Alena Profit

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Alena Profit is a researcher and holds a PhD in Political Sciences from the Technical University of Darmstadt. She focuses on the geopolitical dynamics of sustainability and technology.

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COP 15: Governments Roll Up Sleeves on Biodiversity

Big uncertainties hung over when the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity would be held. It had been...

Climate Pledges and Disclosures: Pressure Mounts for Companies

Climate change is becoming more regulated on a national and global level, carbon-pricing initiatives are gaining traction, and decarbonization is now a commonly used...

The environmental and climate crisis of armed conflict

Fighting climate change requires a basic condition: peace. Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine’s decarbonization efforts had progressed in the context of COP 26 as...

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