This project, funded by the European Climate Foundation (ECF), supports the research and policy community working on the EU's post-2030 governance architecture by providing targeted analysis, engagement, and practical tools to strengthen EU and national climate governance.

A consortium led is developing the European Fair Transition Observatory (EFTO) for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. The aim is to establish a European knowledge and monitoring platform that brings together data, policies, analyses, and practical examples on the just transition

This project supports the next phase of ETS training and capacity building with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP). It is commissioned by the European Commission’s DG CLIMA and builds on long-standing cooperation with ICAP to support jurisdictions in developing and emerging economies that are exploring, designing, or strengthening emissions trading systems.

This project supports the European Commission in carrying out a comprehensive impact assessment for a revision of the Governance Regulation, the EU's umbrella framework for climate and energy policy.

In this project, Ecologic Institute conducted an internal qualitative reputation analysis of the Advisory Board at the end of its first term to investigate how relevant stakeholder groups perceive the Board in terms of its relevance, credibility, consensus, balance, and the timeliness of its outputs and outreach.

The Ecologic Institute has launched CDRSynTra2, a synthesis and transfer project on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). CDRSynTra2 conducts the scientific synthesis of the CDRterra projects, in cooperation with CDRmare, to enable an integrated assessment with a focus on land-based CDR methods. The project will develop low-risk CDR pathways for the EU, evaluate the mitigation efficiency of CDR portfolios, and update and apply the joint CDRterra Assessment Framework (AF) established during CDRterra's first phase.

Technopolis and the Ecologic Institute are developing policy instruments to support the market uptake of CO₂ removal technologies in Germany. Both nature-based and technological CDR approaches are taken into account. The research project focuses in particular on instruments and policy mixes that can be applied after a pilot phase to enable the large-scale deployment of CDR.

Ecologic Institute supports Climate Action Network Europe by providing expert input on the penalty regime for violations of the EU Methane Emissions Regulation (EU-MER).

The workshop aims to support the member states of the Alpine Convention in jointly developing a draft that describes the synergies between their national restoration plans. In addition, ideas for concrete cross-border projects will be collected that can be incorporated into the plans. This will create a basis for strengthening cooperation and nature conservation measures throughout the Alpine region.

Those who contribute least to climate change are often the most severely affected by its impacts. Organisations like Bread for the World aim to amplify their voices and promote climate justice for vulnerable communities. Ecologic Institute conducted an independent evaluation of Bread for the World’s Climate Policy Unit to strengthen its long-term impact and strategic focus.

How can nature conservation measures be designed to increase the resilience of ecosystems to climate change? This is the focus of a research project funded by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and led by the Ecologic Institute. The project aims to develop a scientifically sound and practical concept for assessing and promoting the climate resilience of ecosystems in Germany. The results are intended to provide strategic impetus for a climate-resilient approach to nature conservation.

This project supports Carbon Market Watch to address the specific challenges of integrating temporary sequestration credits into EU agri-food climate policy. In assessing the policy options currently under discussion – emissions trading systems, mandatory climate standards, and public procurement – and examines the implications of CRCF use within these frameworks. The project also provides recommendations on how temporary carbon sequestration can be supported in a way that is environmentally credible, practically feasible, and aligned with broader EU climate objectives.

Ecologic Institute, in partnership with Ramboll and I4CE, continues its collaboration with the European Environment Agency in supporting the understanding of costs of climate impacts and climate adaptation. The overall aim of this study is to extract, complement and compile quantitative information on the economic costs and socio-economic impacts of climate adaptation versus costs of inaction in EU27 Member States. The work builds on previous work conducted by the consortium for the EEA which serves as the methodological foundation for this project.

The central question of the FairNature project is how nature-based solutions can be delivered at wide geographical scales in a just manner. The project aims to co-develop a framework that supports NbS practitioners at multiple governance levels in achieving just scaling that fosters transformative change, biodiversity protection, and societal well-being.

The Guidance on Climate Resilient Landscapes project, financed by DG CLIMA, will develop actionable guidance to strengthen climate resilience in Europe's rural landscapes. With floods, droughts, heatwaves, and wildfires becoming more frequent and severe, landscapes need to be managed in ways that help them absorb, recover from, and mitigate such events, supporting both ecological and human resilience.