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Comments on Investment Protection under CETA

Good or bad; new or old?

Is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) the beginning of a new era of investment protection under free trade agreements, one that addresses long standing concerns surrounding investment protection? The answer to these questions is, by and large, no. CETA's investment chapter is not only superfluous but harmful because, among other reasons, it distorts competition at the expense of domestic competitors. The comments of Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, are available for download.

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Climate-smart Agriculture and REDD+ Implementation in Kenya

REDD+ Law Project - Briefing Paper

Dooley, Elizabeth und Sophie Chapman 2014: Climate-smart agriculture and REDD+ implementation in Kenya. REDD+ Law Project - Briefing Paper. Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, Cambridge.Read more

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Transatlantic Program

Ecologic Staff Participates in EU Consultation on Investment Protection in TTIP

Christiane Gerstetter and Max Grünig, Senior Fellows at the Ecologic Institute, have prepared a submission for the EU Commission's online consultation on investment protection in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The submission is available for download.Read more

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Sustainable Resource Use

Strategien und Optionen zur Stärkung der Ressourcenpolitik im Rahmen einer Green Economy

Input-Papier

<p>Jacob, Klaus; Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers; Katrin Bienge et. al. 2014: Strategien und Optionen zur Stärkung der Ressourcenpolitik im Rahmen einer Green Economy. Input-Papier des PolRess-Konsortiums für das Parlamentarische Frühstück, 6. Juni 2014.</p>

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Towards a Definition of Global Sustainable Land Use?

A discussion on theory, concepts and implications for governance

In this discussion paper Timo Kaphengst from Ecologic Institute approaches the question of how sustainable land use can be defined at a global scale. The paper thereby contributes to the concept of sustainable land use governance currently developed in the GLOBALANDS project. The discussion paper is available for download.Read more

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Action Research for Sustainability

Reflections on Transition Management in Practice.

Action research is the collaborative production of scientifically and socially relevant knowledge through a participatory process. Real-life problems are addressed and new theoretical insights gained. This research brief introduces the concepts of action research, sustainability transitions, and transition management. It presents key issues for conducting action research and how these have been dealt with in the practice of the research teams in the three communities of the InContext project. Furthermore it reflects on the role of the action researcher. The research brief is available for download.Read more

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Energiewende in the Classroom

The "Teacher Training Renewable Energy" project aimed to improve the capacities of future teachers in regards to their knowledge about renewable energies and also to identify methodologies that may help teachers share this knowledge in schools. During three years of project work, Ecologic Institute, Solare Zukunft, and the Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU) developed a rich and comprehensive pool of (German) training materials. All teaching materials are also available beyond the project’s duration and can be downloaded for free.Read more

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Klimaschutz strategisch fördern

Diskussionsanstöße für mögliche Schwerpunkte einer gezielten Stiftungsförderung zivilgesellschaftlicher Akteure in Deutschland für mehr Klimaschutz

Ecologic Institut und Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie (2012): Klimaschutz strategisch fördern. Diskussionsanstöße für mögliche Schwerpunkte einer gezielten Stiftungsförderung zivilgesellschaftlicher Akteure in Deutschland für mehr Klimaschutz, Berlin.Read more

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Rio+20: Sustainable Development Goals – The Environmental Pillar

Ecologic Institute and Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) prepared a paper that gives an overview of selected sustainable development commitments, their shortcomings, and possible remedies, as discussed and agreed by relevant political fora. The paper and the summary of an expert workshop are available for download.Read more

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Climate Adaption, Water and Security at the International Level

CLICO Working Paper

The EU-funded research project "Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security" (CLICO) investigates how climate change influences water, human security, and conflicts in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and the Sahel region. Ecologic Institute recently published a working paper written by Elizabeth Tedsen that examines current initiatives of the European Union and United Nations relating to these themes of climate, water, human security, and conflict.Read more