Events

Dialogue Forum: Low Carbon Society #3 Brussels, May 13, 2008 More and more companies are recognizing the opportunities and challenges climate change poses to their business. They are confronted with rising expectations from stakeholders to act on climate change. They increasingly understand that taking actions on climate change may lead to efficiency gains, lower risk […]

Symposium Eberswalde, April 10, 2008 ‘Germany – Land of Ideas’ the international Master Study Programme ‘Global Change Management’ at the Eberswalde University of Applied Sciences was awarded a prize for being an outstanding innovative project. The symposium ‘Klimawandel – Reichen gute Ideen?’ is the major event within this frame and will focus on higher education needs in […]

Nachhaltigkeit – Ein Programm für unsere Zukunft Berlin, April 08, 2008 Nachhaltigkeit betrifft alle Betrachtungsebenen, kann also lokal, regional, national oder global verwirklicht werden. Während aus ökologischer Perspektive zunehmend ein globaler Ansatz verfolgt wird, steht hinsichtlich der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Nachhaltigkeit oft der nationale Blickwinkel im Vordergrund.

ECF Annual Conference 2008 Alcalá de Henares, April 1-2, 2008 Art, technology and economics, acting in synergy, have a decisive role in stopping the accelerating climate change. Cities are the main source of greenhouse gases emissions: The production of electricity is finally directed to the cities; buildings must be heated and cooled, people and goods […]

German-Italian Cooperation for the Development of Renewable Energies in the Mediterranean – The SuperSmart Grid Berlin, March 28, 2008 The world today is facing increasing energy prices, diminishing fossil energy resources and rapidly increasing energy demand. Today, the price of oil is around 100 $/bbl. Over 60 oil-producing countries have already passed their production peaks; […]

Circe Event Bali, December 12, 2007 Agenda Circe Side Event 15 min. The CIRCE Project Antonio Navarra, CMCC/INGV 15 min. CIRCE – Impact Assessment and the Social Context Laurence Tubiana, IDDRI 15 min. Climate Research Activities in the European Framework Program Elisabeth Lipiatou, DG Research, European Commission

What’s Next? Policy Responses to the IPCC IV Assessment Report Berlin, November 23, 2007 According to the 4 IPCC Assessment Report (AR4) Greenhouse gas emissions are projected to increase unless further policy measures are put in place. The warming of the planet is now unequivocal and it is almost universally accepted that human activities are […]

Global Investments for Climate and Energy Security Berlin, March 26-27, 2007 Climate change is real. Its impacts can be detected already today and will become far more serious if effective mitigation and adaptation measures are not undertaken. There is widespread agreement that global temperature increase should not exceed 2°C above the pre-industrial level. However, there […]