Contents:

1. Public Views on European Smart Home Market Development – Publication
2. The Role of Behavior in Energy Transition – Publication
3. Training for Lebanese Climate Negotiators – Workshop
4. Economic Instruments and Marine Litter Control – Publication
5. The Role of Emission Rights in Controlling Water Pollution – Publication
6. Many Risks, few Benefits – TTIP from an Environmental Perspective – Publication
7. Regulatory Cooperation in TTIP – Observations (also) from an Environmental Viewpoint – Presentation
8. Regional Governance and Management for Drought Adaptation in North-West Europe – Presentation
9. Diverging Concepts of Nature and Human Well-being - From Theory to Action - Presentation
10. Resource Efficiency in Practice – Closing Mineral Cycles – Conference

1. Public Views on European Smart Home Market Development – Publication

   Smart homes offer significant potential to enable new energy saving services and capabilities offered via smart grids. However, research reveals that consumer perception regarding reliability and data privacy risks, as well as high costs of technologies act as significant barriers to consumer acceptance of smart homes. In a paper, published in Energy Research and Social Science, Ecologic Institute's Benjamin Boteler and co-authors investigated the differences and similarities in technical and economic drivers and barriers to smart home market development in the UK, Germany, and Italy. The paper is available for download.
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2. The Role of Behavior in Energy Transition – Publication

   A study of leading city and community-level energy transitions demonstrates behavioral changes across personal, social, and external dimensions. Research from "Transition towards Low-Carbon Energy Security" (MILESECURE 2050) was presented at the 3rd BEHAVE Energy Conference in Oxford (United Kingdom) in September 2014. Giovanni Caiati (Laboratory of Citizenship Sciences) and Adam Pearson, Transatlantic Fellow at Ecologic Institute, presented research that energy transition can be considered a social product, and not as a technological process alien to society. The poster is available for download.
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3. Training for Lebanese Climate Negotiators – Workshop

   In September 2014, Dr. Camilla Bausch and Lena Donat conducted a 2-day training to enhance the negotiation skills of Lebanese negotiators at the international negotiations on climate change. The final workshop report is available for download.
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4. Economic Instruments and Marine Litter Control – Publication

   Economic instruments and marine litter control, published in Ocean and Coastal Management, provides a comprehensive up-to-date review of the literature on the economic instruments that can reduce marine litter. The paper, written by Frans Oosterhuis, Elissaios Papyrakis, and Ecologic Institute's Benjamin Boteler, assesses their cost of implementation, level of effectiveness as well as indirect environmental and socioeconomic effects (externalities) that may arise as a result of their implementation.
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5. The Role of Emission Rights in Controlling Water Pollution – Publication

   Are tradable permits in water pollution control a useful instrument regarding the protection of the environment? In this book chapter, experts from the Ecologic Institute make recommendations on the strategies for introducing tradable water pollution rights. They point out opportunities and limitations and discuss the instrument’s compatibility in instrument "mixes".
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6. Many Risks, few Benefits – TTIP from an Environmental Perspective – Publication

   In this article, published in the journal Frankfurter Hefte, Christiane Gerstetter from Ecologic Institute takes a stand on environmental aspects in the discussion on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that is currently negotiated between the EU and the USA.
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7. Regulatory Cooperation in TTIP – Observations (also) from an Environmental Viewpoint – Presentation

   Christiane Gerstetter, Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, participated in a panel discussion at the representation of the German state of Baden-Württemberg in Berlin. She presented, among other things, the results of a study on regulatory cooperation in the context of the planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The presentation is available for download.
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8. Regional Governance and Management for Drought Adaptation in North-West Europe – Presentation

   On 7 Ocotber 2014, Ecologic Institute's Rodrigo Vidaurre held a presentation on regional governance responses to increasing drought risks at the 2014 international conference "Our Climate – Our Future", organised by the Helmholtz Network for Regional Climate Change. The talk, part of the Conference Session on "Integrated strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation", presented the methodology and insights generated by an analysis of the regional governance settings. This work is part of the Interreg IVB project DROP. The presentation slides are available for download.
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9. Diverging Concepts of Nature and Human Well-being – From Theory to Action – Presentation

   A new economic paradigm and its multiple facets for future development were intensively discussed at the international "Degrowth Conference" in Leipzig from 2 to 6 September 2014. The Ecologic Institute contributed to the activities through presentations, workshops, and moderations. Christiane Gerstetter and Timo Kaphengst carried out a workshop on "Biodiversity and well-being in development cooperation". The handout is available for download.
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10. Resource Efficiency in Practice – Closing Mineral Cycles – Conference

    This conference will highlight best practices and solutions to reduce nutrient losses at regional and farm levels. The conference will embed these findings in the wider picture, also addressing the legal framework and actions beyond the farm level. The conference will take place on 18 November 2014 in Brussels (Belgium). Registration is still open. Please visit the conference website for details and a draft program.
    https://mineral-cycles.eu/final_conference