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NPR Interview

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14 August 2012
Santa Monica, CA
United States

"To the Point", a daily radio program of KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, produced a segment called "The Consequences of Climate Change and the Cost of Denial" on 14 August 2012.

The host, Warran Olney, led a discussion with his guests about the current state of climate science, the political and cultural impediments to meeting the challenge in the United States, the need for action, and also the example that Germany’s climate change and renewable energy policies may hold for the United States.

Dominic Marcellino, Fellow at EcologicRead more

Environmental Policy in the European Union: Climate Change and Renewable Energy

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25 July 2012
Washington
United States

Dominic Marcellino, Fellow at Ecologic Institute Washington DC, was invited to give a presentation on EU environmental policy to a group of U.S. Department of State diplomats as part of their training prior to work in the EU. On 25 July 2012, Dominic led a 90 minute discussion with 20 diplomats; his presentation focused on the EU’s climate change and energy policy. After giving a European overview, he went into detail about Germany’s domestic policies to meet its climate and energy objectives.Read more

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Jahrbuch Ökologie 2013: Wende überall? Von Vorreitern, Nachzüglern und Sitzenbleibern

The Yearbook Ecology 2013 was published at the end of August. Ecologic Institute is one of the institutes supporting this yearbook and contributed a chapter in the 2012 edition. This issue's focus is on the German "Energiewende," the development towards environmentally friendly energy production, which is examined from economic, social, technical, and ecological points of view. Dr. Hans-Joachim Ziesing, Senior Policy Advisor at Ecologic Institute, contributed a chapter about energy saving and energy efficiency in Germany.

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Municipal Directive for Climate Protection

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27 August 2012
Berlin
Germany

On 27 August 2012, Dr. Hans-Joachim Ziesing, together with Doris Knoblauch of Ecologic Institute, presented the results of an evaluation of the German directive regarding the funding of climate mitigation projects in social, cultural, and public institutions within the framework of the National Climate Initiative ("Richtlinie zur Förderung von Klimaschutzprojekten in sozialen, kulturellen und öffentlichen Einrichtungen im Rahmen der Klimaschutzinitiative", short: Kommunalrichtlinie) on the occasion of the final conference of the project "Evaluation of the National ClimateRead more

Evaluating Projects for Climate Protection

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27 August 2012
Berlin
Germany

On 27 August 2012, Max Grünig, Ecologic Institute, presented key success factors and obstacles seen in funded individual projects at the evaluation conference of the national climate initiative in Berlin. The presentation is available for download.Read more

China's next Five Year Plan - Towards a Green Revolution?

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28 March 2011
Berlin
Germany
Speaker

With its rapid economic growth and its rapidly growing energy hunger, the People's Republic of China plays a central role in international climate policy. The emerging economy is now the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases. At least at the national level, the Chinese government has declared its intention to fight climate change. China implemented a series of measures...Read more

The Future of the Global Carbon Market Beyond 2012

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15 December 2010
Berlin
Germany
Speaker

As one of its key features, the Kyoto Protocol introduced market mechanisms in order to achieve climate targets at lowest cost. Instruments like emission trading, the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation have established markets for emission reductions worldwide. These instruments owe their existence to the Kyoto Protocol. However, the current commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires in...Read more

Waking the sleeping giant - Instruments for more energy efficiency in the EU

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22 June 2011
Berlin
Germany
Speaker

"Waking the sleeping giant - Instruments for more energy efficiency in the EU" was the topic of the 19th Climate Talk, hosted by Dr. Camilla Bausch and Benjamin Görlach of Ecologic Institute and Dr. Susanne Dröge of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik in June 2011.

Energy efficiency is crucial for meeting the EU's climate policy...Read more

100% Climate Protection: Evaluation of and Prospects for the National Climate Initiative

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27 August 2012
Berlin
Germany

On 27 August 2012, the German Federal Minister for the Environment Peter Altmaier opened the conference at which the insights gleaned from the three-year evaluation of the National Climate Initiative (NKI) were presented. It was moderated by Dagmar Dehmer (Der Tagesspiegel), and Susanne Weber-Mosdorf (Deputy General Director (retired) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), formerly of the Council for Sustainable...Read more

Waking the Sleeping Giant – Instruments for more Energy Efficiency

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9 May 2012
Berlin
Germany

In 2011, the German government set the ambitious goal of an energy transition by 2050, the so-called Energiewende. Meanwhile, the EU Commission is also considering far-reaching targets. But how can these objectives be reached? Which role does energy efficiency play, and how can its potential be increased? This was the subject of Ecologic Institute’s Riverside Chat on 9 May...Read more

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