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International Governance for Environmentally Sound Supply of Raw Materials – Policy Options and Recommendations

Final Report
This research report of the Ecologic Institute addresses how Germany can contribute, through international governance, to reduce the environmental impacts of mining activities outside its territory. It provides a stocktake of existing governance approaches at the international level or with transboundary effect. It then develops specific policy options and recommendations for the German federal government to strengthen international governance for an environmentally sound supply of raw materials.Read more
News
Climate
Democracy
EU
Global Environment
Policy Assessment

2019 Global Think Tank Ranking

Ecologic Institute has been ranked third worldwide among Environment Policy Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania's 2019 Global Think Tank Ranking. This marks the 10th consecutive year under the top 10 in this category. Ecologic Institute was also ranked among the Top 10 in the category "Best Quality Assurance and Integrity Policies and Procedures" for the fourth consecutive year.
Event
Discussion
Democracy
Global Environment

The Future of Think Tanks and Policy Advice

TimeLoc
30 January 2020
Berlin
Germany
Speaker
Thomas Birringer
Dr. Michael Bröning
Dr. Camilla Bausch
R. Andreas Kraemer
Arne Lietz
The 2019 Global Think Tank Ranking will be launched in 200 cities around the world on Thursday, 30 January 2020, and will provide an opportunity to reflect and discuss the role of think tanks and their future. Ecologic Institute, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation cordially invite you to join.Read more
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Speech
Global Environment
Plastics
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Ecologic Legal

Tackling Plastic Pollution – Introduction to Global Plastic Pollution and the Discussions at the International Level

TimeLoc
2 December 2019
Berlin
Germany
Doris Knoblauch
Dr. Stephan Sina
On 2 December 2019, Doris Knoblauch and Dr. Stephan Sina, Senior Fellows at Ecologic Institute, held a presentation on "Tackling Plastic Pollution – Introduction to Global Plastic Pollution and the Discussions at the International Level" for 21 experts from ministries, authorities, local government, and non-governmental institutions of low-income countries, including newly industrialized economies.Read more
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Chairing
Adaptation
Arctic
Climate
Global Environment
Sustainability

Climate Change in the Arctic. Heading to the North Pole with the IPCC and the Polarstern

TimeLoc
27 November 2019
Berlin
Germany
State Secretary Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, BMU
Prof. Hans-Otto Pörtner, AWI
Katharina Weiss-Tuider, MOSAiC
Martin Weiß, BMU
Botschafterin Sibylle Katharina Sorg, Federal Foreign Office
Rudolf Leisen, BMBF
Michael Schäfer, WWF
Dr. Camilla Bausch
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. Lead by German research institutions, international researchers from 20 countries are now engaged in the largest Arctic exploration of all times: the MOSAiC Expedition. Research approaches, findings and the impact of the Federal Arctic Guidelines were presented and discussed in a packed high-level evening event at the Bremen State House in Berlin. Dr. Camilla Bausch of Ecologic Institute moderated the event.Read more
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Article
Coastal + Marine
Global Environment
Governance
Plastics
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Water

Regulation: Solutions at the Wrong End.

Plastic Atlas 2019: Facts and figures about the world of synthetic polymers
There are numerous regulatory approaches at the international, regional and national level regarding the handling of plastic products and plastic waste. What they all have in common is their limited effectiveness. Linda Mederake, Stephan Gürtler and Doris Knoblauch argue that this is partly due to the fact that at the international level a large number of binding agreements and voluntary initiatives have developed independently of one another and are therefore not coordinated in terms of content. The Plastics Atlas 2019 is available online.Read more
Presentation
Chairing
Climate
Energy
Global Environment
Governance

The International Governance of Geo-engineering

TimeLoc
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
Event
Webinar
Arctic
Biodiversity
Climate
Coastal + Marine
Global Environment
Water

Policy-relevant Findings from the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and the Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC)

TimeLoc
25 October 2019
online
Germany
On 25 October 2019 the Ecologic Institute supported the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in a webinar on the IPCC Special Report on "The ocean and the cryosphere in a changing climate" (SROCC). The Ecologic Institute, together with the project Partner Climate Analytics, supported the UBA in defining and formulating the core messages of the SROCC published in September 2019.Read more
Publication
Policy Brief
Coastal + Marine
Environmental Law
Global Environment
Governance
Public Diplomacy
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Plastics
Ecologic Legal

A Treaty on Plastic Waste

Discussion paper
The discussion paper presents the rationale for a new treaty on tackling plastic waste and highlights its possible added value. The objective would be to reduce marine plastic litter through a comprehensive approach that also includes land-based sources, a life cycle approach to plastic and is open to future developments. The purpose would not be to prohibit plastics as such.Read more

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