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Recent Blogposts

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Unravelling the Geographies of the Green Transition: Understanding the Finance-Extraction-Transitions Nexus

Tobias Franz, Angus McNelly - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The transition from fossil fuels to green energy in the 21st century – driven by the urgent need to address anthropogenic climate change – represents a monumental shift in not just global energy systems but generally within global capitalism. This transition mirrors historical transformations in energy systems, such as the emergence of fossil capital in northern England or the shift from coal to oil in the 20th century, which have had profound impacts on the world economy.
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The Netherlands: a Bleak Perspective for Development Cooperation

http://www.developmentresearch.eu/?p=1870 - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
June 2024 is more than six months since the last general elections were held. Elections in which the radical right Party for Freedom (PVV) of Geert Wilders emerged as the biggest with 37 seats of the 150 in the Dutch lower house. It took the full six months for the PVV and three other right-wing parties to form a coalition government, meaning the Netherlands will have the most right-leaning government they ever had.
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Swedish Aid Cuts dent ‘Decades of Work’ in Global South

Marta Paterlini - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Cuts to Sweden’s overseas aid budget have undermined decades of work building research partnerships in the global South, according to researchers. The Swedish government more than halved its overseas aid budget in 2023 and this was followed by stringent cuts to development research funding. Ministers cited the war in Ukraine among other factors behind the cuts.
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