Contents:

1. The Links Between Reporting Requirements under the UNFCCC and EU Governance of 2030 Targets – Publication
2. Online Tools for Stakeholder Engagement – POLIMP Expert Surveys and Webinar Series
3. A New Governance System for 2030 EU Climate and Energy Policy – 3rd POLIMP Webinar
4. Everyone on Board? Climate Change Adaptation as a Holistic Societal Challenge – Presentation
5. Success Stories and Best Practices for Climate Action in Agriculture and Forestry – Presentation
6. Substance and Style: How the WTO Adjudicators Legitimize their Decisions – Lecture
7. The Effectiveness of the EU's Legislative Framework on Environmental Crime – Presentation
8. (Preliminary) Results of the EFFACE Research Project – Presentation
9. Water and River Basin Management Policy – Presentation
10. 20 Years of Ecologic Institute – Anniversary

1. The Links Between Reporting Requirements under the UNFCCC and EU Governance of 2030 Targets – Publication

   Both at the international level and in the European Union, governments are currently negotiating future approaches to mitigating global climate change. In both arenas, a key question is how the institutions will follow up on the implementation of agreed targets and measures. In this debate about appropriate governance tools, planning and reporting requirements occupy a central role. This policy brief by Ralph Bodle and Katharina Umpfenbach explores the relationship between the current and likely future reporting requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the EU's internal governance system. The policy brief is available for download.
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2. Online Tools for Stakeholder Engagement – POLIMP Expert Surveys and Webinar Series

   Using a combination of web-based tools, the POLIMP project imparts expert knowledge on international climate negotiations and EU climate policy. Through the distribution of regular surveys to POLIMP's "Expert Response Group," opinions on key topics and recent developments in international climate negotiations are identified. The survey results are then shared in the POLIMP live webinar series, in which Ecologic Institute hosts an online discussion featuring experts in climate and energy policy.
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3. A New Governance System for 2030 EU Climate and Energy Policy – 3rd POLIMP Webinar

   We are excited to announce the third webinar in our POLIMP Webinar Series, which will feature a discussion on the topic: "A New Governance System for 2030 EU Climate and Energy Policy." The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 28 October from 11:00-12:00 CET and will feature guest speakers Jonathan Gaventa (E3G) and Katharina Umpfenbach (Ecologic Institute).
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4. Everyone on Board? Climate Change Adaptation as a Holistic Societal Challenge – Presentation

   In her keynote speech at the 10th German Climate Conference, Dr. Grit Martinez (Ecologic Institute) gave an overview of how the consequences of climate change have been addressed by human society during the past decades. While there was a strong focus on climate change mitigation up to the end of the 1990s, adaptation to climate change started to gain more attention around the turn of the millennium and has been increasingly recognized as a challenge not only for developing countries, but also for highly developed industrial states. Meanwhile, there is a prevailing consensus that both deep-rooted climate change mitigation efforts and adaptation measures are necessary to prevent a climatic change with unmanageable consequences. The presentation is available for download.
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5. Success Stories and Best Practices for Climate Action in Agriculture and Forestry – Presentation

   On 15 September 2015, Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, gave a presentation at the workshop "Agriculture and LULUCF in 2030 EU Climate and Energy Framework: State of the art and best practice for climate action in the agriculture and forestry sectors." The presentation slides are available for download.
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6. Substance and Style: How the WTO Adjudicators Legitimize their Decisions – Lecture

   The dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is one of the most active and influential international courts. How the WTO dispute settlement bodies decide cases was the topic of a presentation that Christiane Gerstetter, Senior Fellow in Ecologic's legal team, gave at an international law conference in Oslo. The presentation slides are available for downoad.
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7. The Effectiveness of the EU's Legislative Framework on Environmental Crime – Presentation

   What do we know about the effectiveness of legislation to combat environmental crime within the EU and its Member States? And how can we measure its effectiveness? These were the two core questions that Christiane Gerstetter, Senior Fellow in Ecologic's Legal Team, addressed in a presentation at the conference of the European Environmental Law Forum in September 2015 in Aix-en-Provence. The presentation is available for download.
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8. (Preliminary) Results of the EFFACE Research Project – Presentation

   In this presentation, Grazia Maria Vagliasindi, University of Catania, and Christiane Gerstetter, Ecologic Institute, presented the results of the EU-funded research project "European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime" (EFFACE) to an audience of criminologists and police officers. The presentation is available for download.
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9. Water and River Basin Management Policy – Presentation

   On 21 September 2015, Dr. Eleftheria Kampa, Senior Fellow at Ecologic, gave a lecture on EU water and river basin management policy at the Potsdam Summer School on Facing Natural Hazards. The presentation slides are available for download.
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10. 20 Years of Ecologic Institute – Anniversary

    On 13 October 2015 Ecologic Institute celebrated 20 years of successful environmental research and policy consulting with a podium discussion, improvisational theatre, and a festive reception in Berlin. To further mark the occasion of our anniversary, we presented an infographic providing a peek behind the scenes and introducing the people working at Ecologic Institute. More information, photos of the celebration, the infographic and the 20 messages of greeting sent from Germany, Europe and beyond can be found online.
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