Presentations
Certification of Biofuels
11 December 2009, Potsdam - Timo Kaphengst
The international debate on biofuels is mostly dominated by environmental and economic aspects while the question of how biofuels can be produced in a socially acceptable way is not systematically tackled. The project "Biofuel as Social Fuel" examines for two regions in Germany and Brazil the social dimension of biofuel production. Timo Kaphengst gave a lecture at the project`s kick-off event stressing the role of certification systems in biofuel governance. Read more ...
DeutschArctic Transform - Transatlantic Policy Options for Supporting Adaptation in the Marine Arctic
16 November 2009, Brussels - R. Andreas Kraemer
Since 2007, on initiative by the European Parliament, the European Commission (DG Relex) has sponsored transatlantic dialogues with a view to developing new approaches for handling global challenges. A conference in Brussels on 16 November 2009 reviewed the results of the first 5 pilot projects. R. Andreas Kraemer presented the outcomes of the Arctic Transform dialogue initiated by Ecologic Institute. Read more ...
The Missing Link to Sustainable Mobility
23 November 2009, Washington, DC - Dominic Marcellino
The results of the study "Connecting public transportation with car and bike sharing programs" were presented by Dominic Marcellino at a transportation policy workshop organized by Ecologic Institute, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, and the Brookings Institution. Read more ...
The Arctic Tomorrow - Confrontation or Cooperation?
29 September 2009, Ottawa - R. Andreas Kraemer
In the North polar region, key nations of the world will answer the key question: Will confrontation or cooperation reign in the Arctic of Tomorrow. R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute sketched the future as keynote panellist at the Arctic Future Forum of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Rideau Institute in Ottawa, ON, on 29 September 2009. The Forum focused on security and arms control, climate change and energy. Read more ...
The Arctic Today - Finding Common Transatlantic Ground
29 September 2009, Ottawa - R. Andreas Kraemer
As the Cold War ends and the ice is melting in the Arctic, security and arms control, climate change and energy, present a new situation for the relations among nations and the joint management of the region. On 29 September 2009, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Rideau Institute convened an expert meeting in Ottawa to take stock of "The Arctic Today and Finding Common Transatlantic Ground". R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute acted as discussant and moderated a session on energy and the environment. Read more ...
Carleton University Podcast Interview: R. Andreas Kraemer on Trans-national Policy Learning
28 September 2009, Ottawa - R. Andreas Kraemer
In a Carleton University Podcast Interview conducted by Helen Morris, R. Andreas Kraemer, Director of Ecologic Institute in Berlin, discusses policy co-operation in the area of European environmental governance. He focuses on some of the challenges facing different policy communities such as transport, energy, and agriculture when trying to work together on environmental concerns. He also highlights the potential for sharing ideas and for Canadians and Europeans to learn from each others' experiences. Read more ...
European Environmental Governance: Options for Cooperation
28 September 2009, Ottawa - R. Andreas Kraemer
Successive policy challenges and EU enlargement have added layers of policy, legislation, and institutions to create the current system for addressing environment, climate, energy, and sustainable development. R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute was invited to speak on "European Environmental Governance: Options for Cooperation" at the Centre for European Studies of Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, on 28 September 2009. Read more ...
Changing Arctic: Changing Planet
28 March 2009, Aspen, CO - R. Andreas Kraemer
During the 2009 Aspen Environment Forum, the conversation addressed the changing Arctic in discussion with Sven Lindblad of Lindblad Expeditions, NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Climate Communications Director Susan Joy Hassol, Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, author Charles Wohlforth, Elizabeth Cheney of Shell Oil, Ecologic Institute Director R. Andreas Kraemer, and University of Alaska Chancellor Fran Ulmer. Aspen Institute's Executive Director of the Energy and Environment Program, David Monsma, moderated. Read more ...
Economic Stimulus Packages in Europe: Overview of National Measures and their Linkages to the Innovation Dimension of the Lisbon Agenda and Sustainable Development Strategies
18 June 2009, Prague - R. Andreas Kraemer
"Options and Opportunities for the future EU Sustainable Development Strategy" was the theme of the ESDN Conference 2009 in Prague on 17-19 June 2009, hosted by the Czech EU Presidency in cooperation with the Swedish EU Presidency. Ecologic Institute contributed a background paper, and R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute was invited to speak on "Economic Stimulus Packages in Europe", and comment on the coherence of policy strategies in Europe and the challenges of policy integration. Read more ...
21st Century International Environmental Governance: Solutions
27 March 2009, Aspen, CO - R. Andreas Kraemer
Solutions for International Environmental Governance were a theme of conversation at the 2009 Aspen Environment Forum. Moderated by former US Senator Gary Hart, the discussants were the Minister of Environment of Panama Ligia Castro de Doens, Deputy Director in the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China Jia Feng, the Director of the North America office of UNEP Amy Fraenkel, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution David Sandelow, the Director of the Global Environmental Governance Projects at Yale University Maria Ivanova, and Ecologic Institute Director R. Andreas Kraemer. Read more ...
Ecological Tax Reform, an Example that Promotes Social Progress and Sustainable Development
24 February 2009, Brussels - R. Andreas Kraemer
In view of rising food and energy prices with impacts on vulnerable groups of society, the European Commission (DG Employment) convened a conference in Brussels on 24 February 2009 on social impacts of sustainable development, and policies aimed at making production and consumption more sustainable. R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute presented the success case of the German ecological tax reform, which creates jobs, helps stabilise social security systems, and induces improvements in energy efficiency and structural change. Read more ...
Monitoring the Linkages between Social Exclusion and Unsustainable Development
23 February 2009, Brussels - R. Andreas Kraemer
The need to better understand and monitor the linkages between social exclusion and unsustainable development, and the quest for a toolkit to assess the social impacts of environment policy measures, the European Commission (DG Employment) convened a workshop for scientific support for promoting social fairness in sustainable development in Brussels on 23 February 2009. R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute was invited to speak on social exclusion and a poor environment. Read more ...
Threats and Opportunities in a Changing Arctic: Policy Challenges and Transatlantic Relations
14 November 2008, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI - R. Andreas Kraemer
R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute gave a keynote presentation on "Threats and Opportunities in a Changing Arctic: Policy Challenges and Transatlantic Relations" at the John H. Chafee Center for International Business of Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, on 14 November 2008. The presentation draws on the transatlnatic Arctic Transform dialogue. Read more ...
Development of an International Carbon Market and Options for Lining the EU Emission Trading Scheme with other Trading Systems
3 July 2008, Munich - R. Andreas Kraemer
German industry is reassessing climate policies and its impacts for sectors or individual businesses in the context of economic globalisation and in future internationally coordinated carbon markets. The top indusry associations in Bavaria and the "Business for Climate Protection Initiative" of the German Industries Association (BDI) invited R. Andreas Kraemer to speak on carbon markets and linking at their conference on "Climate Policy in Berlin and Brussels" in Munich on 3 July 2008. Read more ...
Sustainable Energy and Resource Efficiency – Key Issues for Sustainable Development
9 May 2007, United Nations Headquarter, New York - R. Andreas Kraemer
Sustainable energy and resource efficiency to be achieved through efficiency in energy use, renewable energy supplies, and technological innovation was the subject of a panel discussion presented by the German Federal Ministry for Environment on the occasion of the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in New York, NY, on 9 May 2007. R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute moderated the event. Read more ...
EU Energy and Climate Policy: the External Dimension
3 May 2007, New York, New York - R. Andreas Kraemer
The New York Political Salon, initiated and coordinated by Steven E. Sokol of the American Council on Germany and hosted by the Shelly and Donald Rubin Foundation, convenes regular meetings for younger professionals from different countries and divers professions (media, business, academia, and non-profit) to discuss current political issues of common concern. R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic was invited to make a presentation and lead a discussion on the extraterritorial effects of energy and climate policies of the European Union. Read more ...
Taking Advantage of the Crisis: Synergies between Environmental Policy and Social Inclusion
9 September 2009, Brussels - R. Andreas Kraemer
"Emerging Stronger from the Recession to Tackle the Challenges of Social Cohesion and Sustainable Development" was the theme of an expert workshop convened by the European Commission (DG Employment) in Brussels on 9 September 2009. Ecologic Institute contributed a background paper, and R. Andreas Kraemer was invited as keynote speaker on "Taking Advantage of the Crisis: Synergies between Environmental Policy and Social Inclusion". Read more ...
A Climate Protection Act for Germany
10 November 2009, Berlin - Christiane Gerstetter
Christiane Gerstetter, Fellow Ecologic Legal, spoke on the legal feasibility of adopting a climate change act in Germany, modeled on the UK Climate Change Act. The presentation was a contribution to a seminar entitled “How legally-binding targets can promote more effective national climate change policy” held in the British Embassy. The presentation was based on an earlier legal expertise by Ecologic Legal on the topic, which the WWF had sponsored. It is available for download. Read more ...
The WTO Judicial Decision-Makers: How Do They Deal with Multilateral Environmental Agreements?
4 December 2009, Amsterdam - Christiane Gerstetter
Christiane Gerstetter, Fellow at the Ecologic Institute, contributed a paper to and gave a presentation at the Amsterdam Conference on the Human Dimensions on Global Environmental Change. She discussed how the Dispute Settlement Bodies of the World Trade Organization (WTO) deal with international environmental law, thus contributing to the conference’s section on actors in international environmental governance. The paper and the presentation are available for download. Read more ...
The Cost of Policy Inaction (COPI) on Biodiversity
5 November 2009, Frankfurt - Holger Gerdes
On 5 November 2009, the Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F) in Frankfurt/Main hosted a workshop focusing on “Opportunities and limits of the ecosystem services concept.” Holger Gerdes, Fellow at the Ecologic Institute, gave a presentation on the application of the ecosystem services concept in policy consultancy. Read more ...
The international climate negotiations in Copenhagen – prospects for climate protection
25 November 2009, Kassel - Camilla Bausch
The final event of the 13th Hessian Climate Protection Forum was a high level panel discussion on the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen. Panelists included the Hessian Secretary of State Mark Weinmeister, Wintershall Board Member Dr. Gerhard König, Franzjosef Schafhausen from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, and Dr. Camilla Bausch from the Ecologic Institute. Journalist Thomas Hanke (Handelsblatt) moderated the panel. Read more ...
Linking the EU's Emissions Trading System to a Future US Emissions Trading Scheme
4 March 2009, Brussels - Michael Mehling, Jason Anderson
Emissions trading systems emerging in the United States offer the opportunity of a future trading link to the European carbon market. While such a link promises more efficient allocation of resources in a larger and more liquid market, differences in the design of trading systems can undermine the effectiveness of the linked trading systems. In a presentation at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Michael Mehling and Jason Anderson provided legislators and their staff with an update of recent policy developments in the US and identified the prospects of an eventual market link across the Atlantic. This presentation and a series of commissioned background studies helped brief EU parliamentarians visiting the US in 2009.
Economic Instruments between Kyoto and Copenhagen: quo vadis Climate Protection?
16 October 2009, Münster - Benjamin Görlach
From 15-16 October 2009, the Center for Foreign Trade Law at the Institute for Public Economic Law of the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster hosted its 14th Foreign Trade Law Day, focusing on energy and climate change. At this conference, Benjamin Görlach, economist for the Ecologic Institute, delivered a presentation entitled ‘Economic Instruments between Kyoto and Copenhagen: quo vadis Climate Protection?’ Read more ...
The Kyoto Protocol and the current climate negotiations
7 October 2009, Berlin - Christiane Gerstetter
Christiane Gerstetter of Ecologic Legal, gave a presentation to young diplomats, participating in the 4th Executive Seminar for Diplomats from Latin America and the Caribbean on the international legal framework for climate protection and the current climate negotiations. Read more ...
The Future Outlook & Post-2012 Discussion
22 September 2009, Washington DC - Michael Mehling
Stakeholders and participants in the global carbon market convened in Washington DC at the annual Carbon Markets USA trade conference. Attendees examined the latest developments driving this evolving market, with a particular focus on the state of legislation in the United States and the progress in negotiations towards a global climate regime. Michael Mehling, president of the Ecologic Institute in Washington DC, was invited to address participants in the closing panel. In his address, he assessed the future outlook for climate negotiations and their implications for carbon markets around the globe. Read more ...
Trends in EU energy and climate change policy
23 October 2009, Indianapolis, Indiana - Dominic Marcellino
The Indiana University European Union Center organized a full-day conference entitled "European Union Regulatory Policy: Lessons for Indiana." Dominic Marcellino gave a presentation on the development of EU energy and climate policy over the past decade, pointing out trends and possible future developments, and highlighting implications for Indiana. Read more ...
Stakeholder Participation and Sustainable Development Strategies - practical examples of the European experience
16 October 2009, Budapest - Doris Knoblauch
At the sixth and final EPOS Network Meeting that took place on the 15th and-16th October 2009 in Budapest, Doris Knoblauch presented the analysis of the stakeholder participation processes that took place within the federal or national sustainable development strategies in five European countries. The project revealed that a major challenge was how to deal with all the input generated through the participation processes. Read more ...
Reflections on the Role of Foundations in Promoting Renewable Energies
2 October 2009, Anchorage, Alaska - R. Andreas Kraemer
The potential for renewable energies is greater in the US than in Germany, and foundations can do much to unlock growth, help create jobs, stabilise communities, and phase out fossil energies and atomic power. R. Andreas Kraemer of Ecologic Institute presented the German experience at the EGA Fall Retreat in Anchorage, Alaska, on 2 October 2009. Read more ...
Constraints to wastewater treatment and reuse in Mediterranean Partner Countries
9 October 2009, Girona - Eleftheria Kampa
In the context of the Coordination Action INNOVA-MED, an international conference took place on innovative processes and practices for wastewater treatment and re-use in the Mediterranean region. Eleftheria Kampa, Senior Fellow with the Ecologic Institute, gave a lecture on the constraints to the broader application of treatment and reuse technologies in Mediterranean Partner Countries of North Africa and Middle East. Read more ...
The EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Experiences, Current State and Perspectives
3 September 2009, Wanderath - Benjamin Görlach
From 30 August to 5 September 2009, the Foundation of German Business in cooperation with RWE organized a week-long summer academy for its scholarship holders on the present and future systems of energy supply. Benjamin Görlach, economist at Ecologic, gave a presentation on past experiences with, the current state of and the future outlook on the European Emissions Trading Scheme, one of the major EU climate policy instruments. Read more ...
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