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Agriculture

Climate

Mainstreaming of Climate Change into Rural Development Policy Post 2013

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17 June 2014

Brussels

Belgium

Speaker

Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen

Michael MacLeod

Bernhard Osterburg

On 17 June 2014, a project workshop on 'Mainstreaming climate change into rural development policy post 2013' took place at the European Commission in Brussels. Organized by Ecologic Institute in cooperation with DG Climate Action, the workshop provided an opportunity to present and discuss the draft technical guidance for Member States on how to design and integrate new and innovative climate actions in rural development programs. All presentations are available for download. Read more

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Improvement of the Land Footprint Methodology Through Impact Oriented Land Use Indicators – International Expert Workshop

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25 June 2014

Berlin

Germany

The pressure on land resources to provide biomass for food, feed, material and energy is increasing. As the products are traded globally the related environmental and social impacts elsewhere are hardly visible and regionally decoupled.

Land footprints and their impact-oriented extensions can provide a useful assessment of consumption related environmental impacts on land.

While the first area-based indicators, i.e. indicators using hectares...Read more

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Climate

Energy

European Union Climate and Energy Policy - Tradeoffs and Synergies

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14 June 2014

Bonn

Germany

Speaker

Boris Schinke

Dr. Camilla Bausch

Max Grünig

As a part of the UN climate change negotiations in Bonn, Ecologic Institute has organized an official side event covering European Union climate and energy policy. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) convenes at least twice each year, with the midpoint meeting taking place in the former German capital. The event will offer an opportunity to discuss...Read more

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Energy

Sustainability

Energy Day: Transition Towards Low Carbon Energy Society

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25 June 2014

Brussels

Belgium

Speaker

Gabriele Quinti

Giancarlo Cotella

The MILESECURE 2050 Energy Day in Brussels will present major findings from the research project thus far. Members of the consortium, Giancarlo Cotella (POLITO) and Gabriele Quinti (LSC), will present position papers on energy security trends in Europe and sociological drivers in energy transitions. Ecologic Institute contributed key research to these reports. The presentations will launch a discussion among policy...Read more

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EU Environment

Transatlantic Program

Studying and Working Across the Atlantic!

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6 June 2014

Berlin

Germany

How can enthusiastic students make sure they take all possible chances for an enriching and successful career? Which experiences cannot be missed out, and which opportunities are across the Atlantic for young American students today?

On 21 May 2014, Ecologic Institute hosted an afternoon workshop with junior and senior college students from Morehouse College and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia in...Read more

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Ecologic Institute's Maritime Projects at the Public Day at European Maritime Day (EMD) 2014

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18 May 2014

Bremen

Germany

During the European Maritime Day (EMD) more than 1000 participants from politics, economy, science, and NGOs, the seventh EMD centered on the question of sustainable use of seas and oceans. Ecologic Institute, presented by Dr. Grit Martinez, Susanne Altvater, and Dr. Nico Stelljes presented research results and discussed the results with locals from Bremen and the surrounding region. Read more

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German Federal State Exchange Program "Climate Protection" - 8th Meeting

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19 March 2014

Berlin

Germany

Twice a year, federal and state governmental representatives meet to exchange views on the current developments in local climate protection and individual strategic projects. The 8th German Federal State Exchange Program took place on March 19^th, 2014 at the Representation of Hesse in Berlin.

This meeting was focused on programs to foster local climate protection. In addition to the German Municipal...Read more

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Commission Proposal on Energy Governance and Electricity Infrastructure Measures

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30 April 2014

Berlin

Germany

What shape will the future governance framework of European climate and energy policy take? The proposal submitted by the European Commission at the beginning of this year raises more questions than it answers in this regard. Dr. Camilla Bausch and Christine Lucha of the Ecologic Institute invited experts to a workshop to discuss the meaning of the commission's suggestions with a particular view toward electricity infrastructure. All presentation slides are available for download.Read more

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Master Plan for 100% Climate Change Mitigation – Fifth Working Group Meeting of the Municipalities

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17 December 2013 to 18 December 2013

Kempten

Germany

Funded by the National Climate Initiative (NKI) of the Federal Environment Ministry (BMUB), the fifth meeting of the scientific support working group for the municipalities taking part in the project "Master Plan for 100% Climate Change Mitigation" was held on 17 and 18 December 2013 in Kempten.

The fifth working group meeting was hosted by the City of Kempten in the...Read more

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IT for Climate Protection

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24 October 2013

Berlin

Germany

A meta-analysis of different studies has shown that significant climate protection potentials exist in the fields of intelligent buildings, traffic optimization, production systems, and dematerialization, which can be made accessible by using IT-Solutions.

Within this context, the expert workshop "IT for Climate Protection" was held on 24 October 2014 in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear...Read more