German Climate & Energy Policy – the Road Ahead

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German Climate & Energy Policy – the Road Ahead

Presentation
Date
Location
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Lecture
Elizabeth Zelljadt

George Mason University's "German Campus Weeks" program, sponsored by the German embassy, featured a presentation on climate and energy policy by Ecologic Institute's Elizabeth Zelljadt. She explained Germany's energy transition (Energiewende) and the country's role in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to about 40 undergraduates.

These topics were timely, given the differences on climate and energy policy among parties seeking to form a ruling German government coalition after the September federal election - and the fact that the UNFCCC's annual global climate change summit was being held in Bonn the following week. Students posed questions about European electricity supply and power markets, Germany's emissions reduction targets, and elements of the Energiewende that might be replicable in the US.

post-election German climate & energy policy overview
Event
German Campus Weeks
Organizer
Lecture
Elizabeth Zelljadt
Date
Location
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Language
English
Keywords
climate, energy, policy, electricity supply, power markets, emissions reduction targets
Germany
German Campus Weeks
PublicationDocumentEnergiewende in the Classroom
 
Skript des Fachseminars "Grüne Berufe"
Within education efforts for sustainable development, the transition of the energy system plays a key role. This includes knowledge about energy consumption, the role of energy efficiency and of renewable energies as well as future perspectives. It is therefore... Read more

Dräger, Iken; Sievert, Korinna; Wunder, Stephanie; Lucha, Christine; Behringer Rolf (2012): Scipts and tutorials for eight seminars - Basic knowledge energy transformation and renewable, Interdisciplinary energy projects in schools, Experiments with renewable, Energy saving, Green jobs, Alternative mobility, Energy efficient buildings, Energy scenarios.

PublicationBrochureUnderstanding the Energy Transition in Germany
 
This brochure is directed to US policy decision makers and provides information on the German energy transition. In the document Brendan O'Donnell and Max Gruenig of Ecologic Institute, Washington DC define and explain the different phases of the German energy... Read more

O'Donnell, Brendan; Max Gruenig 2016: Understanding the Energy Transition in Germany. Ecologic Institute: Washington, DC.

EventDinner DialogueLessons from the Energiewende for the US Context
 
Amory Lovins, Mitbegründer und Geschäftsführer des Rocky Mountain Institute, RMI
At an Ecologic Institute Dinner Dialogue on 27 November 2013, Co-founder and CEO of the Rockey Mountain Institute (RMI), Armory Lovins, discussed successes and challenges of the German Energiewende with a group of German energy and climate experts.After emphasising... Read more

Dinner Dialogue:Lessons from the Energiewende for the US Context

Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
PresentationPanel discussionIf Possible, Please Turn Around: Three Years of Energiewende in Germany
 
Stephan Sina mit Hermann Otto Solms (© Friedrich Naumann Stiftung)
On 7 May 2013, Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, took part in a discussion in Berlin on the energy transition in Germany (Energiewende) organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. The other contributors were Herrmann-Otto Solms (FDP) and Georg... Read more

Panel discussion:If Possible, Please Turn Around: Three Years of Energiewende in Germany

Date
Location
Berlin, Germany
PublicationReportDie Energiewende als europäisches Projekt
 
In challenging times, the EU is discussing how to reform its energy and climate policy for the period after 2020. The short study "Energiewende as a European project" looks at the negotiations on the Clean Energy package from a German perspective. Katharina Umpfenbach... Read more

Umpfenbach, Katharina (2017): Die Energiewende als europäisches Projekt. Chancen, Reibungspunkte [Energy transition as a European project]. Study commissioned by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.

PublicationPolicy BriefThe Nexus between Resource Efficiency Policy and the Energiewende in Germany
 
Werland, S. (2014): The Nexus between Resource Efficiency Policy and the Energiewende in Germany. Synergies and conflicts. Policy Paper im Projekt Ressourcenpolitik: Analyse der ressourcenpolitischen Debatte und Entwicklung von Politikoptionen (PolRess). www... Read more

Werland, S. (2014): The Nexus between Resource Efficiency Policy and the Energiewende in Germany. Synergies and conflicts. Policy Paper im Projekt Ressourcenpolitik: Analyse der ressourcenpolitischen Debatte und Entwicklung von Politikoptionen (PolRess). www.ressourcenpolitik.de

PublicationBook SectionEvaluation as a Cornerstone of Policies and Measures for the Energiewende
 
Evaluation and monitoring is a crucial part of the German energy transition (Energiewende), especially for the National Climate Initiative, which supports climate-friendly behavior among businesses, consumers, and local authorities. In this book chapter, the authors... Read more

Schumacher, Katja et al. 2014: "Evaluation as a Cornerstone of Policies and Measures for the Energiewende", in: Achim Brunnengräber and Maria Rosaria Di Nucci (eds.): Im Hürdenlauf zur Energiewende. Berlin: Springer, 369-385.

PublicationReportNexus Ressourceneffizienz und Energiewende
 
Werland, Stefan, Graaf, Lisa, Jacob, Klaus et al. (2014): Nexus Ressourceneffizienz und Energiewende. Eine Analyse der Wechselwirkungen. Berlin. www.ressourcenpolitik.de ... Read more

Werland, Stefan, Graaf, Lisa, Jacob, Klaus et al. (2014): Nexus Ressourceneffizienz und Energiewende. Eine Analyse der Wechselwirkungen. Berlin. www.ressourcenpolitik.de