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Ecologic Institute US
The Ecologic Institute US is a think-tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and consultancy. It is dedicated to bringing fresh ideas to environmental policy and sustainable development. Founded in 2008, the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC evolved out of the Transatlantic Program of Ecologic Institute, Berlin, Germany, and focuses on European environmental policy and integration, climate policy, transatlantic outreach, economics and infrastructure, the United States and European Union in the world, and biodiversity.
Ecologic Institute, Washington DC, is a legally and financially independent IRS 501(c)(3) public charity.
Ecologic Institute a Global Top 10 Environmental Think Tank again in 2011
Ecologic Institute again ranks 6th among Environment Think Tanks in the prestigious 2011 Global "Go-To Think Tank Index" of the University of Pennsylvania. Ecologic Institute - based in Berlin, Germany, and Washington DC - also reached 6th place in this category in the previous year's ranking. Among the Top 50 Think Tanks in Western Europe, Ecologic Institute took 37th place and was the only environmental think tank in this category. Read more ...
Sustainable San Mateo – The 2012 Indicator Report
For 15 years already, Sustainable San Mateo County (SSMC) has published its flagship indicator report for San Mateo County between San Francisco and the Silicon Valley in California. The overall aim of San Mateo County is to create a balance between economic growth, a healthy environment and an equitable society. In the report, approximately 30 indicators on the status and trends assess the extent to which this complex goal has been achieved. In addition, the report presents a different key theme every year, such as jobs or nutrition, which is presented and analyzed in greater breadth and detail. Read more ...
Guardians of People and the Planet: Think Tanks and Policies in the Public Interest (人类和地球的保护者：环境智库为人民服务)
7 - 9 October 2011, Beijing - R. Andreas Kraemer
Orchestrating Global Transition? – Design and Implementation of Efficient Resource Policies
20 September 2011, Davos - R. Andreas Kraemer
Transatlantic Sister City and Media Dialogue: Local Initiatives in Climate Protection and Renewable Energies in Germany and the US
Four German-American pairs of sister cities met in Chattanooga, TN (USA) from 29 November to 2 December 2011 in order to compare local efforts on climate protection and explore best practices in renewable energies. The Dialogue that also included German and American journalists was organized by the Ecologic Institute in cooperation with the German Embassy in Washington DC. Read more ...
Cambio Climático
The growing importance of international law for global climate cooperation is underscored in a new book chapter by Michael Mehling and Arturo Brandt, which recently appeared in the first manual on international environmental law for a Spanish-speaking audience. Read more ...
Fireside discussion of ethics and climate change
On Wednesday, 26 October 2011, Ecologic Institute and the German Marshall Fund (GMF) co-hosted an evening fireside discussion on the topic "Do ethics have a role in the climate policy debate?" The event allowed for an informal, off-the-record conversation about the relevance of questions of ethics and morality to climate policy solutions. Read more ...
New York Times and International Herald Tribune: A New Urgency to the Problem of Storing Nuclear Waste
After the re-instatement of the nuclear power phase-out in Germany, the debate about the safe long-term storage of radioactive waste from the nuclear reactors is gaining renewed momentum. In this article, Kate Galbraith focuses on Germany – and cites R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute – but also gives an overview of the situation in other countries. Read more ...
Konrad von Moltke Fund Reception – Honoring the 2011 Grantees
On 7 November 2011, friends, colleagues, and family members of Konrad von Moltke gathered in Washington, DC in order to learn about developments of the Konrad von Moltke Fund (KvM) since its inception in 2009. Read more ...
Measuring Sustainability - Conceptual Foundations and Indicators
4 - 5 November 2011, Tübingen - Dr. Tanja Srebotnjak
European Fisheries Fund (EFF) Sustainability Criteria
A new study has found that financial support is being allocated under the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) to activities with little or no evidence that they are environmentally or socially sustainable. The EFF's goal is to provide financial support for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Both the EFF and the CFP are responsible for the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. However, most EU Member States use application forms which lack sufficient environmental and social assessment criteria. The study is available for download. Read more ...
Potential Improvements to Urban Stormwater Management through Transnational Sharing of Experience and Technology
On behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Ecologic Institute is carrying out comparative study on the use of Green Infrastructure for urban storm water management in Germany and the US in order to illuminate a series of best practices that may help guide US efforts to improve existing infrastructure. The water policy team at Ecologic Institute is joined by experts at the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and the George Washington University in the performance of this contract. Read more ...
Addressing the Challenge of Global Climate Mitigation – An Assessment of Existing Venues and Institutions
Recent years have seen the climate negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change fail to achieve a major breakthrough on climate change mitigation, and no such breakthrough is expected in the near future. In a study commissioned by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Dr. Camilla Bausch and Michael Mehling evaluate various venues and institutions addressing the climate challenge, and assess their influence on the future of global mitigation efforts. The study is available for download. Read more ...
Yale University Webinar on The Nuclear Power Endgame in Germany
13 October 2011, New Haven, CT, 12:00 noon; Berlin, Germany, 6:00 pm, World Wide Web - R. Andreas Kraemer
Ecologic Institute in five minutes
Ecologic Institute is a private not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and consultancy with offices in Berlin, Brussels, Vienna, Washington DC, and San Mateo CA.
Sound complicated? It is! What do we work on? For whom do we work and who are we? What makes Ecologic Institute a "Knowledge Garden?" This film provides answers to these questions. Read more ...
2012 Environmental Performance Index Expert Review Workshop
As an expert reviewer, Tanja Srebotnjak, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, will participate in the 2012 Review Workshop of the Environmental Performance Index Expert. The Workshop will taking place on 26 and 27 September 2011 at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Read more ...
Career opportunities for German scientists living in North America
2 September 2011, San Francisco - Dr. Tanja Srebotnjak
Empirical Analysis of Associations between Trade and the Environment
This study investigates the prevailing theories about the effect of trade openness on environmental quality and resource management, providing new insights and empirical support to refute some of these theories. It builds on data collected through the Yale-Columbia 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), which covers 163 countries and an extensive database of trade-related measures from academic and international sources. Senior fellow Tanja Srebotnjak contributed statistical analyses to the study. It is available for download. Read more ...
First I-CITE Study Tour: Renewables and Rural Energy Opportunities
While renewable energy and its role for achieving an energy transformation, improving the environment, and supporting rural economies is a hotly discussed topic in both the US and Europe, approaches to increasing the share of renewables in the energy mix differ significantly on opposite sides of the Atlantic. As a result, exchanging Transatlantic experiences and lessons learned is of crucial importance. Read more ...
Possibility of and Opportunities from the Implementation of an Energy System Powered only by Renewable Energy - Hans-Josef Fell
On 26 August 2011 at the conclusion of the first I-CITE study tour, Renewables and Rural Energy Opportunities, the Ecologic Institute hosted a Dinner Dialogue at Augustiner am Dom in Munich with MdB Hans-Josef Fell of the German Green Party and Member of the German Parliament. Read more ...