Ecologic Institute

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 ...

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 ...

 26 March 2010, New Brunswick - Michael Mehling 
Ecologic Institute was invited to participate in a conference on “Climate Change Policy: Lessons from the European Experience” hosted on 25 and 26 March 2010 by the Center for European Studies at Rutgers University as part of “Lessons from Europe”, a two-year program of events exploring what US policy-makers and citizens can learn from the experiences of European democracies in addressing 21st century policy challenges.  Michael Mehling of the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC joined a panel on the EU Emission Trading Scheme, speaking alongside Denny Ellerman of the MIT Center for Energy and Environment Policy Research, Cambridge, and Bruce Mizrach of the Department of Economics at Rutgers University. Read more ...

In his 2010 State of the Union address, President Obama declared the need for “serious investments in clean energy” because “the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy”. He urged Congress to pass legislation that promotes innovation and generates jobs as Americans rebuild infrastructures and manufacture the products of tomorrow. In a new paper funded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States under the Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative, authors from the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC and Berlin identify investment needs and policy incentives required to achieve this transition to a clean energy economy. Read more ...