensure that a solid consensus would be reach- viewed differently in the individual countries, and ed at all, and that the EU would play the role of that interests vary greatly. As far as the USA and "deal maker". Russia are concerned, it became clear that the The audio interviews with the experts from the cost-effectiveness of climate protection strategies KAS country offices can be accessed via the fol- had been crucial to the consensus. In Latin Ameri- lowing link: ca, the focus was on the adaptation to climate www.adenauercampus.de/web/guest/klimakonferenz 2 | KAS INTERNATIONAL 1/2016 EDITORIAL DEAR READER, The thirst for energy is still on the rise. Developing and newly IMPRINT industrialised countries are pursuing economic growth, ultimate- Published by ly aspiring to reach a level of wealth that we in Germany and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. Europe have come to take for granted. However, many countries Department of European and International Cooperation are still far away from this goal. Over a billion people still have Klingelhöferstraße 23 no access to electricity. Prices for fossil fuels have fallen drasti- 10907 Berlin Germany cally in recent times. This means that oil, coal and gas remain attractive to many people for covering their increasing energy Editor-in-chief demand. A turning point in the development of global green- Dr Gerhard Wahlers house gas emissions is therefore not yet in sight. Editors n Dr Stefan Friedrich (Overall coordination) Thus, it seems all the more remarkable that the 196 contracting parties attending the UN n Annika Joß Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) at the end of last year agreed on the goal n Isabel Peter of reaching the turning point in global greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible, n Winfried Weck and on the goal of balancing man-made emissions and their absorption in the second half (Democracy and of the century. It is important to note that it is no longer merely the industrialised coun- Development) n Olaf Wientzek tries that consider themselves responsible for reducing their emissions, but that it is now (European Policy) basically all countries. For many states, COP21 provided the incentive to begin to investi- n Rahma Janetzke (Media) gate climate protection goals of their own and to develop strategies for an adaptation to n Dr Patrick Keller the impact of climate change. The declared common goal is now to limit global warming Dr Kristina Eichhorst to significantly less than 2°C, if possible 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels – an (Political Dialogue) n Marie Ciobanu enormous challenge, particularly as the commitments made by individual countries so far (Rule of Law) would produce a scenario of 2.7°C. n Jasper Eitze (Energy, Climate and Environment Policy) The question is now how we can develop globally sustainable ways of living and economic n Christian Rieck (Dialogue on Values activities for the long term, while taking into account more immediate key issues, such as and Religion) poverty reduction and the development of prosperity. How can efforts to increase prosper- n Gunter Rieck Moncayo ity around the world be effectively decoupled from CO2 emissions and resource consump- (Economic and Social Governance) tion? Contact: [email protected] With reference to the Paris climate change agreement, we as the Konrad-Adenauer-Stif- tung are intent on using our worldwide activities within our international networks to dis- Translation cuss political solutions and exchange experiences. It is important to us, in this context, RedKey Translations to link the issues relating to climate and energy policy with other strategic aspects, par- Design ticularly with those of international security, economic and trade policy, as well as develop- SWITSCH KommunikationsDesign, ment policy, and thus to promote joined-up action. On the following pages, we are giving Cologne you an insight into our current work in this area, which includes dialogue and information Picture credits programmes, workshops, conferences and publications. KAS © 2016 I trust it will make for an inspiring read. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. Dr Gerhard Wahlers Deputy Secretary-General Head of the Department of European and International Cooperation KAS INTERNATIONAL 1/2016 | 3 Intensive discus- sions on climate policy in Ukraine after Paris FOCUS PATHS TOWARDS A From the left: Christian Hübner LOW-CARBON ECONOMY (expert, KAS); Eduardo Durand IN UKRAINE (Environment Ministry, Peru); Francisco Aven- In parallel with the climate change conference daño (expert, PIR, in Paris, participants in the KAS climate change Peru); Tim Reuse- workshop on 11 December 2015 discussed the mann (expert, Mexico) financial and economic aspects of climate policy for Ukraine. Presentations on various climate protection instruments, such as emissions trade LATIN AMERICAN and environmental standards for businesses, were followed by an intensive discussion, which EXPERTS IN GERMANY included an exchange of critical views on issues AND AT THE COP21 such as "greenwashing" and the costs involved in renewable energies. At the invitation of the KAS, climate experts from six Latin American countries took part in a dialogue programme in In addition, Ukraine’s first Centre for Environ- Germany and France at the end of 2015. While the discus- mental Economics was opened at the Kyiv sions with members of the Bundestag and with scientists in Vadym Hetman National Economic University Berlin focused on the implementation of the energy transi- in order to enhance study and research facil-­­ tion, the talks in Paris concentrated on the COP21 taking ities; the centre was set up with support from place at the same time. The agenda in Paris included an the KAS and its partner NGO "Energie Libre". official side event on the topic of climate regulation in Latin America, as well as a technical discussion on the role of France as host of the COP21. BRAZILIAN CITIES AND COP21 HONGKONG: COP21 SIMULATION GAME In collaboration with the city of Curitiba, the KAS Brazil In autumn 2015, some students and young professionals who office organised a meeting are the future decision-makers in politics and business learnt of the National Forum of the about the challenges of global climate policy during a COP21 Heads of the Departments for simulation game lasting several days, which the KAS Regional Environmental Affairs of the Project Energy Security capitals of the Brazilian federal and Climate Change Asia- states (CB27). The partici- Pacific (RECAP) had or - pants discussed the role of ganised. The negotiation Participants in subnational actors in climate simulation involved the Barigui-Park, policy negotiations and decision-making, as the national contributions to Curitiba decisions made at a national and international emissions reduction and level have a direct impact on cities. The secre- the adaptation to climate taries of the environment attending the meeting change. The joint outcome signed a declaration of intent stressing the need document contained con- International students simulate the to create a regulatory framework on emissions crete goals and coordinat- COP21 negotiations in Hong Kong reduction for the capitals of the federal states, ed measures that came very close to the actual results of and to specify the financial and technical means the Paris negotiations in December. Many of the students required to limit global warming. The participants intend to use the specialist knowledge and negotiating skills also agreed that a delegation of the CB27 would they acquired for their future work. be sent to attend the COP21 in Paris.