Simone Claar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4085647 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simone Claar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simone |
| FAMILY NAME | Claar |
| SIGNATURE | CLAAR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kassel |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5999-3711 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Green colonialism in the European Green Deal: Continuities of dependency and the relationship of forces between Europe and Africa
In 2019, the European Union set a new course for a sustainable Europe with the European Green Deal (EGD), which included not only energy strategies but also mobility or clean water for a green Europe. The European Green Deal policies have implications and global effects on other world regions, e.g., the African continent. As I would argue, the EGD has a new EU-Africa strategy, which is marked by a continuity of dependency and might be an enabler …
Room for money or manoeuvre? How green financialization and de-risking shape Zambia’s renewable energy transition
SDG-backed green finance efforts have become popular vehicles for private investors to participate in development collaborations. We critically examine two transnational renewable energy projects in Zambia, drawing on the financialization literature and, particularly, the concept of de-risking. We find that new public–private partnership coalitions impose a global market and financial logic on the Zambian energy sector and its customers. While th…
Kein Ende des grünen Kolonialismus: Der Europäische Green Deal reproduziert die Abhängigkeiten von Afrika
Europa macht sich auf den Weg in einen europäischen grünen Deal (EGD) und setzt neue Maßstäbe für ein grünes Wirtschaftsparadigma. Allerdings gibt es innerhalb des EGD Aspekte, die sich nicht alleine in Europa bearbeiten lassen. Der Beitrag diskutiert die Ansätze der EU-Afrika Strategie innerhalb des EGD auf den Feldern Wasserstoff und Biodiversität. Es zeigt sich, dass das bestehende asymmetrische Verhältnis zwischen Afrika und der EU manifestie…
Finanzialisierung und „de-risking“ in Sambias Energiewende: Perspektiven für nachhaltige Entwicklung
„Nachhaltige Investitionen“, „Grüne Fonds“, „Grüne Anleihen“ und „De-Risking-Strategien“: mit den ambitionierten Zielen der „Sustainable Development Goals“ (SDGs) bringen fundamentale Veränderungen der Strukturen in der Entwicklungsfinanzierung mit sich, die sich mit den Begriffen der Finanzialisierung und Risikominderung (de-risking) gut beschreiben lassen. Die Finanzierung erneuerbarer Energieprojekte gibt Aufschluss über diese Prozesse und zei…
Assessing African Energy Transitions: Renewable Energy Policies, Energy Justice, and SDG 7
Renewable energy has made significant inroads in addressing growing energy demands on the African continent. However, progress towards SDG 7 is still limited and difficult to trace. Furthermore, the results-oriented rationale of the SDGs means that both policy change and the dimension of environmental justice are not covered properly. We argue that the energy justice concept may provide a powerful tool to offset looming trade-offs and enhance the…
Auctioning a ‘just energy transition’? South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme and its implications for transition strategies
Clean energy is going transnational. Following the COP21 UN Climate Change Conference in December 2015, a roll-out of clean energy schemes in the global South is fostering a global energy transition. One such case is South Africa, where a policy innovation – the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) – was introduced in 2011. While REIPPPP seems to be a success story in terms of renewable energy capacity, it i…
Is green a Pan-African colour? Mapping African renewable energy policies and transitions in 34 countries
Renewable Energy (RE) is rapidly gaining relevance as a key technology to quench growing energy demand on the African continent. Many African states have introduced RE legislation, but the design of RE policy instruments, as well as their application and efficiency vary considerably across African economies. This article presents an analysis of energy transition processes based on a comparative mapping of African renewable energy policies in 34 c…
Bildet sich in den Schwellenländern eine neue Form des Kapitalismus heraus? Implikationen für die Weltwirtschaftsordnung
Domestic structures, foreign economic policies and global economic order: Implications from the rise of large emerging economies
The rise of the large emerging economies of Brazil, India and China can easily be counted among the most important contemporary structural changes in the global political economy. This article attempts to determine whether these countries have a common institutional model for governing their economies and addresses the implications of these commonalities for global economic institutions. The approach consists of three major steps: first, a genera…
Die großen Schwellenländer: Ursachen und Folgen ihres Aufstiegs in der Weltwirtschaft
Die Großen Schwellenländer: Ursachen und Folgen Ihres Aufstiegs in der Weltwirtschaft
Deep Integration in north–south relations: Compatibility issues between the EU and South Africa
Deep Integration (DI), defined as the abolishment of ‘behind the border’ trade restrictions, has been a major focus of activity within the European Union. More recently, Deep Integration has also been included in the negotiations of new bilateral and regional trade agreements. This paper chooses the current EU–South Africa negotiations as a case study and argues that these tendencies may become a dangerous restriction for the economic policy spac…
Race Trouble. Race, Identity and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Kevin Durrheim, Xoliswa Mtose and Lyndsay Brown (2011) Race Trouble. Race, Identity and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa (Plymouth: Lexington Books) ISBN 978-0-7391-6707-6 Although the apa
Domestic structures, foreign economic policies and global economic order: Implications from the rise of large emerging economies
The rise of the large emerging economies of Brazil, India and China can easily be counted among the most important contemporary structural changes in the global political economy. This article attempts to determine whether these countries have a common institutional model for governing their economies and addresses the implications of these commonalities for global economic institutions. The approach consists of three major steps: first, a genera…
Is green a Pan-African colour? Mapping African renewable energy policies and transitions in 34 countries
Renewable Energy (RE) is rapidly gaining relevance as a key technology to quench growing energy demand on the African continent. Many African states have introduced RE legislation, but the design of RE policy instruments, as well as their application and efficiency vary considerably across African economies. This article presents an analysis of energy transition processes based on a comparative mapping of African renewable energy policies in 34 c…
Auctioning a ‘just energy transition’? South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme and its implications for transition strategies
Clean energy is going transnational. Following the COP21 UN Climate Change Conference in December 2015, a roll-out of clean energy schemes in the global South is fostering a global energy transition. One such case is South Africa, where a policy innovation – the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) – was introduced in 2011. While REIPPPP seems to be a success story in terms of renewable energy capacity, it i…
Assessing African Energy Transitions: Renewable Energy Policies, Energy Justice, and SDG 7
Renewable energy has made significant inroads in addressing growing energy demands on the African continent. However, progress towards SDG 7 is still limited and difficult to trace. Furthermore, the results-oriented rationale of the SDGs means that both policy change and the dimension of environmental justice are not covered properly. We argue that the energy justice concept may provide a powerful tool to offset looming trade-offs and enhance the…
Race Trouble. Race, Identity and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Kevin Durrheim, Xoliswa Mtose and Lyndsay Brown (2011) Race Trouble. Race, Identity and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa (Plymouth: Lexington Books) ISBN 978-0-7391-6707-6 Although the apa
Room for money or manoeuvre? How green financialization and de-risking shape Zambia’s renewable energy transition
SDG-backed green finance efforts have become popular vehicles for private investors to participate in development collaborations. We critically examine two transnational renewable energy projects in Zambia, drawing on the financialization literature and, particularly, the concept of de-risking. We find that new public–private partnership coalitions impose a global market and financial logic on the Zambian energy sector and its customers. While th…
Deep Integration in north–south relations: Compatibility issues between the EU and South Africa
Deep Integration (DI), defined as the abolishment of ‘behind the border’ trade restrictions, has been a major focus of activity within the European Union. More recently, Deep Integration has also been included in the negotiations of new bilateral and regional trade agreements. This paper chooses the current EU–South Africa negotiations as a case study and argues that these tendencies may become a dangerous restriction for the economic policy spac…
Green colonialism in the European Green Deal: Continuities of dependency and the relationship of forces between Europe and Africa
In 2019, the European Union set a new course for a sustainable Europe with the European Green Deal (EGD), which included not only energy strategies but also mobility or clean water for a green Europe. The European Green Deal policies have implications and global effects on other world regions, e.g., the African continent. As I would argue, the EGD has a new EU-Africa strategy, which is marked by a continuity of dependency and might be an enabler …
Race Trouble. Race, Identity and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Kevin Durrheim, Xoliswa Mtose and Lyndsay Brown (2011) Race Trouble. Race, Identity and Inequality in Post-Apartheid South Africa (Plymouth: Lexington Books) ISBN 978-0-7391-6707-6 Although the apa
Die großen Schwellenländer: Ursachen und Folgen ihres Aufstiegs in der Weltwirtschaft
Die Großen Schwellenländer: Ursachen und Folgen Ihres Aufstiegs in der Weltwirtschaft
Deep Integration in north–south relations: Compatibility issues between the EU and South Africa
Deep Integration (DI), defined as the abolishment of ‘behind the border’ trade restrictions, has been a major focus of activity within the European Union. More recently, Deep Integration has also been included in the negotiations of new bilateral and regional trade agreements. This paper chooses the current EU–South Africa negotiations as a case study and argues that these tendencies may become a dangerous restriction for the economic policy spac…
Bildet sich in den Schwellenländern eine neue Form des Kapitalismus heraus? Implikationen für die Weltwirtschaftsordnung
Domestic structures, foreign economic policies and global economic order: Implications from the rise of large emerging economies
The rise of the large emerging economies of Brazil, India and China can easily be counted among the most important contemporary structural changes in the global political economy. This article attempts to determine whether these countries have a common institutional model for governing their economies and addresses the implications of these commonalities for global economic institutions. The approach consists of three major steps: first, a genera…
Is green a Pan-African colour? Mapping African renewable energy policies and transitions in 34 countries
Renewable Energy (RE) is rapidly gaining relevance as a key technology to quench growing energy demand on the African continent. Many African states have introduced RE legislation, but the design of RE policy instruments, as well as their application and efficiency vary considerably across African economies. This article presents an analysis of energy transition processes based on a comparative mapping of African renewable energy policies in 34 c…
Kein Ende des grünen Kolonialismus: Der Europäische Green Deal reproduziert die Abhängigkeiten von Afrika
Europa macht sich auf den Weg in einen europäischen grünen Deal (EGD) und setzt neue Maßstäbe für ein grünes Wirtschaftsparadigma. Allerdings gibt es innerhalb des EGD Aspekte, die sich nicht alleine in Europa bearbeiten lassen. Der Beitrag diskutiert die Ansätze der EU-Afrika Strategie innerhalb des EGD auf den Feldern Wasserstoff und Biodiversität. Es zeigt sich, dass das bestehende asymmetrische Verhältnis zwischen Afrika und der EU manifestie…
Finanzialisierung und „de-risking“ in Sambias Energiewende: Perspektiven für nachhaltige Entwicklung
„Nachhaltige Investitionen“, „Grüne Fonds“, „Grüne Anleihen“ und „De-Risking-Strategien“: mit den ambitionierten Zielen der „Sustainable Development Goals“ (SDGs) bringen fundamentale Veränderungen der Strukturen in der Entwicklungsfinanzierung mit sich, die sich mit den Begriffen der Finanzialisierung und Risikominderung (de-risking) gut beschreiben lassen. Die Finanzierung erneuerbarer Energieprojekte gibt Aufschluss über diese Prozesse und zei…
Assessing African Energy Transitions: Renewable Energy Policies, Energy Justice, and SDG 7
Renewable energy has made significant inroads in addressing growing energy demands on the African continent. However, progress towards SDG 7 is still limited and difficult to trace. Furthermore, the results-oriented rationale of the SDGs means that both policy change and the dimension of environmental justice are not covered properly. We argue that the energy justice concept may provide a powerful tool to offset looming trade-offs and enhance the…
Auctioning a ‘just energy transition’? South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme and its implications for transition strategies
Clean energy is going transnational. Following the COP21 UN Climate Change Conference in December 2015, a roll-out of clean energy schemes in the global South is fostering a global energy transition. One such case is South Africa, where a policy innovation – the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) – was introduced in 2011. While REIPPPP seems to be a success story in terms of renewable energy capacity, it i…
Green colonialism in the European Green Deal: Continuities of dependency and the relationship of forces between Europe and Africa
In 2019, the European Union set a new course for a sustainable Europe with the European Green Deal (EGD), which included not only energy strategies but also mobility or clean water for a green Europe. The European Green Deal policies have implications and global effects on other world regions, e.g., the African continent. As I would argue, the EGD has a new EU-Africa strategy, which is marked by a continuity of dependency and might be an enabler …
Room for money or manoeuvre? How green financialization and de-risking shape Zambia’s renewable energy transition
SDG-backed green finance efforts have become popular vehicles for private investors to participate in development collaborations. We critically examine two transnational renewable energy projects in Zambia, drawing on the financialization literature and, particularly, the concept of de-risking. We find that new public–private partnership coalitions impose a global market and financial logic on the Zambian energy sector and its customers. While th…
Political science (11 works) · Economics (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Economic system (4 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (4 works) · Energy transition (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Renewable energy (4 works)