Delia Berner

Delia Berner

Expert on international climate policy

Delia Berner has studied political science and international law in Bern and Nantes. Among other things, she has studied Switzerland's agricultural trade policy towards three developing countries for its consistency with the goals of sustainability. Most recently, she was Chief Adviser on Europe at the International Affairs Directorate of the State Secretariat for Migration. She is a Board Member at Climate Alliance Switzerland, and represents Alliance Sud in the Climate Action Network (CAN).
Posts from Delia Berner
No fossil fuel phase-out without climate finance
Climate justice No fossil fuel phase-out without climate finance
Climate justice

Switzerland is not prepared for the burgeoning expectations regarding its future contribution to international climate finance. New funding sources must be found if additional funds are to be allocated for climate protection and adaptation in the Global South.

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New electric buses in Bangkok – no substitute for climate protection in Switzerland
Investigation New electric buses in Bangkok – no substitute for climate protection in Switzerland
Climate justice

Switzerland is celebrating the world's first carbon offset programme under the Paris Agreement that will help the country fulfil its own climate goals. Emissions are being reduced in Bangkok through the co-funding of electric buses. A detailed study by Alliance Sud and Fastenaktion reveals that the investment in electric buses in Bangkok would have taken place by 2030 even without an offset programme.

 

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The damage is already there, but not the finance
Article The damage is already there, but not the finance
Climate justice

The fuss over who should pay for the loss and damage caused by global warming is now decades old. This year, for the first time, the UN Climate Conference in Dubai will be negotiating payment modalities. Results are urgently needed.

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Justice cannot be offset
Article Justice cannot be offset

Switzerland will be voting on urgent climate goals in June. Meanwhile, the Government is relying on offsets abroad for one third of its emission reductions up to 2030. That is not how climate justice works.

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The miraculous increase in Swiss climate finance
Article The miraculous increase in Swiss climate finance
Climate justice

On paper, Switzerland has more than tripled its support to developing and emerging countries for climate protection in the last ten years. – Is that true? A look at the "accounting" of the Swiss Confederation.

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