Hermann E. Ott, Sebastian Oberthür (2001). Breaking the Impasse. Forging an EU Leadership Initiative on Climate Change. World Summit Papers of the Heinrich Böll Foundation No. 3.

Buck, Matthias; Kelly Kollman and Alexander Carius 2001: International Environmental Policymaking and Transatlantic Co-operation. Setting the Agenda for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. [Ecologic Briefs on International Relations and Sustainable Development]. Berlin: ecoscript.

Transatlantic co-operation between the US and EU Member States has an important role to play in the system of international environmental policymaking. Greater transatlantic leadership coupled with extensive consultation of developing countries would greatly enhance policymaking capacities in the system of international environmental governance.

Buck, Matthias; Kelly Kollman and Alexander Carius 2000: International Environmental Policymaking and Transatlantic Co-operation. Setting the Agenda for Rio+10. [Ecologic Briefs on International Relations and Sustainable Development]. Berlin: ecoscript.

The European bioeconomy has great potential to support climate, biodiversity, and development goals. Yet rural actors – farmers, SMEs, and local authorities – often face barriers to participation, from lack of knowledge to limited funding access. Four EU projects – RuralBioUp, SCALE-UP, BioRural, and MainstreamBIO – have released joint recommendations for an updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy.