Ecologic Institute
The Ecologic Institute is a private not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and consultancy with offices in Berlin, Brussels, Vienna, and Washington DC. An independent, non-partisan body, the Ecologic Institute is dedicated to bringing fresh ideas to environmental policies and sustainable development. The Ecologic Institute's work programme focuses on obtaining practical results. It covers the entire spectrum of environmental issues, including the integration of environmental concerns into other policy fields. Founded in 1995, the Ecologic Institute is a partner in the network of Institutes for European Environmental Policy. The Ecologic Institute acts in the public interest; donations are tax-deductible.Es ist Zeit, die Alleinherrschaft des BIP zu beenden
The financial and economic crisis that Germany has been going through since 2008 has shed a new light on the pros and cons of economic growth and the methods of measuring welfare. Whereas some indicators indicate that the worst effects of the crisis are behind us, others reveal that we may not have seen the end of the crisis just yet. In the 2/2010 edition of “Berliner Republik”, Benjamin Görlach, Senior Fellow at the Ecologic Institute, discussed how the crisis has played out in different economic indicators, why politics still resort to GDP as the main indicator for economic welfare and what the perspectives are for establishing alternative indicators. Read more ...
DeutschSmart Energy Dialogue
The first Smart Energy Dialogue, held on 9 June 2010 in Berlin, established a forum for discussion on the co-transformation of the energy and transport sectors. Sixty European and American experts from the areas of industry, research and policy-making came together at the Hertie School of Governance to discuss a roadmap towards energy security, energy efficiency and the decarbonisation of our economies. Read more ...
Green Jobs – Green Growth: The New Energy Economy
As part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge, an informational trip for a group of political decision makers and entrepreneurs from the southern United States took place from 6 to 12 June 2010. The programme informed the participants about job creation in a “green” economy by using Germany as an example. In so doing, the main challenges and opportunities of a progressive climate and energy policy were presented. In addition to the focus on law making and political factors, other important aspects of the programme were the information exchange with experts in this field and the identification of best practice examples. The tour was organized and implemented by the Ecologic Institute. Read more ...
Informational Visitors Program on Climate Protection and Renewable Energy
From 16 to 22 May 2010, a visitors programme on climate and renewable energy took place in Berlin, Dresden and Leipzig. The programme was organised by the Ecologic Institute in co-operation with the German Federal Foreign Office, addressing policy-makers at the state, regional and municipal level as well as journalists. The programme included appointments with experts from ministries, think tanks and NGOs as well as field trips to companies in the field of renewable energies (biomass, solar and windpower). Read more ...
Do hydro-climatic hazards intensify social tensions and conflicts?
15 June 2010, Marseille - Maria Berglund
In recent years, it has almost become conventional wisdom that climate change is a threat to human security. Both politicians and scientists have called climate change a conflict trigger or multiplier. However, empirically-based research on the relationship between climate change, resource scarcity and conflict is often absent. At the workshop on "Climate-induced migration in the MENA", Maria Berglund presented the FP7 project "Climate change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security (CLICO)", aiming to address these research gaps. Read more ...
Experiencing Renewable Energies: powerado-plus
Between January and June 2010, Stephanie Schlegel, Katharina Umpfenbach and Camilla Bausch from the Ecologic Institute lectured 14 seminars about how to teach about renewable energy in school classes. The lectures were part of the research project “Powerado plus” that aims to further qualify future teachers with regard to general knowledge about renewables as well as about methodologies such as experiments that help to discuss this issue in schools. The Powerado project was selected as an official project for the UNESCO Decade of Education for Sustainable Development for 2006/2007 and 2007/2008. In December 2009, the follow up project “Powerado plus” was awarded the first prize within the contest “Best examples of Berlin research projects”. Read more ...
ZDF German TV: Documentation on Nuclear Power in Germany: Presumed Dead but Still Kicking:
The German ZDF TV network aired a 45 minute documentary on the history, economics and politics of as well as lobbying action for nuclear power in Germany, featuring R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute. The film by Ulrike Brödermann and Michael Strompen reveals how political influence can trump economics and risk management for a comeback of nuclear power (in German only). Read more ...
Ecologic Institute runs ahead with three teams
In a dramatic neck-and-neck race, Team Ecologic Institute Washington, DC won with a mere 20 second advantage over Team Ecologic Institute Berlin in the 2010 Berliner Wasserwerke 5x5 km relay. The two teams finished in 504th and 529th place. They ran the 25 kilometers in a time of 1:59:28 and 1:59:48, respectively. The third Ecologic Institute Team (Part-ecos & friends) finished the race in 2:08:48, assuring a place within the first third of the running field (1286). Altogether, 3941 teams participated. Read more ...
Project management: Climate change mitigation strategy 2020PLUS Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg, Germany’s third biggest Bundesland, is in the process of revising its climate mitigation strategy. The new “Climate Mitigation Strategy 2020PLUS” is to be presented by the end of 2010 and will serve as a guideline for future climate policy. Ecologic Institute assists the Ministry for the Environment and Transport of Baden-Württemberg in developing the strategy. As a project manager, Ecologic Institutes provides both scientific and organisational support, including facilitation of stakeholder and expert consultation. Read more ...
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