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Event:Digital Event
 
Nature Restoarion Law
On 28 June 2023, participants joined webinar hosts Ricarda Faber and Aaron Best from Ecologic Institute and their two expert guests: Humberto Delgado Rosa (Director for Biodiversity at the European Commission) and Sabien Leemans (Senior Biodiversity Policy Officer for WWF). Together, they discussed what can be done to restore ecosystems and protect biodiversity in the EU, as well as the new Nature Restoration Law proposed by the European Commission.

Nature Restoration Law: Restoring Europe's ecosystems and protecting biodiversity


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Publication:Report
 
Cover of the ECNO flagship report "State of EU progress to climate neutrality. An indicator-based assessment across 13 building blocks for a climate neutral future"
The EU Climate Law legally binds EU countries as a whole to become climate neutral by 2050. Achieving this goal requires transforming the way we produce, consume, travel, and eat. EU institutions have already put in place many measures to guide and support governments, businesses, and citizens in this transition. To be effective, policy-makers must now understand how – and at what pace – these measures translate into changes in the real world. The European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO) flagship report is the first ever assessment to provide this information at an economy-wide level.

State of EU Progress to Climate Neutrality

An indicator-based assessment across 13 building blocks for a climate neutral future

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Event:Conference
 
ECNO's first annual flagship report on the EU's progress to net zero was presented on 26 June 2023 at the official Brussels launch of the initiative. The report is based on a vision of a climate neutral future composed of 13 essential sectoral and horizontal net-zero "building blocks".

Climate Neutrality: Is the European Union on track?

Launch of the European Climate Neutrality Observatory


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Publication:Document
 
Ecologic Climate Framework Laws Info-Matrix
The Climate Framework Laws Info-Matrix aims to collect, organize, and present information on the status and substance of national climate framework laws in Europe. It presents a side-by-side comparison of existing laws and their provisions across five main areas: targets, planning tools, monitoring mechanisms, institutions for expert advice, and participation processes.

Climate Framework Laws Info-Matrix

Gathering and presenting information on the status and substance of climate framework laws in European countries

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Publication:Podcast
 
The 2nd episode of the 4i-TRACTION podcast uncovers the pivotal role of innovation in European climate policy. The hosts, together with climate experts Brendan Moore (Centre for Environment, Economy and Energy of the Brussels School of Governance) and Harm Rienks (Wageningen University and Research), discuss the concrete instruments which the EU uses to promote innovation.

What is the Role of Innovation in Making the EU Climate Neutral?

Second episode of the podcast "CLIMATE ON AIR – Discussing the future of EU climate policy"

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Publication:Report
 
Cover page of the report "Comparing policy options to address export-related carbon leakage. The role and potential of innovation support"
This study analyzes different approaches to ensure the competitiveness of export-oriented companies and evaluates them based on different criteria. While a free allocation of certificates as well as export subsidies score poorly in the evaluation, the study authors recommend targeted innovation promotion as a particularly beneficial policy instrument.

Comparing Policy Options to Address Export-related Carbon Leakage

The role and potential of innovation support

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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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Publication:Fact Sheet
 
1st page of the fact sheet "Commission Proposal for an EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework - Is the proposed delegation of power in line with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU?"
In cooperation with the Oeko-Institut, the Ecologic Institute assessed whether the Commission's proposal on a Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) is compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. The paper is published as a fact sheet by the German Environment Agency. It argues that the CRCF violates Article 290 of the Treaty, as it would delegate essential elements of the Regulation to the Commission. The legislative process can address this problem.

Commission Proposal for an EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework

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Presentation:Panel discussion
 
On 14 June 2023, Aaron Scheid presented policy models for linking a reward system for carbon removals in the land sector with the AgETS. Five models were presented as part of the study "Pricing Agricultural Emissions and Rewarding Climate Action in the Agri-food Value Chain", which was developed for DG CLIMA at the time and formed the basis for the panel discussion.

Policy Models and Considerations for Using ETS Revenues


Aaron Scheid

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Publication:Report
 
Cover of the ETC CE Report 2023/7 "ETC CE Report 2023/7 "Circular Economy and Biodiversity"
This report analyses how a circular economy can contribute to halting biodiversity loss. It concludes that while circular economy measures (directly and indirectly) contribute to meeting biodiversity and climate strategic objectives, the combination with biodiversity-friendly sourcing is crucial in order to halt biodiversity loss.

Circular Economy and Biodiversity

ETC CE Report 2023/7

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Presentation:Panel discussion
 
At the NetworkNature Annual Event held on 8 June 2023 at the Flagey Building in Brussels (Belgium) participants gathered to explore the transformative potential of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) across sectors and communities. One noteworthy panel discussion included Natalia Burgos, representing the INTERLACE project, alongside representatives from the European Commission, the European Environmental Bureau, and the German Environment Agency.

The Importance of Participatory Processes in Deploying Nature-based Solutions


Natalia Burgos Cuevas

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Presentation:Speech
 
On 8 June 2023, the "Stakeholder Consultation on the CoR Opinion on Towards a Multilevel Green Deal Governance: The Revision of the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action Regulation" was held. The event was organized by the Committee of the Regions (CoR) to gather the opinion of various stakeholders on the multilevel governance of the Green Deal and the revision of the Energy Union and Climate Action Regulation. Matthias Duwe contributed his insights and suggestions regarding the Green Deal and the governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action.

EU Climate Governance Fit for Net-zero?


Matthias Duwe

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Presentation:Speech
 
The global crisis of the oceans, which has been a tangible and palpable problem in other parts of the world for many years, is increasingly becoming an issue in this country as well. The natural and technical sciences, in particular, have contributed to raising societal awareness about the state of the world's oceans in large-scale research initiatives. Against the backdrop of the ongoing UN Decade of Oceans (2021-2030), an interdisciplinary marine "scoping workshop" took place in Hannover from 7 until 9 June 2023. Dr. Grit Martinez represented Ecologic Institute in this exchange and presented her experiences from interdisciplinary marine collaboration in the EU research project RISC-KIT.

The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating?!

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Dr. Grit Martinez

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Presentation:Panel discussion
 
On 7 June 2023, Malek Al Jebaie presented the findings of a joint research investigation conducted by Ecologic Institute, supervised by McKenna Davis, and the International Institute of Industrial Environmental Economics at Lund University at the Ecocity World Summit in London at the Barbican Centre. The presentation primarily focused on the key trends and patterns observed in 151 European cases from the Urban Governance Atlas, whose development was coordinated by Ecologic Institute within the INTERLACE project.

Exploring the Impact of Urban Governance Practices on Nature-based Solutions


McKenna Davis

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Publication:Article
 
1st page of the research article "The role of public consultations in decision-making on future agriculturalpesticide use: insights from European Union’s Farm to Fork Strategy public consultation"
Newly published research from SPRINT explores the extent to which public consultations likely contribute to democratic decision-making surrounding agricultural pesticide use. Through a critical discourse analysis of submissions to the public consultation concerning the European Union’s Farm to Fork Strategy, the authors, among them Ecologic Institute's Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen, examine the role of public consultations as a democratic process and the extent to which their non-deliberative nature advances solutions to contentious and complex challenges.

The Role of Public Consultations in Decision-making on Future Agricultural Pesticide Use

Insights from European Union's Farm to Fork Strategy public consultation

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