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Ecologic Institute US

The Ecologic Institute US is a think-tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and consultancy. It is dedicated to bringing fresh ideas to environmental policy and sustainable development. Founded in 2008, the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC evolved out of the Transatlantic Program of Ecologic Institute, Berlin, Germany, and focuses on European environmental policy and integration, climate policy, transatlantic outreach, economics and infrastructure, the United States and European Union in the world, and biodiversity.

Ecologic Institute, Washington DC, is a legally and financially independent IRS 501(c)(3) public charity.

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Climate

BSEC to Host Seminar on Technology Cooperation for Climate Objectives

The Berlin Seminar on Energy and Climate (BSEC) is hosting a seminar “International Technology Cooperation to Achieve Climate Objectives” on 3 December 2009 at the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin. Dominic Marcellino, Fellow at the Ecologic Institute in Washington, DC will outline how the diffusion of climate technologies can be supported with the mechanisms discussed in the UNFCCC negotiations. Dr. Ulf Moslener, KfW Development Bank, Energy Sector and Policy Division Asia, will talk about experiences in supporting developing countries with their creation of enabling environments for low-carbon technologies.

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Foreign Policy
Global Environment
Governance
Democracy

Werdegang einer Milliardenspende - Wie die „U.N. Foundation“ zur Verwirklichung internationaler Aufgaben beiträgt

An unprecedented donation by media mogul Ted Turner in 1997 resulted in the creation of a non-profit charity devoted to helping the United Nations achieve its objectives. The evolution, key activities and figures of the U.N. Foundation are briefly described in this article.Read more

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Dinner Dialogue
Democracy
Foreign Policy

Environmental Think Tanks as Actors and Research Objects – Comparing the U.S. and EU Perspectives

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12 October 2009
Berlin
Germany
Speaker
James G. McGann

On 12 October 2009, a transatlantic Ecologic Dinner Dialogue was held in Berlin in honour of James G. McGann, Director of the “Think Tanks and Foreign Policy Program” of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) at the University of Pennsylvania. In his talk, James G. McGann presented the findings of his latest research on environmental think tanks and laid out...Read more

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Speech
Climate
Energy

Trends in EU energy and climate change policy

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23 October 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana
USA
Dominic Marcellino

The Indiana University European Union Center organized a full-day conference entitled "European Union Regulatory Policy: Lessons for Indiana." Dominic Marcellino gave a presentation on the development of EU energy and climate policy over the past decade, pointing out trends and possible future developments, and highlighting implications for Indiana.Read more

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Economics of Transformation

G20 wastes hundreds of billions on perverse fossil fuel subsidies, says global coalition

G20 governments should end their perverse fossil-fuel subsidies, which contribute directly to climate change, cost hundreds of billions of dollars each year, and create artificial barriers to sustainable development, urges to the Green Economy Coalition. Ecologic Institute is a coalition member.

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Business

Financial crisis as opportunity: accelerating progress toward a sustainable economy

The current economic crisis represents an opportunity for economic and ecological sustainable development. There exist chances for the short term as well as for the long term. Although, it should not be ignored that the crisis also contains risks for sustainable development.Read more

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Development
Trade
Climate
Ecologic Legal

Assessment of Proposals on Climate Tech Transfer

Technology transfer is one of the central issues in the international climate negotiations, reflecting a general consensus that effectively mitigating climate change and adapting to it will require the wide-spread use of climate-friendly technologies. Despite this consensus, many of the details – such as funding, institutional mechanisms and the role of intellectual property – remain controversial. Through this project, the Ecologic Institute examined national and international proposals made in the context of recent UNFCCC technology negotiations. Prospective rules andRead more

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Security Policy
Climate
Energy

Security Through Energy Policy: Germany at the Crossroads

The greatest concern in Germany regarding climate change is that developments around the world might harm political stability in other countries, result in a loss of trade, induce migration, and ultimately cause conflict. In this article, R. Andreas Kraemer from the Ecologic Institute describes how Germany deals with this issue by proactively developing new energy solutions, setting effective energy policies domestically, and promoting good climate policy abroad.Read more

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Climate
Energy
Ecologic Legal

Linking Carbon Markets: Concepts, Case Studies and Pathways

This article explores options for linking emissions trading systems. Combining markets could have many positive benefits (including reducing the costs of compliance), but there are drawbacks. In the short term, however, direct bilateral linkages will be difficult, and achieving the EU-objective of OECD-wide emissions trading by 2015 is therefore ambitious. International negotiations will overcome some of the barriers to linkages and expedite the integration of carbon markets. Michael Mehling of the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC co-authored this article.Read more

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Climate
Energy
Ecologic Legal

Linking Existing and Proposed GHG Emissions Trading Schemes in North America

Linking emissions trading schemes has currently attracted much interest as a means of reducing compliance costs, expanding market size and liquidity, and reducing price volatility. The US and Canada are developing federal emissions trading systems, and Mexico is developing an emissions cap for its cement and oil sectors. Strong economic ties imply that linking the systems could become desirable. Linking systems can have both positive and negative implications, but once the decision has been made, framework and policy harmonization is vital to establish and maintain a successful link.Read more

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Ecologic Institute's Washington DC Office Receives Grant from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Ecologic to Assess Technology Transfer Proposals Under Discussion at Copenhagen Climate Negotiations

WASHINGTON DC / NEW YORK (19 August 2009): The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Climate Change Initiative in New York has awarded Ecologic Institute, Washington DC, a grant of $75,264 to conduct an in-depth assessment of technology transfer proposals under review in the run-up to the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December 2009.

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Climate
Ecologic Legal

Global Carbon Market Institutions: An Assessment of Governance Challenges and Functions in the Carbon Market

In late 2008, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown commissioned his Special Representative on Carbon Trading, Mark Lazarowicz MP, to draft a report identifying the current role of emissions trading systems and possible  challenges going forward. Michael Mehling of the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC was asked to prepare one of  four background papers for the main report. His study, entitled “Global Carbon Market Institutions: An Assessment of GovernanceRead more

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Development
Climate

ICAP Summer School for Emerging and Developing Countries, Berlin 2009

Environmental policy-makers and stakeholders from the non-governmental, academic and private sectors from 19 countries gathered in Berlin from 27 July to 7 August 2009 in the first ICAP Summer School for Emerging and Developing Countries. The intensive two-week training event, designed and organised by the Ecologic Institute on behalf of and in collaboration with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), provided insights into the complexities of emissions trading systems to enable participants’ countries to harmonise their environmental policies for full participation inRead more

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Foreign Policy
EU Environment
Global Environment
Marine Policy
Governance

Greening the Mediterranean: Europe's Environmental Policy toward Mediterranean Neighbors

Twenty-one countries share the Mediterranean's coastline with no single country responsible for its environmental deterioration or its protection. They are collectively responsible for both. Over four decades, the environmental dimension of Europe's policy toward its Mediterranean neighbours has become increasingly prominent. This article by Pamela Lesser, Fellow with Ecologic Institute, Washington DC, published in the Mediterranean Quarterly, Volume 20, Issue 2, deals with Europe's environmental policy toward its Mediterranean neighbours and the newly launched Union for the MediterraneanRead more

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Climate and Energy

German Experiences in Sustainable, Low-Carbon Technologies Reach an American Audience: Radio Broadcast

On 9 June 2009, Michael Mehling, president of the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC, was featured on the radio station Los Alamos (KRSN AM 1490) as an invited guest in the radio program “Venus Transit Authority”. Discussing pathways to a sustainable, low-carbon economy, Michael Mehling provided insights on Germany's successful adoption of “feed-in tariffs” for renewable energy promotion, a measure that has prompted widespread innovation across Germany and created a significant number of new jobs in a high-tech export sector.

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Chairing
Climate
Energy

Global Climate Policy Debate - Lessons Learned and Preparations for Copenhagen

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12 June 2009
New York, NY
USA
Michael Mehling, LLM

On 12 June 2009, Michael Mehling of the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC moderated a plenary session on the “Global Climate Policy Debate” at Carbon Finance North America 2009, an annual trade conference organised in New York. The panel focused on preparations for a post-2012 climate regime and the integration of US policy into an international post-Kyoto agreement, reviewing developments since Poznan (COP 14) and expectations for Copenhagen (COP 15).Read more

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Riverside Chat
Governance

National Stimulus Packages – Steps toward Recovery or Pathways to Progress?

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5 May 2009
Speaker
Michael Kohlhaas
Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

Michael KohlhaasNils Meyer-OhlendorfOn 5 May 2009, an Ecologic International Riverside Chat brought Michael Kohlhaas and Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf together to discuss the opportunities of the current economic crisis for creating a more sustainable economy. Michael Kohlhaas is a Research Associate at the Department of Energy, Transportation and Environment at...Read more

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Discussion
Arctic
Climate
Global Environment
Governance
International Environmental Law
Transatlantic Program

Geoengineering and the Governance of International Spaces

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22 April 2009
Washington, DC
United States
Speaker
Paul Berkman
Ralph Czarnecki

BerkmanCzarneckiThere is growing interest in the idea of geoengineering, the purposeful and large-scale modification of the natural environment, especially since the article in Foreign Affairs "The Geoengineering Option" by David Victor and others. Jointly with the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces, Ecologic Institute held this Transatlantic Luncheon...Read more

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Discussion
Business
Climate
Energy
Transatlantic Program

Transatlantic Recovery Plans: Green Jobs for a Cool Planet?

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21 April 2009
Washington, DC
United States
Speaker
Aaron Best

Aaron BestGreening the economic recovery was the topic of conversation at this Transatlantic Lunch. Aaron Best, Senior Fellow at the Ecologic Institute, presented the interim results of an Ecologic study on the issue. The 21 April 2009 Transatlantic Lunch was hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Washington DC in celebration of the launch of Ecologic...Read more

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