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On this page, you can find some documents concerning Ute Koczy's work as development spokesperson of the Green Group in the German Parliament (Bundestag). Below, you find her curriculum vitae in English, some trip reports, and a selection of motions brought into German Parliament.

 

Ute Koczy's Curriculum Vitae in English (PDF)

 

Mixed documents:

La Oroya (Peru): one of the world's most contaminated sites (July 2009): Thousands of men, women and children are being poisoned every day with lead, mercury and other deposits due to Doe Run Perú's activities in the Andean region of La Oroya. Doe Run has been operating a smelter since 1997, with dramatic impacts on the environment and the health of people in the region. As German parliamentarians, we view this development with great concern and appealed to Doe Run's President and to the Peruvian Government to take action.

Position Paper: The case for a better coordination of international economic policy (July 2009): 4 Green Members of German Parliament (Dr. Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn, Dr. Gerhard Schick, Thilo Hoppe and Ute Koczy) published a position paper demanding serious efforts to create a UN world economic council. The council should be as important as the UN Security Council and the General Assembly. 

German financial institutions and oil and gas in Africa and the former Soviet Union (December 2007): (PDF) This research paper commissioned by Ute Koczy shows that German banks are among the world's most important financers of oil and gas sector activities. 

Time is running out. G8 must take responsibility (May 2007): (PDF) The G8 is too small for this world. Read more about our proposals for life in the ONE WORLD, and about why we think that global risks need common action.

Hearing: The impact of commodity-based economies on developing countries (September 2006): Uninterrupted growth in the use of energy and raw materials leads to dramatic changes. More and more governments throughout the world are using commodity policies as a strategic tool. We initiated a hearing in the Development Committee in September 2006 on this subject.

 

Trip reports:

Report of Information Trip to Participate in the 4th Global Conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Doha, Qatar (February 16th to 19th, 2009): The Extractive Industries Transpareny Initiative is currently the only global instrument involving governments, companies and civil society set up to combat corruption in the raw materials sector. But EITI can only be the first step towards a greater transparency in financial transactions between governments and companies. 

Report of information trip to Pakistan and Myanmar (October 23rd to 31st, 2008): Violence and the spread of terror in Pakistan have much to do with the neglect of conflicts and crises in society. Left to itself, the country would pose a risk to the whole region, above all having an impact on the situation in India and Afghanistan. The recently elected government is fragile, but appears to have an open-minded attitude towards contacts and dialogue.

Report of Information Trip to Chad-Cameroon Pipeline (January 19th to 26th, 2007): In January 2007, I traveled to Chad and Cameroon to get a personal idea of the effects of the Chad-Cameroon pipeline on the population of the two countries. Some years ago, the pipeline project was financed by the World Bank and by IFC as "model project" to serve the development of both countries. 

Report of Information Trip to Nigeria (October 31st to November 4th, 2006): In November 2006, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria invited me to participate in the conference "Oil and gas wealth should serve the common good". Here is my report.

 

Motions in Parliament:

June 2008: For the scrutiny and development of Ecuador's proposal for the global protection of the climate and biodiversity: protecting Yasuní National Park through compensation payments for foregone oil revenue (PDF): The German Bundestag welcomes the Ecuadorian proposal to leave the Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) oilfields in Yasuní National Park untapped to protect the area from the damage caused by oil extraction. In exchange for protecting the ITT and leaving the oil in the ground – with permanent safeguards to be enshrined in binding international agreements – the international community should make compensation payments to Ecuador.

February 2007: Supporting Africa on the road to democracy and sustainable development (PDF): After more than two decades of stagnation there have been real signs in recent years of an economic upturn on the African continent. Yet, positive signals cannot hide the huge remaining social and ecological challenges - if the trend stays the same as it is now, the Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved in Africa. Our motion asks the government to ensure real action and commitment for Africa.

January 2007: Reforms for Equitable Globalisation: Using the German G8 Presidency for Climate Protection and Sustainable Development (PDF): The German G8 Presidency comes at a time when more people around the world are advocating global justice, action to overcome the gap between rich and poor and the preservation of the natural foundations of life. The G8 Presidency and the summit of the eight leading industrialised countries in the coming summer at Heiligendamm must be used to drive forward concrete initiatives that enable us to manage globalisation more equitably.

June 2006: The G8 Summit Must Send a Message in Support of Sustainable Energy Supply and Must Strengthen Health Systems in the Developing Countries (PDF): The G8 summit in St Petersburg centres on energy policy and energy security, but will also examine global development issues, e.g. infectious diseases and access to medicine, along with improving access to education.

June 2006: A World Bank Energy Policy for the Future: Yes to Greater Efficiency and Renewable Energies – No to Nuclear Power (PDF): Access to sustainable energy is decisive in improving living conditions in the developing countries. Almost two billion people across the world remain reliant on traditional fuels like wood and animal dung to meet their basic needs. The World Bank needs to pioneer for "clean energy", which in our understanding cannot include nuclear energy.

May 2006: Preventing Damage to the Reputation of the EBRD – The Sakhalin II Oil and Gas Project as a Litmus Test (PDF): In the construction of Sakhalin II, many international environmental and social standards have already been infringed, and irrecoverable damage has been done to Sakhalin's fragile nature. The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) runs the risk of putting its reputation on stake if it grants a loan to the consortium.

January 2006: In favour of strong social and environmental standards in the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) (PDF): We welcome the revision of the IFC's social and environmental guidelines. A coherent catalogue of such standards is needed in order to give concrete and credible shape to the International Finance Corporation's commitment to development. We ask the German government to ensure that the well-being of the affected population are given absolute priority in the financing of projects by the International Finance Corporation.