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The New Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): A Focus on the Environment

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13 June 2013

Berlin

Germany

R. Andreas Kraemer

Christiane Gerstetter

On 13 June 2013, the AICGS Business & Economics Program and the Ecologic Institute hosted a workshop entitled "The New Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): A Focus on the Environment" in the Ecologic's Institute Berlin office. Environmental aspects have not always been a main aspect taken into account in international trade and investment agreements; the event was to contribute to ensuring that environmental objectives are given proper consideration in the negotiations on the planned trade and investment agreement between the EU and the US.

On the occasion ofRead more

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Discussion on TTIP in the European Parliament

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5 June 2013

Brussels

Belgium

Christiane Gerstetter

On 5 June 2013, Christiane Gerstetter of Ecologic Institute participated in a panel discussion in the European Parliament on the planned EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement. Her input focused on ways to ensure that the agreement actually has some environmental benefits. The discussion was organized by the Greens/EFA as part of a series of similar events in Berlin and Paris.

The US and EU recently decided to embark on negotiations of a trade and investment agreement, going beyond the current multilateral trade rules contained in WTO law. The plannedRead more

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Transatlantic Program

Conservation on Thin Ice: What You Need to Know about the Changing Arctic Environment

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22 April 2013

Washington DC

United States

On the occasion of the launch of the 2013 Arctic Summer College, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Europe Program and Ecologic Institute welcomed William M. Eichbaum, vice president of Marine and Arctic Policy of the World Wildlife Fund, R. Andreas Kraemer, Director of Ecologic Institute, and Dr. Kelly K. Falkner, Director of Polar Programs of the National...Read more

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Transatlantic Program

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - Impacts on the Clean Energy Economy

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25 April 2013

New York

United States

Cultural Vistas and Ecologic Institute will hold a conversation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Clean Energy Economy on Thursday, April 25 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Cultural Vistas Headquarters in New York. The discussion will focus on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and its potential economic and political effects, as well as...Read more

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Successful Launch Event of EU Research Project on Environmental Crime

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23 January 2013 to 25 January 2013

Brussels

Belgium

The EU-funded research project "European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime" (EFFACE) held its launch event from 23 to 25 January 2013 in Brussels. The meeting was organized by Ecologic Institute, coordinator of the research project, and the Institute for Environmental Security (IES).

The meeting brought together researchers from 11 European universities and think tanks. The meeting was the kick-off to...Read more

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International Law and Support for Renewable Energies

As renewable energy sources are more widely used and corresponding support systems expanded, the economic significance of the sector is also growing. This, in turn, also leads to a growing potential for trade disputes involving renewable energy production. In this project on renewable energy law, the Ecologic Institute together with the Institute for Economic Law of the University Halle-Wittenberg provides scientific advice to the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Safety. The project focuses on the international legal framework relevant to supportRead more

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Consumer Policy

Trade

Ecologic Legal

Options for Communicating Environmental Information on Products

Information on the environmental characteristics of products, such as on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused during their production or their energy efficiency, are essential in order to allow consumers to make informed choices about which products to buy. This project investigated different design options for product-related environmental information addressed at consumers. Ecologic Institute contributed, in particular, an analysis of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) requirements for legal rules on environmental labels. The study is available for download.

The projectRead more

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Environmental Policy Gaps in the European Maritime Transport and Port Sectors

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21 May 2012

Antwerp

Belgium

Benjamin Boteler

In May 2012, Benjamin Boteler of Ecologic Institute was invited to present at the international conference "Key Developments in the Port and Maritime Sector" on the latest developments in EU and international environmental policy and their implications for the sector. The conference, held in Antwerp (Belgium) and organised by the World Conference on Transport Research Society - Special Interest Groups 2 Maritime and Ports, brought together a rich mix of academics, industry representatives, and policy makers to present and discuss state-of-the-art scientific developments in the sector.Read more

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Development

Trade

Sustainability

Trade for Sustainable Development - ITC Standards Map

The project aims to enhance transparency on voluntary sustainability standards and increase opportunities for sustainable trade. It addresses these challenges by collecting, organizing and disseminating information on voluntary sustainability standards and related research results in a web-based tool. This web-based tool called ITC Standards Map centralizes information such as the standards' content requirements, the related verification and certification mechanisms, product scope, market outreach and standards-related research results. The information is made accessible to producers,Read more

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Avoiding Carbon Leakage and Competitive Distortions: ETS Design and the Influence of Politics

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27 March 2012

Alajuela

Costa Rica

Michael Mehling, LLM

Benjamin Görlach

The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) successfully convened another ICAP training course on Emissions Trading for Emerging Economies and Developing Countries to build capacity in emissions trading systems (ETS). The ICAP Training Course 2012 took place in Alajuela (Costa Rica) from 19 to 28 March 2012. Benjamin Görlach and Michael Mehling of Ecologic Institute led the course and spoke about ways to avoid carbon leakage and competitive distortions as well as the impact of policies on the design of ETS.

The Training Course was the fifth of its kind and continues theRead more

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