1. Climate Change and Public Finances – Project report online
2. RADOST project: Regional kick-off
3. EU Forest Protection: Policy options presented at the EU Standing Forest Committee – Report online
4. Security Through Energy Policy: Germany at the Crossroads – Publication
5. The EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Experiences, Current State and Perspectives – Lecture
6. The Global Institutional Architecture and the Financial Crisis – An opportunity for Sustainable Development? – Conference Report online
7. Biomass certification schemes from both sides of the Atlantic – Event announcement
8. Promoting democratic management of natural resources in Ukraine

1. Climate Change and Public Finances – Project report online
Climate change will alter the basis of economic activity in Germany. It will therefore also affect public finances. On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance, the Ecologic Institute and Infras explored the extent to which the economic impacts of climate change might threaten the sustainability of public budgets in Germany. The results indicate that, in the event of unabated climate change, additional costs and revenue losses could amount to 0.6 to 2.5 percent of GDP. The Final Report is now available on our website.
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2. RADOST project: Regional kick-off
On 6 October 2009, the regional kick-off for the project RADOST (Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast), which is coordinated by the Ecologic Institute, took place in Rostock-Warnemünde. Working groups were formed to facilitate discussions between scientists and representatives of public authorities, communities and regional businesses on the challenges imposed by climate change in various thematic areas. The framework for the event was set by the conference "Coastal Management & Climate Change: Status Quo", which was focused on the status of various related national and international projects. Further information is available in German.
https://klimzug-radost.de/termine/konferenz-kuestenmanagement-klimawandel-rostock-warnemuende

3. EU Forest Protection: Policy options presented at the EU Standing Forest Committee – Report online
This report contains in-depth analysis and evaluations of different policy options regarding how to protect European forests on the Community level and concludes with different scenarios for future decision-making, taking feasibility and effectiveness of the options into account. On 8 October 2009 the results of the project were presented in Brussels at the Standing Forestry Committee (SFC), the representative board of EU Member States for forest policy. The final report is available for download.
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4. Security Through Energy Policy: Germany at the Crossroads – Publication
The greatest concern in Germany regarding climate change is that developments around the world might harm political stability in other countries, result in a loss of trade, induce migration, and ultimately cause conflict. In this article, R. Andreas Kraemer from the Ecologic Institute describes how Germany deals with this issue by proactively developing new energy solutions, setting effective energy policies domestically, and promoting good climate policy abroad.
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5. The EU Emissions Trading Scheme: Experiences, Current State and Perspectives – Lecture
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.
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6. The Global Institutional Architecture and the Financial Crisis – An Opportunity for Sustainable Development? – Conference Report online
On 14 and 15 September 200, an international group of scholars and practitioners gathered in Berlin for this conference. Keynote speakers included representatives of government, the United Nations, the financial sector, NGOs and academia. If planet Earth is one country, what shape is it in and how well is it governed? Which institutions have not facilitated effective governance and how do they need to be changed? Participants sought to explore the answers to these questions. The conference marked the end of the Ecologic Institute’s project on international environmental governance (InEG). The report of the conference in now available online.
http://www.ecologic.eu/2001

7. Biomass certification schemes from both sides of the Atlantic – Event announcement
On 22 January 2010, the Ecologic Institute will be holding a symposium on biomass certification schemes as part of the U.S. National Council for Science and the Environment's 10th annual conference in Washington DC. Speakers will focus on the process of developing certification standards, challenges faced, as well as the economic impact of certification, market accessibility for producers, and the transferability of principles to other sectors. The goal is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and lessons based on US and German experiences, and to advance the discussion about establishing international standards for biofuels. Online registration for the event is now open.
http://ncseonline.org/conference/greeneconomy/cms.cfm?id=3076

8. Promoting democratic management of natural resources in Ukraine
On 6-12 September 2009 Nataliya Stupak, a researcher at Ecologic Institute, organized and coordinated the workshop “Developing multi-level and decentralized implementation capacity for natural resource management and environmental policies: A contribution to polycentric governance in an emerging democracy”, which took place in Kiev, Ukraine.
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