1. Policy Pathways Toward Improved Governance of a Warming Arctic – Seminar
2. Transatlantic Transition towards a Low Carbon Economy – Dinner Dialogue with Christopher Flavin
3. Transatlantic Recovery Plans: Green Jobs for a Cool Planet? – Transatlantic Lunch
4. Overcoming the Economic Crisis with Renewable Energies: Policies and Infrastructures for Green Power Investments – Briefing
5. The Role of Think Tanks in International Environmental Governance – Dinner Dialogue with Sonja Wälti
6. The Evolution of EU Environmental Governance – Lecture
7. The Changing Climate in U.S. Renewable Energy Markets and Policy: A USEPA Perspective on Renewable Energy Market Transformation in the U.S. – Transatlantic Breakfast with Matt Clouse
8. Geoengineering and the Governance of International Spaces – Transatlantic Lunch with Paul Berkman & Ralph Czarnecki

1. Policy Pathways Toward Improved Governance of a Warming Arctic – Seminar
The German Marshall Fund of the United States and Ecologic Institute hosted a seminar on transatlantic issues surrounding the governance of the Arctic on 21 April 2009 in Washington DC. Speakers from government and academia outlined the geopolitical context and opportunities for co-operation on issues such as environmental security and ecosystem-based management in light of rapid climate change impacts in the Arctic.
http://ecologic-events.eu/washington_launch_arctic/index.htm

2. Transatlantic Transition towards a Low Carbon Economy – Dinner Dialogue with Christopher Flavin
An Ecologic Dinner Dialogue featuring Christopher Flavin, President of Worldwatch Institute, was held in Berlin on 27 April 2009. Christopher Flavin provided detailed insights on recent developments in U.S. climate and energy policy. Participant discussion focused primarily on the implications of these U.S. developments for international climate policy.
http://ecologic.eu/2813

3. Transatlantic Recovery Plans: Green Jobs for a Cool Planet? – Transatlantic Lunch
Greening the economic recovery was the topic of conversation at this Transatlantic Lunch. Aaron Best, Senior Fellow at the Ecologic Institute, presented the interim results of an Ecologic study on the issue. The 21 April 2009 Transatlantic Lunch was hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Washington DC. An update on recent developments in US climate legislation was provided by Gerry Waldron, Staff Director of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
http://ecologic.eu/2807

4. Overcoming the Economic Crisis with Renewable Energies: Policies and Infrastructures for Green Power Investments – Briefing
Renewable energies will have to be a substantial part of a country’s energy mix in order to counter climate change impacts and reduce dependency on fossil fuels. At a noon briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 23 April 2009, Ralph Czarnecki of Ecologic Institute spoke on key features of the successful German regulatory model for boosting renewable energy. The event was jointly organized with the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
http://www.ecologic-events.de/washington_launch_boell/index.htm

5. The Role of Think Tanks in International Environmental Governance – Dinner Dialogue with Sonja Wälti
On 20 April 2009, an Ecologic Dinner Dialogue was held in Washington DC in honour of Sonja Wälti, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, D.C. Sonja Wälti presented questions on the role of think tanks in the context of international environmental governance as an introduction for the discussion.
http://ecologic.eu/2805

6. The Evolution of EU Environmental Governance – Lecture
In this presentation Ecologic Senior Fellow Ingmar von Homeyer provided an analytical overview of EU environmental governance from the early 1970s up to the present. He argued that EU environmental governance can be described as an amalgam of four to five environmental governance regimes which have successively been layered on top of each other over the past 35 years.
http://ecologic.eu/2809

7. The Changing Climate in U.S. Renewable Energy Markets and Policy: A USEPA Perspective on Renewable Energy Market Transformation in the U.S. – Transatlantic Breakfast with Matt Clouse
At an Ecologic Transatlantic Breakfast on 20 April 2009, Matt Clouse spoke about the current climate for renewable electricity markets and policy supports in the U.S. in light of the recent change in administration. Mr. Clouse managed a voluntary carbon emissions reduction program for eight years and is now Director of Renewable Energy Policy and Programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). His presentation covered the background of renewable electricity in the U.S., including its potential, barriers, the government’s role, and the evolving policy support for renewable energy.
http://ecologic.eu/2803

8. Geoengineering and the Governance of International Spaces – Transatlantic Lunch with Paul Berkman & Ralph Czarnecki
There is growing interest in the idea of geoengineering, the purposeful and large-scale modification of the natural environment, especially since the article in Foreign Affairs "The Geoengineering Option" by David Victor and others. Jointly with the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces, Ecologic Institute held this Transatlantic Luncheon in Washington DC on 22 April 2009. Guests of honour were Paul Berkman, Scott Polar Institute, University of Cambridge, and Ralph Czarnecki, Ecologic Institute.
http://ecologic.eu/2811