1. Call for Applications: ICAP Summer School for Emerging and Developing Countries, The Hague, 2010
2. RADOST Annual Conference 2010 on 24 - 25 March in Schwerin
3. Europe's Green Diplomacy: Global Climate Governance is a Test Case for Europe – Publication
4. The International Climate Protection Law after Copenhagen – Publication
5. Keeping Illegal Fish and Timber off the Market. A Comparison of EU Regulations – Publication
6. Economist – Ecologic Vacancy

1. Call for Applications: ICAP Summer School for Emerging and Developing Countries, The Hague, 2010
Environmental policy-makers and stakeholders from the non-governmental, academic and private sectors will convene in The Hague, The Netherlands from 26 July to 6 August 2010 as part of the second ICAP Summer School for Emerging and Developing Countries. The intensive two-week training event, designed and organised by the Ecologic Institute on behalf of and in collaboration with the International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) will provide insights into the complexities of emissions trading systems to enable participants’ countries to harmonise their environmental policies for full participation in a future global carbon market. Applications are still possible until the end of March 2010.
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2. RADOST Annual Conference 2010 on 24 - 25 March in Schwerin
The research network project RADOST ("Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea coast") is holding its first annual conference, which will take place on the 24 - 25 March 2010 in Schwerin. The conference is held under the auspices of Juergen Seidel, Minister of Economics, Labor and Tourism of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Along with other notable speakers, such as Prof. Dr. Hans von Storch (the GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht), Prof. Donald F. Boesch (President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental science (UMCES)) will speak about regional adaptation strategies in the U.S.
https://klimzug-radost.de/

3. Europe's Green Diplomacy: Global Climate Governance is a Test Case for Europe – Publication
In this article in Internationale Politik, Germany's leading foreign policy magazine, Martin Kremer of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) and Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Senior Policy Advisor of Ecologic Institute, discuss the new tools for EU climate foreign policy under the Lisbon Treaty and the possible role of the European External Action Service.
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4. The International Climate Protection Law after Copenhagen – Publication
Researchers and the international community today are essentially in agreement: global warming cannot surpass an increase of two degrees Celsius if dangerous, irreversible and uncontrollable consequences for the environment and society are to be avoided. Protection measures taken by the international community are also pursuing this goal, and yet they leave out adequate mandates for the minimisation of green house gas emission. However, international law is not powerless in this respect. Many far reaching climate protection mandates can be developed out of the customary law prohibition of transboundary environmental disturbances and from the area of human rights. To what extent these obligations can be effective in practice is yet to be known.
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5. Keeping Illegal Fish and Timber off the Market. A Comparison of EU Regulations – Publication
Illegal fishing and logging, and the international trade in illegally sourced fish and wood products cause enormous environmental and economic damage. Consumer countries contribute to the problem by importing fish and timber without ensuring legality – a problem the EU is trying to address with two new regulations. In this briefing paper, Duncan Brack, Heike Baumüller and Katharina Umpfenbach compare the recently adopted EU regulations on illegal fish and timber products. The authors contrast the very different approaches and highlight areas that might need further strengthening.
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6. Economist – Ecologic Vacancy
For our office in Berlin, we are currently looking to hire an Economist able to lead research projects on the economic dimension of environmental policies, including sustainable welfare indicators and long-term structural change. Solid scientific training in economics or a comparable education with an economic focus as well as strong analytical skills and practical experience with quantitative economic methods and data analysis are required. Applications are welcome until 6 April 2010.