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FIThydro – European Stakeholder Workshop

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28 January 2020 to 29 January 2020
Brussels
Belgium
The European Stakeholder Workshop on Fish-friendly Hydropower will be held on 28 and 29 January 2020 in Brussels (Belgium). This event will serve as a platform for consultation and exchange between FIThydro scientists, policy-makers and technical experts working on the assessment of impacts from hydropower plants and the planning of mitigation measures.Read more
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Chairing
Adaptation
Climate
Energy
Governance

International Approaches to Solve the Climate Crisis Explored at Global Think Tank Summit

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12 December 2019
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Dr. Camilla Bausch
The role of think tanks in a world of transitions and turbulences was the overarching topic of the 2019 Global Think Tank Summit in Rio de Janeiro. One of the prominent topics discussed was the climate crisis. In this context, an international panel chaired by Dr. Camilla Bausch examined new policies, paradigms and public engagement strategies around the world.Read more
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Adaptation
Climate
Economics
Energy
EU
Finance
Sustainability

Energy Intensive Industries: Challenges and opportunities in energy transition

December 2019 to April 2020
The European commission strives for carbon-neutrality in Europe by 2050. In order to achieve this goal, the energy intensive industries will have to reduce their emissions substantially. On behalf of the European Parliament, CE Delft and Ecologic Institute will summarise how energy intensive industries in Europe can transition to a carbon-neutral energy economy while preserving their global competitiveness.Read more
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Cities
Climate
Energy

#FromVisionToAction! – Green activists in Berlin discuss climate neutrality

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30 November 2019
Berlin
Germany
Dr. Camilla Bausch
Sascha Müller-Kraenner
With future climate neutrality in view green activists from Berlin's city districts discussed local climate action at the "#FromVisionToAction!" conference. In her introductory keynote, Dr. Camilla Bausch elaborated on the current global political trends as well as the meaning of "climate neutrality", and discussed options for local action in the subsequent panel discussion with Regine Günther (Berlin Senator), Sascha Müller-Kraenner (DUH), and Clara Herrmann (District Councilor).Read more
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Webinar
Climate
Economics
Energy
Transatlantic Program

State of Play on the "Green Deals" in the EU and US

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20 November 2019
online
Speaker
Doug Sims
Quentin Genard
Matthias Duwe
In this EFEX webinar Doug Sims, Director of Strategy and Finance at the Center for Market Innovation (Natural Resources Defense Council), and Quentin Genard, Head of the Brussels Office at E3G (Third Generation Environmentalism), discussed the existing and evolving concepts behind a "green deal" in the US and EU, identified differences and similarities and debated pros and cons. The discussion then shifted to policy details, more specifically the proposed funding mechanisms for a new deal in both the US and EU (or lack thereof). The webinar was moderated by Matthias Duwe, Head, Climate, at Ecologic Institute.Read more
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Chairing
Climate
Energy
Global Environment
Governance

The International Governance of Geo-engineering

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4 November 2019 to 5 November 2019
Brussels
Belgium
Dr. Camilla Bausch
Dr. Ralph Bodle, LLM
Whether and how to pursue “geo-engineering” as part of climate policy is a controversial and complex issue. The generic term describes a range of concepts that spans decreasing radiative forcing to removing CO2 from the atmosphere. Dr. Camilla Bausch moderated a two-day international workshop on the governance of geo-engineering in Brussels during which Dr. Ralph Bodle outlined the structure and criteria for addressing governance.Read more
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Workshop
Climate
Energy
EU
Governance

Fourth Meeting of the Policymaker Platform (PMP4)

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22 October 2019 to 23 October 2019
Berlin
Germany
Speaker
Carel Mohn
Oskar Kulik
Elena Stecca
Matthias Duwe
By 1 January 2020, all EU Member States need to submit long-term climate strategies. How will these be implemented afterwards? What are possible positive narratives about the future that they can describe? These were key themes of the fourth meeting of the Policymaker Platform - a dialogue workshop for government officials and experts organized by Ecologic Institute under its Climate Recon 2050 project.Read more
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Article
Climate
Economics
Energy
Finance

Wie der klimaneutrale Umbau des Industriestandorts Deutschland gelingen kann

The enormously innovative German industry is in a position to develop many of the technical solutions required to achieve climate neutrality and bring them onto the market. However, this is not a fast-selling item, but also requires a long-term commitment from the public sector. In this article, Jan-Erik Thie and Benjamin Görlach of Ecologic Institute discuss how German industry can become climate neutral and why the public sector plays an important role. The article is available online.Read more
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Book Section
Climate
Energy
EU

Smarter, Greener, more Inclusive? – 2019

Indicators to Support the Europe 2020 Strategy
On 7 October 2019, Eurostat published its most recent flagship publication "Smarter, greener, more inclusive?". The report assesses the EU's progress in implementing the Europe 2020 strategy. Commissioned by Eurostat, Katharina Umpfenbach and Amely Gundlach of Ecologic Institute edited the chapter on climate change and energy. It discusses progress towards the so-called 20-20-20 targets which aim at cutting EU greenhouse gas emissions, increasing renewable energy supply, and improving energy efficiency. The publication is available for download.Read more
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Adaptation
Climate
Digitalization
Energy
Mobility
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Sustainability

Transformation hin zu nachhaltigen, resilienten Infrastrukturen (TRAFIS II)

October 2019 to November 2022

Infrastructure systems are undergoing a process of profound transformation. They are under great pressure to change in order to contribute to changing social objectives. Expectations and challenges with regard to climate adaptation and climate protection, the circular economy, energy system transformation including the phasing out of nuclear power, coal, mobility, decarbonisation, as well as the long-term processes of urbanisation and demographic change are setting new goals, which also affect the development of infrastructures. The new technical possibilities of information andRead more

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