How to Recover from Corona without Choking the Planet

Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf; Michał Dorociak; Michał Kamiński

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How to Recover from Corona without Choking the Planet

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Citation: Dorociak, Michał, Michał Kamiński, Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf 2020: How to Recover from Corona without Choking the Planet. EUobserver: 31 August 2020. Online: https://euobserver.com/opinion/149266

The danger of a rebound in greenhouse gas emissions after the coronavirus crisis is looming on the horizon. Michał Dorociak and Michał Kamiński of 300Gospodarka, and Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf discuss in an OpEd for the EU Observer how the EU recovery programmes can avoid post-crisis emission increases.

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Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

Head, International and European Governance

Senior Fellow

It's Time to Put Climate Targets First

Year 2021

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To deliver its climate targets for 2030 and 2050, the EU is starting to reform its climate policies. Extending emission trading to road transport and buildings is among the most consequential proposals for implementing the new targets. This proposal promises stronger economic incentives to reduce emissions, considerable certainties for target achievement and additional revenues to support Europe's decarbonization.

Implementing New EU Climate Targets for 2030 and 2050

Preliminary considerations on ETS extension

Year 2021

Publication:Document

A robust framework is a precondition for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050. Such framework includes, for example, enhanced gross reduction targets for 2030, emission budgets, independent scientific climate advisory bodies, phasing out fossil fuel subsides, and strong support to ensure a just transition in Member States. The spread between national targets from currently 0 % to 40 % should be scaled up, taking into account previous individual emission reduction performance and national capabilities.

Preliminary Considerations for Establishing more Ambitious 2030 EU Climate Goals

Year 2020

Publication:Document

In July 2020, the European Council agreed on an unprecedented EU recovery package – dubbed Next Generation EU. This agreement contains elements that will advance EU climate policies. However, if it is to pave the way to climate neutrality by 2050, it needs to improve.

Europe's Economic Recovery – How can the Recovery and Resilience Facility support achieving climate neutrality?

Year 2020

Publication:Document

The Corona crisis offers three important lessons for climate policies and Europe's economic recovery. First, systemic shocks – like the Corona pandemic or climate change – affect the foundations of modern societies. Second, resiliency, preparedness and time are existential factors in addressing systemic crises. Third, the world’s economic recovery must help build efficient, innovative and climate neutral economies. In turn, calls to delay climate policies draw the wrong lessons from the current crisis and undermine Europe's economic recovery. All countries, including the EU, must accelerate their emission reductions drastically.

Europe's Economic Recovery – Climate Neutral, Fair and Innovative

Year 2020

Project

Ecologic Institute starts dialogue with conservative climate and energy policy makers. The dialogue aims to build bridges for effective climate action through all segments of society. The project is carried by Ecologic Institute in cooperation with Szazadveg Foundation, a Hungarian Think Tank. The dialogue consists of a number of meetings, publications and a concluding conference in Brussels.

Building Bridges – A High Trust Network with Conservative Groups for Ambitious Climate Action

Dec 2019 - May 2021

Language: English
Authorship: Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

Michał Dorociak (300Gospodarka)

Michał Kamiński (300Gospodarka)
Published in: EUobserver
Published by: EUobserver, Belgium
Year: 2020
Project: Building Bridges – A High Trust Network with Conservative Groups for Ambitious Climate Action
Project ID: 3209
Keywords: Climate

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PublicationDocumentEurope's Economic Recovery – How can the Recovery and Resilience Facility support achieving climate neutrality?

In July 2020, the European Council agreed on an unprecedented EU recovery package – dubbed Next Generation EU. This agreement contains elements that will advance EU climate policies. However, if it is to pave the way to climate neutrality by 2050, it needs to improve.... Read more

Szazadveg Foundation, 300Gospodarka, Ecologic Institut 2020: Europe's Economic Recovery – How can the Recovery and Resilience Facility support achieving climate neutrality?. Berlin.

PublicationDocumentEurope's Economic Recovery – Climate Neutral, Fair and Innovative

The Corona crisis offers three important lessons for climate policies and Europe's economic recovery. First, systemic shocks – like the Corona pandemic or climate change – affect the foundations of modern societies. Second, resiliency, preparedness and time are... Read more

Szazadveg Foundation, 300Gospodarka, Ecologic Institute 2020: Europe's Economic Recovery – Climate Neutral, Fair and Innovative. Berlin.

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Thie, Jan-Erik (2020): European Recovery Packages and their Climate Investment Shares. Ecologic Institute, Berlin.

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Ehlerding, Susanne 2020: EU-Coronamilliarden noch ohne feste Klimakriterien. Tagesspiegel: 29. June 2020. Online: https://background.tagesspiegel.de/energie-klima/eu-coronamilliarden-no…

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