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Panel discussion
Climate
Global Environment

Poetry Talk: World Climate Summit of Poetry

TimeLoc
26 May 2018
Berlin
Germany
Daniela Seel
Arne Riedel, LLM
Instances of extreme temperatures and hurricanes are increasing. Polar ice masses are withdrawing further, climate change is threatening mankind. At the 19th Poetry Festival Berlin, poets talked with Daniela Seel (editor and poet) and Arne Riedel (Ecologic Institute) in a "Poetry Talk: World Climate Summit of Poetry". The discussion touched upon the potential of poetry to connect people emotionally to climate change and how it can generate attention for this topic.Read more
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Chairing
Consumer Policy
Foreign Policy
Sustainability
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Ways to Reduce Consumer Food Waste

TimeLoc
24 May 2018
Vilnius
Lithuania
Stephanie Wunder
Experts from different countries showed with illustrative examples how much the success of campaigns against food waste depends on strategic planning, identification of regional food waste patterns, evaluation of results and attracting media attention.Read more
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Panel discussion
Climate
Energy

What Next for Coal?

TimeLoc
8 May 2018
Berlin
Germany
Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert
Hendrik Fischer
Dr. Hans-Rüdiger Lange
Gunther Müller
Frank Peter
Dr. Camilla Bausch
How can the German government's planned "gradual reduction and end of coal-fired electricity generation" succeed – and what are the concrete implications of it for the state of Brandenburg? This was the focus of discussion at a Berlin Energy Days event hosted by the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU). Panelists included the SRU's Professor Kemfert and Undersecretary Fischer of Brandenburg's Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Dr. Camilla Bausch of Ecologic Institute contributed conceptually.Read more
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Speech
Adaptation
Cities
Climate
Cultural Ecology
Environmental Law

Assessing Urban Risk and Vulnerability and Prioritizing Action

TimeLoc
26 April 2018 to 28 April 2018
Bonn
Germany
Dr. Grit Martinez
From 26 to 28 April 2018, the Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation took place in Bonn (Germany), just after the March Cities IPCC Conference, a few days ahead of the midyear Bonn climate talks and a few months before nations review SDG 11 on cities and human settlements. For the INNOVA project, Dr. Grit Martinez of Ecologic Institute presented INNOVA's approach to risk assessment in the session "Assessing urban risk and vulnerability and prioritizing action." The presentation slides are available for download.Read more
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Panel discussion
Energy

The Role of Think Tanks in the Energy Transition

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19 April 2018
Berlin
Germany
Sonia Aggarwal
Nicolas Berghmans
Mika Ohbayashi
Joanna Mackowiak-Pandera
Grové Steyn
Dr. Camilla Bausch
Directly after the German government's Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, the think tank Agora Energiewende invited influential think tanks from all over the world to discuss "system security in an electricity sector based on renewable energies". Participating think tanks discussed their role in the energy transition in a panel discussion chaired by Ecologic Institute's Director Dr. Camilla Bausch.Read more
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Speech
Water

Experience of European River Basin Management and the Role of Industry in Water Resource Management, Technology and Infrastructure Development

TimeLoc
20 March 2018
Brasilia
Brazil
R. Andreas Kraemer
The AquaCross research community, funded by the European Commission, was represented on stage at the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia by two members of the AquaCross Think Tank, Francisco Nunes Correia and R. Andreas Kraemer. R. Andreas Kraemer, founder of Ecologic Institute, gave two presentations at this annual global gathering.Read more
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Panel discussion
EU
Public Diplomacy

Could Strategic Communication be the Solution to Reaching Policymakers and the Public?

TimeLoc
15 March 2018
Berlin
Germany
Dr. Camilla Bausch
The 2018 European Think Tank Summit brings together key representatives from the think tank landscape in Europe to exchange ideas, discuss best practices and learn from each other's expertise. Ecologic Institute Director, Dr. Camilla Bausch, chaired a break-out session that addressed the complex question of using strategic communication to reach target groups in a time marked by a superabundance of information.Read more
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Speech
Agriculture
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Soil
Sustainability

The Invisible Subsoil: Social acceptance of measures to improve the subsoil in agriculture

TimeLoc
28 February 2018
Berlin
Germany
Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen
The BONARES conference "Soil as a Sustainable Resource" took place in Berlin from 26 to 28 February 2018. Ecologic Institute staff attended the conference and presented the interim results of the Soil³ project – Sustainable Subsoil Management. Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, gave a presentation on "Social acceptance of measures to improve the subsoil in German agriculture". Read more
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Chairing
Economics
Climate
Energy

Dr. Camilla Bausch Presents interpanel GmbH with the DENEFF PERPETUUM Energy Efficiency Prize

TimeLoc
20 February 2018
Berlin
Germany
Dr. Camilla Bausch
Imagine a ceiling panel offering lighting, efficient cooling and improved acoustics all in one. Or an app that calculates the energy use of single appliances in your home as well as the cost of their power consumption at any given moment. And how about an environmentally-friendly process to insulate buildings using digitalization and robotics? These were among the innovations in the running for the PERPETUUM Energy Efficiency Prize. Dr. Camilla Bausch of Ecologic Institute headed the jury to choose the winner of the competition. Read more
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Speech
Climate

The EU Emission Budget and its Implications for EU Climate Action

TimeLoc
22 January 2018
Brussels
Belgium
Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf
Philipp Voß
On 22 January 2018, Ecologic Institute's Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf and Philipp Voß presented the the report "The EU Emission Budget and its Implications for EU Climate Action" in Brussels. Beside the discussion of what a "fair" EU contribution according to the Paris Agreement is, they outlined different EU's greenhouse gas emission budgets scenarios. The presentations, agenda and list of participants are available for download.Read more
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Chairing
Climate
Education
Energy
EU
Sustainability

The International Dimensions of the Energy Transition

TimeLoc
19 January 2018 to 21 January 2018
Berlin
Germany
Graeme Maxton
Martin Kaiser
Dr. Markus Hartwig
Dr. Camilla Bausch
At a time of turbulence and change in the EU, the Tönissteiner Kreis discussed options for "Building green bridges for Europe" at its annual conference. As part of this broad subject, Dr. Camilla Bausch of Ecologic Institute discussed the energy transition, its prospects and international dimensions with Graeme Maxton (General Secretary of the Club of Rome), Martin Kaiser (Executive Director at Greenpeace Germany) and Dr. Markus Hartwig, a green energy entrepreneur.Read more
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Speech
Climate
Governance
Ecologic Legal

State-level Climate Protection Laws in Germany – a comparative overview

TimeLoc
8 December 2017
Stuttgart
Germany
Dr. Stephan Sina
On 8 December 2017, Dr. Stephan Sina, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, presented a comparative overview of climate change laws at state level in Germany at a workshop on the further development of the Climate Change Act for Baden-Württemberg. He focused on common features and differences in the existing climate change acts, and highlighted elements of interest for the amendment of the Climate Change Act for Baden-Württemberg.Read more
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Speech
Cities
Climate
Energy
Governance

"Paris Compatible" Governance: insights from climate law case studies

TimeLoc
4 December 2017
Madrid
Spain
Matthias Duwe
On 4 December 2017, Matthias Duwe presented insights on national climate laws to inform Spanish debate gained from a joint research effort on long-term climate frameworks at a roundtable discussion organized by the renowned thing tank Elcano Royal Institute. He joined Valvanera Ulargui, head of the Spanish Climate Change Office at the national Environment Ministry and Jesús Fidel González Rouco from the Geosciences Institute (IGEO) of the Complutense University of Madrid and a contributor to the IPCC.Read more
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Panel discussion
Climate
Energy
Transatlantic Program

Dr. Bausch in Discussion with Prof. Edenhofer and Melissa Eddy on US Climate Policy

TimeLoc
30 November 2017
Berlin
Germany
Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer
Melissa Eddy
Dr. Camilla Bausch
Donald Trump's announcement that the USA will pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement triggered the German Federal Agency for Civic Education to put American climate policy on stage in its popular series "What's Up America". Dr. Camilla Bausch of Ecologic Institute, Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer of PIK Potsdam and the New York Times Berlin correspondent Melissa Eddy addressed the reasoning behind this controversial decision and possible consequences.Read more
Presentation
Lecture
Climate
Education
Energy

German Climate & Energy Policy – the Road Ahead

TimeLoc
1 November 2017
Fairfax, Virginia
United States
Elizabeth Zelljadt
George Mason University's "German Campus Weeks" program, sponsored by the German embassy, featured a presentation on climate and energy policy by Ecologic Institute's Elizabeth Zelljadt. She explained Germany's energy transition (Energiewende) and the country's role in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to about 40 undergraduates. Read more
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Speech
Biodiversity
Cities
Mainstreaming
Policy Assessment

A Helping Hand or a Thorn in the Foot? Nature-based Solutions in European and National Policy Frameworks

TimeLoc
25 October 2017
Tallinn
Estonia
McKenna Davis
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly recognised for their potential to contribute to a range of urban challenges and policy objectives. But, to what extent do current policy frameworks support or hinder their implementation? At the international conference on "Nature-based solutions: From Innovation to Common-Use", Ecologic Institute's McKenna Davis addressed this question in a session on 'Blue-green infrasturcture in smart cities'. Held in Tallinn (Estonia) from the 24 to 26 October 2017, the flagship conference was part of the Presidency of the Estonian Republic of the Council of the European Union.Read more
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Speech
Policy Assessment
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Sustainability

Policy Mixing for Sustainable Resource Use – Conceptual Reflections from Participatory Policy Mix Design and Scientific Assessment

TimeLoc
24 October 2017
Geneva
Switzerland
Ullrich Lorenz
Dr. Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers
The World Resources Forum 2017 entitled "Accelerating the Resource Revolution" was held in Geneva from 24 to 25 October 2017. Ecologic Institute's Dr. Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers reflected on the conception and evaluation of policy mixes for resource conservation based on the experiences of the SimRess project. The presentation slides are available for download.Read more
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Speech
Cities
Climate
Energy
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Sustainability

Transforming Infrastructures towards Sustainability – lessons learnt from ICT-based peer-to-peer carsharing service Drivy in Germany

TimeLoc
24 October 2017
Geneva
Switzerland
Mandy Hinzmann
The World Resources Forum 2017 entitled "Accelerating the Resource Revolution" was held in Geneva from 24 to 25 October 2017. Ecologic Institute's Mandy Hinzmann presented the TRAFIS project with a lecture on "Transforming infrastructures towards sustainability - lessons learnt from ICT-based peer-to-peer carsharing service Drivy in Germany". The presentation slides are available for download.Read more
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Speech
Climate
EU
Governance

Environmental Policy for, with and through People

TimeLoc
24 October 2017
Stuttgart
Germany
Dr. Camilla Bausch
Looking back with a view to the future: Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Environmental Ministry in Baden-Wurttemberg, Minister President Kretschmann and Minister for Environment Untersteller together with keynote speakers Prof. Schneidewind (Wuppertal Institute) and Dr. Bausch (Ecologic Institute) highlighted achievements of the past as well as challenges for the future. While past efforts delivered some important results, current and future trends show the need for far-reaching changes in the way we live and do business.Read more
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Panel discussion
Agriculture
EU
Governance
Mainstreaming
Policy Assessment
Water

Synergies and Conflicts between EU Policies in the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive

TimeLoc
17 October 2017
eConference
Dr. Josselin Rouillard
As part of the FP7 MARS e-conference on the "Future of Water Management in Europe: Reviewing the WFD implementation", Josselin Rouillard presented an overview of key synergies and conflicts between EU policies in the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). After presenting the variety of relevant EU policies, Josselin presented key results from the H2020 project Aquacross on policy integration in EU water polices and the challenges of mainstreaming water policy in sectoral policies. He then presented in more detail the outcomes of a survey of Rural Development Programmes and their contribution to supporting the objectives of the WFD.Read more

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