Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

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Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

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Dr Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf is Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute and Head of the International and European Governance Program. With a background in international and European law, his work focuses on climate protection, EU policies, democracy and governance. He has led numerous projects on climate policies, climate laws, EU reform, reform of the United Nations, trade and tax reform. As a specific element of expertise, he works across political divides from right to left. He writes regularly for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Tagesspiegel, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, EU Observer and IPG.

Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf is co-founder and shareholder of Democracy Reporting International (DRI), a Berlin-based NGO promoting democratic governance worldwide. In this capacity, he is actively involved in DRI's work on democracy in Europe, international law and constitutional law. He regularly contributes to the institutional development of DRI.

Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf worked at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU, Unit "EU Co-ordination"). He was election/legal advisor to various election observation missions for the European Union and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). He was an attorney at Beiten und Burckhardt, an international corporate law firm. During his legal clerkship, he worked at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi (Kenya).

Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf studied law in Kiel and Berlin (Germany) with a concentration in European and international law. His PhD thesis analyzed whether the International Court of Justice has the authority to control the UN Security Council. He studied history at Beloit College (USA).

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Recent content by Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

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The negotiations of the Carbon Removals Certification Framework (CRCF) have put EU climate policies at a critical juncture. These negotiations raise some essential questions concerning the further development of EU climate policy.

Carbon Removals in EU Climate Policies

How to Use Carbon Removal Certificates?


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Publication:Article
 
Screenshot of an online article titled "Climate Protection on the Defensive - What to Do?" with the word "OPINIONS" above the headline. Below the headline is a round, black-and-white portrait photo of Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf. Beneath the photo, his name is mentioned along with his position. The introductory text of the article discusses the loss of immediate political significance of climate protection and the reasons for the strong polarization in this area. The article was published on 12 January 2024.
Climate protection is losing political clout. The climate movement is no longer seen by many as a broader societal concern. There are many reasons for this. Strong polarization is one. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf discusses in the Tagesspiegel what could be done.

Klimaschutz in der Defensive – was tun?

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Publication:Fact Sheet
 
1st page of the UBA fact sheet "Sustainability criteria for carbon dioxide removals. Requirements for sustainability criteria in the EU CRCF proposal and elements to be included in a delegated act" with date, logo and summary.
The Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) proposal of the European Commission and the proposed amendments by Council and European Parliament include minimum sustainability criteria for carbon removals. These criteria are vague and require specification. A new paper by Oeko-Institut and Ecologic Institute examines the sustainability criteria in detail. The German Environment Agency published the paper.

Sustainability Criteria for Carbon Dioxide Removals

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Publication:Report
 
Cover page of the Ecologic report "EU 2040 Climate Target and Framework: The Role of Carbon Removals. Potentials, incentives, and regulation". In the header the logos of Ecologic Institute and Oeko-Institut, in the body a list of the report's authors and day of the publication
A new report by the Ecologic Institute and the Oeko-Institut explores the role of carbon removals in the EU's climate framework for 2040. The report gives an overview of past trends in carbon removals in the EU, and explores possible contributions from natural and technical sinks to reaching the 2040 climate target. With a focus on measures and policies governing and incentivizing carbon removals, the report also examines the extent to which temporary and permanent carbon removals can contribute to achieving the EU's 2040 target.

EU 2040 Climate Target and Framework: The Role of Carbon Removals

Potentials, incentives, and regulation

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Publication:Report
 
Cover page of the Ecologic report "EU 2040 Climate Architecture: Target Designs and Framework Options. Discussing design options for the EU 2040 climate framework". In the header the logos of Ecologic Institute and Öko-Institut e. V., in the body a list of the report's authors and day of the publication
This report by the Ecologic Institute and the Oeko-Institut provides an overview of design options for the EU's 2040 climate target and options for the implementation framework. The report discusses reforms how to make the EU climate policy framework fit for achieving the 2040 climate target.

EU 2040 Climate Architecture: Target Designs and Framework Options

Discussing design options for the EU 2040 climate framework

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Publication:Article
 
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The German climate debate currently seems to be stuck. It needs a push. Brakes need to be released. Whether and how this could be possible is discussed by Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf in the Tagesspiegel.

Der Klimaruck

Article in the Tagesspiegel

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Event:Digital Event
 
At the Webinar "Making Carbon Removals a Real Climate Solution – How (not) to integrate carbon removals into EU climate policies" a new Ecologic paper with the same title will be presented.

Making Carbon Removals a Real Climate Solution

How (not) to integrate carbon removals into EU climate policies


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Project
 
Ecologic Institute and the Oeko-Institute have launched a project to analyse the ambition level of the 2040 target. The project also examines the impacts of a new 2040 target on EU Member States, sectors, and instruments.

EU 2040 Climate Target

Level of ambition and implications

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