PROGRAMME
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09:30 – 10:00
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Coffee and registration
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10:00 – 11:00
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Introductory remarks
- Dr. Camilla Bausch, Senior Management, Ecologic Institute
Keynote Addresses
- “The future of public engagement with science in Germany” – Prof. Johannes Vogel, Ph.D, Director, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
- “Nexus ‘Ressourcenwende’ and ‘Energiewende’ - prerequisites for a post carbon future” – Dr. Harry Lehmann, Head of Division Environmental Planning and Sustainability Strategies, Federal Environment Agency
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11:00 – 11:30
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Coffee break
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11:30 – 13:00
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Where do we want to go?
Setting course: the macro-level perspective, how are decarbonisation strategies developed – and what contributions can be made from research?
Panel discussion with the following participants:
- “The role of climate policy instruments at the international level“ – Michael Mehling, Executive Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR)
- “Translating objectives into policy – insights from CECILIA2050“ – Benjamin Görlach, Head Economics and Policy Assessment, Ecologic Institute
- "What elements make climate targets effective?" – Sabrina Schulz, Head of Berlin Office, E3G — Third Generation Environmentalism
Moderator: Matthias Duwe, Head of Climate, Ecologic Institute
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13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00 – 15:30
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How do we get there?
Barriers and Drivers in Society: Structural, social, and cultural dimensions in the energy transition.
Lead speaker:
- “How social innovation (em)powers transition” – Prof. Derk Loorbach, Director
Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam
With additional presentations from the following speakers:
- “The human factor in energy transition” – Dr. Gabriele Quinti, Laboratory of Citizenship Sciences
- “Bringing together top-down and bottom-up approaches” – Prof. Patrizia Lombardi, Head of the Interuniversity Department of Urban and Regional Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino
- “The importance of cultural values in the transition: insights from adaptation“ – Dr. Grit Martinez, Senior Fellow, Ecologic Institute
Moderator: Prof. Erik Bichard, Professor in Regeneration & Sustainable Development, University of Salford
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15:30 – 16:00
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Coffee Break
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16:00 – 17:30
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How we know how we are doing?
Progress in the real world: science-based monitoring and measuring achievements in the transition at different levels.
Speakers:
- “Tracking transition at the European level” – Paul McAleavey, Head of Air & Climate Change Programme, European Environment Agency
- “Performance monitoring in the covenant of mayors and at different levels of EU governance” – Dr. Silvia Rivas-Calvete, European Commission Joint Research Centre
- “Progress at the city level: an inventory approach” – Prof. Dr. Kristine Kern, University of Potsdam and Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS)
- “A post-carbon city index” – Max Grünig, Senior Fellow, Ecologic Institute
Moderator: Anke Herold, Research Coordinator International Climate Policy, Öko Institut – Institute for Applied Ecology
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17:30 – 17:45
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Supporting a sustainable future
Concluding Remarks:
- R. Andreas Kraemer, Director, Ecologic Institute
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18:00
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Cocktail Reception
Ecologic Institute celebrates the beginning of its 20th year
Welcoming words
- Aaron Best, Deputy Director, Climate-KIC Germany
- Michael Mehling, Executive Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
- Prof. Dr. Christian Hey, Secretary General, German Advisory Council on the Environment
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