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Coastal + Marine

Launch of the EU4Ocean Coalition on Ocean Literacy

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8 June 2020

online

On 8 June 2020, the first Virtual Ocean Literacy Summit will be organised on the occasion of the World Oceans Day. There is no better chance to celebrate the creation of the "EU4Ocean" coalition and its dedication to ocean literacy, together with Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, and IOC-UNESCO. Because of the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will meet virtually to officially announce and celebrate this launch and share ideas and perspective for the protection of our blue planet. Read more

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Climate Impacts on Labor Productivity and Energy

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14 May 2020

online

Speaker

Shouro Dasgupta

Jessie Schleypen

COACCH Project (CO-designing the Assessment of Climate Change Costs) has launched a webinar series to share its results on economic assessment of climate change and adaptation. The second COACCH webinar was held on 14 May 2020 and focused on "Insights from the COACCH project II: Climate impacts on labor productivity and energy." The webinar presents results on sectoral economic assessments.Read more

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Urban Nature-based Solutions in Germany – experiences, successes and future challenges – Expert workshop

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5 May 2020

online

On 5 May 2020, the expert workshop "Urban nature-based solutions in Germany – experiences, successes and future challenges" took place online as part of the NATURVATION project. At this workshop, more than 60 experts from policy, administration, practice and research jointly discussed current challenges, need for action and options for a broader application of nature-based solutions in Germany.Read more

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Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Coastal Areas

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30 April 2020

online

Speaker

Esther Boere

Daniel Lincke

COACCH Project (CO-designing the Assessment of Climate Change Costs) launched a webinar series to share its results on economic assessment of climate change and adaptation. On 30 April 2020, the project hosted its first webinar "Insights from the COACCH project I: Climate change impacts on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and coastal areas" and focuses on sectoral economic assessments.Read more

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The EU Climate Law: Holding the EU Accountable for Delivering on the Paris Agreement

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19 March 2020

online

Speaker

Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

Matthias Duwe

The Ecologic Institute and the European Climate Foundation (ECF) hold an online conference on the forthcoming EU Climate Law. The European Commission's proposal for a European climate law was discussed with insight from experts and policy-makers and followed up by an exchange with the about 90 participants.Read more

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Business Mitigates Climate Change – Final Event of the Dialogue Forum

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11 March 2020

Berlin

Germany

The final event of the dialogue forum "Wirtschaft macht Klimaschutz" took place on 11 March 2020 in Berlin. Over the past two years, representatives from more than 100 companies have jointly developed ideas, projects and concrete steps to promote climate protection in their companies. Organised in five thematic working groups, the Dialogue Forum has brought together climate protection pioneers among German companies and facilitated exchange of ideas across sector boundaries.Read more

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How to Integrate European Lessons Learned on Climate Laws in the Slovenian Context?

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5 March 2020

online

Slovenia

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Matthias Duwe

In the webinar series "Why do we need a climate law?" Matthias Duwe, Head Climate at Ecologic Institute, presented three key elements of a sound climate law: (1) the coordination of long-term planning and short-term policy, (2) monitoring progress, and (3) mechanisms for coordinating sectoral policies. In particular, he focused on the Slovenian climate law and showed how to adopt the European lessons learned within the Slovenian context.Read more

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Workshop

Soil

Better Use of Deep Soil Layers in Agriculture as Preparation for Dry Periods – An acceptance analysis of measures to enhance the subsoil

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2 March 2020

3 March 2020

Bad Sassendorf, Kleve

Germany

In order to determine the acceptance of measures to enhance the subsoil in agriculture, Ecologic Institute organised two stakeholder workshops in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) in March 2020. The first workshop took place on 2 March in Bad Sassendorf (near Soest) and the second on 3 March in Kleve. Both were part of the BonaRes project "Soil³ – Sustainable Subsoil Management", funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.Read more

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Workshop

Soil

Better Use of Deep Soil Layers in Agriculture as Preparation for Dry Periods – An acceptance analysis of measures to enhance the subsoil

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2 March 2020

3 March 2020

Bad Sassendorf, Kleve

Germany

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Discussion

Digitalization

AI² – New Intelligence for Sustainable Transformation?

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12 February 2020

Berlin

Germany

Hidden in plain sight, digitalisation has appeared as one – if not the – central force of change in the 21st century. The digital age offers the potential to both enable and radically counteract the socio-ecological transformation. Correspondingly, structuring the digitalisation wave has becomes an important factor for sustainability policy. When used wisely artificial intelligence (AI) can produce a new level of quality for solution strategies. The question remains: do we require a new collective knowledge-based solution for using AI to address issues of sustainable transformation in organizations, economic systems and infrastructures? The Ecological Research Network (Ecornet) invites you to discuss this question.Read more