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We are excited to welcome three new members to IEEP's Strategic Advisory Council, which provides insight and inspiration from knowledgeable and respected individuals and guides IEEP’s research priorities, engagement initiatives, and communications planning.   Environmental experts Chiara Martinelli (CAN Europe) and Luc Bas (CERAC), and communications specialist Claudia La Donna (Hanover) joined the panel of respected scientists, policymakers, and academics including Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Andrea Kohl, Christian Hey, David Stanners, Derek Osborn, Nick Molho, Petros Fassoulas, and Ralph Hallo. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqbar7kw Our societies are being challenged by a multitude of driving forces, which divert attention away from existential threats represented by global warming, biodiversity loss, unsustainable food production, and economic activities exceeding the ecological limits of our planet. As the world is now entering the decisive phase for tackling many of these problems, especially with the first Plenary of the newly elected European Parliament determining who will lead legislation in this critical time, IEEP must streamline its work to maximise its impact in national, European, and global policymaking. 📑 Read about the proposals included in the #Think2030 Science for Policy sessions for the implementation of the European Green Deal ⤵ https://lnkd.in/dEbfYk9H #Plenary #EUGreenDeal #EnvironmentalGovernance #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #SustainableFoodSystems #GlobalWarming

The EUI Environmental Challenges and Climate Change Governance Interdisciplinary Research Cluster is organising a discussion on the European Green Deal with prominent experts in the field, including our Prof. Loïc AZOULAI and researcher Luca Tenreira. "Unpacking the Green Deal: Redefining approaches, shifting methodologies" The European Green Deal has emerged as a pivotal agenda in recent years, encapsulating Europe’s concern for social and environmental transitions. It is presented as a paradigm shift, with a view to radically transforming the EU’s economy and society. This workshop aims to reflect on whether this instrument and the policies associated with it require a parallel methodological shift. 📅 03-04 June 2024 ✍ Registration: https://loom.ly/S3ZellI

Proud to see our colleague Ludovic Arnaud representing UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at the ‘From Promises to Practices’ event held by the International Ocean Institute on Friday. The discussions were a powerful reminder of how data can be a catalyst for meaningful global change. 🌍📊 Key insights shared during the event: 1️⃣ Empowering governance through data: Reliable, accessible data is the cornerstone of good governance, enabling informed and impactful policy-making. To support this, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently released its comprehensive database on ocean goods and services that provides critical insights for environmental governance: https://lnkd.in/e9C2jfh9 2️⃣ Sustaining the ocean economy: Data is essential to support developing economies in building a sustainable ocean economy - balancing growth with conservation. Initiatives like our Blue BioTrade project are helping to ensure maritime trade contributes positively to both economic development and environmental sustainability: https://lnkd.in/eSvcp-py 3️⃣ Trade for development in environmental talks: Bringing a trade-for-development lens into multilateral environmental negotiations ensures inclusive solutions that address both economic and ecological needs. Our research is helping to inform these global policy discussions, contributing to more robust and effective environmental agreements: https://lnkd.in/e9Jv6NUE UNCTAD remains committed to turning these principles into practice, helping developing nations achieve the SDGs and fostering equitable growth worldwide. 🌐 Thank you to International Ocean Institute for driving this important dialogue forward. Climate Action Authority Chantal Line Carpentier David Vivas Eugui Maria Durleva Abigail Cutajar ALAN DEIDUN Margaret Mangion Rosalyn Kamp Conor Savage #GoodGovernance #SustainableDevelopment #OceanEconomy #TradeforDevelopment #OceanActionIsClimateAction

🌍📢 Do like IDEAS - International Development Evaluation Association: Join the Conversation for Transformation! 🌟 The Global Declaration on Evaluation for Transformational Change is gearing up for its launch on Earth Day, April 22, 2024. This Declaration builds upon the Prague Declaration which was endorsed in October 2019. But before we unveil this crucial document, we want YOUR input! In a world facing interconnected crises, from pandemics to climate change, evaluation for transformative change is more vital than ever. We're seeking diverse perspectives to enrich the Declaration's depth and inclusivity. Your voice matters! Read the Declaration and share your insights by March 29, 2024. Together, let's shape evaluation’s future and positive impact. Stay tuned for updates on the Earth Day launch event! The Declaration: https://lnkd.in/eD4696Kw  The comments form: https://lnkd.in/eiEzAwer  #TransformativeEvaluation #GlobalDeclaration #PublicComments #EarthDay2024

Our Environmental Lecture Series continues with an exciting session with Prof. Miranda Schreurs, who will provide an insightful overview of key trends in climate policy. ✒ 🌎 What has been achieved in efforts to address climate change in past Conference of the Parties (COPs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and what can be expected from COP29 in Azerbaijan. Are we making progress? What are the big hurdles that need to be overcome? How might political developments impact on climate change progress? This talk will provide a broad overview of major trends in climate policy. 💬 About the speaker: Prof. Miranda Schreurs (PhD University of Michigan) is Chair of Climate and Environmental Policy at the Bavarian School of Public Policy, Technical University of Munich. She investigates environmental movements, green politics, and climate policy making both comparatively and internationally. She has lived and researched in Europe, the United States and Asia. She also specializes on the politics surrounding the disposal of highly radioactive waste. In 2011, Prof. Schreurs was appointed by Chancellor Angela Merkel as a member of the Ethics Committee for a Secure Energy Supply. In 2016, she was appointed by the German Bundestag as a member of a committee established to bring citizens’ voices and ensure greater transparency in the search for a disposal site for highly radioactive waste. She was a member of the German Council on the Environment (2008-2016) and served both as Vice Chair and Chair of the European Advisory Council on Environment and Sustainable Development. She was a Fulbright Fellow to Japan and Germany and spent three years studying at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She also worked as a professor of comparative politics at the University of Maryland. From 2007 to 2016 she was Director of the Environmental Policy Research Center and Professor of Comparative Policy at the Free University of Berlin. 🗓️ Join us for an enlightening session tomorrow, May 29th, Wednesday, starting at 6 p.m.! 📍Technical University of Munich, Lecture Hall N 1190, Theresienstraße 90 (north area - main campus). 🖥️ Can't make it in person? No problem! Join us online via Zoom: Webinar-ID: 685 3335 0085 🔑 Password: 17goals Don't miss this opportunity to engage in important discussions about sustainability and the future of our planet! 🌱 #sdgs #getinspired #getinvolved #sustainability #EnvironmentalLectureSeries #TUM

At the Climate Governance Initiative Greece we are delighted to announce an academic partnership with the Perry World House of the University of Pennsylvania and to welcome a multifisciplinary team of four Student Fellows in a year long research project, Florence Onyiuke, Michal Wyrebkowski, Euel Kebebew and Inaya Zaman They will work alongside our member companies to develop a practical and strategic business case for #climate action, emphasizing the economic and growth benefits for #SMEs and offering insights for policymakers and large companies alike. This includes an exploration of the financial and operational implications of climate compliance, insights how SMEs can leverage action to drive #sustainablegrowth and reduce costs, analysis of the potential drawbacks for companies that fail to comply, including reduced market relevance, limited contract opportunities, and overall stunted business growth; and a review of successful climate mobilization models from other regions and sectors, identifying actionable strategies for relevant parties. Expected outcome: A curated set of best practices that can serve as foundation for SMEs looking to begin or expand their climate action efforts, tailored to meet the objectives of t government policymakers, SMEs, and large companies. Our thanks to the Perry World House community for making this collaboration possible, Pr. @Melissa Lee, Lauren Esposito Anderson, John Macri, Elizabeth V. Kassinis Marina Niforos Natalia Nicolaidis Alice Gregoriadi Stathis Potamitis Andreas Zombanakis @tatiana karapanagioti Vassiliki Lazarakou, Theodora Antonakaki Smaragda Rigakou Andreas Papandreou George Handjinicolaou Chryssanthi Berbati Antonis Sagris Achilleas Ioakimides Marianna Sfontouri Leonidas Canellopoulos Alexandros Katsiamboulas @kyriakos magiras Epameinondas Chandros Dimitris Kazazoglou-Skouras, Nicos J. Koulis Lydia Polychronopoulou, Danae Kalantidis Kiara Konti George I. Kassinis Matthew Moss Emily Farnworth Liselotte Hägertz Engstam 🌏♦️ #climategovernance #competitiveness #riskmanagement #sustainablefinance

Times of Crisis, Times of Change: Science for Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Development 🌏 The implementation of the 2030 Agenda requires the active involvement of political leaders and ambition for science-based transformations. To achieve this, the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) highlights key transformations needed in different sectors and provides key findings from the literature, practical examples and tools for progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Find the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gz4Bz8Xn 📢 We invite you to join us for the High-Level Opening of the Dissemination Workshop for the #GSDR2023 in the Asia-Pacific Region! During the event, high-level speakers and subject matter experts will raise awareness about the report findings and discuss transformative approaches towards achieving the #SDGs in the region. The report is an invitation to embrace transformations with the urgency needed to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Be part of it! 📅 Date: 22 October 2024 🕒 Time: 09:30 (IST) onwards ➡️ Join the High-Level Opening here: https://lnkd.in/g3szCUWw The workshop takes place in the run-up to the Indo-German Inter-Governmental Consultations. It emphasises Germany's support for the implementation of the SDGs within the framework of the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (#GSDP) between both countries.   📌 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs | International Climate Initiative | Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz (BMUV) | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

At the Climate Governance Initiative Greece we are delighted to announce an academic partnership with the Perry World House of the University of Pennsylvania and to welcome a multidisciplinary team of four Student Fellows in a year long research project, Florence Onyiuke, Michal Wyrebkowski, Euel Kebebew and Inaya Zaman They will work alongside our member companies to develop a practical and strategic business case for #climate action, emphasizing the economic and growth benefits for #SMEs and offering insights for policymakers and large companies alike. This includes an exploration of the financial and operational implications of climate compliance, insights how SMEs can leverage action to drive #sustainablegrowth and reduce costs, analysis of the potential drawbacks for companies that fail to comply, including reduced market relevance, limited contract opportunities, and overall stunted business growth; and a review of successful climate mobilization models from other regions and sectors, identifying actionable strategies for relevant parties. Expected outcome: A curated set of best practices that can serve as foundation for SMEs looking to begin or expand their climate action efforts, tailored to meet the objectives of t government policymakers, SMEs, and large companies. Our thanks to the Perry World House community for making this collaboration possible, Pr. @Melissa Lee, Lauren Esposito Anderson, John Macri , Elizabeth V. Kassinis Natalia Nicolaidis Alice Gregoriadi Stathis Potamitis Andreas Zombanakis @tatiana karapanagioti Vassiliki Lazarakou, Theodora Antonakaki Smaragda Rigakou Andreas Papandreou Chryssanthi Berbati Antonis Sagris Achilleas Ioakimides Marianna Sfontouri Leonidas Canellopoulos Alexandros Katsiamboulas @kyriakos magiras Epameinondas Chandros Dimitris Kazazoglou-Skouras, Nicos J. Koulis Lydia Polychronopoulou, Danae KalantidisKiara Konti George I. Kassinis Matthew Moss Emily Farnworth Liselotte Hägertz Engstam 🌏♦️ #climategovernance #competitiveness #riskmanagement #sustainablefinance

🚨 Call for papers! 🚨 Together with my colleague Frank Wendler from the University of Hamburg, we are thrilled to share that we are putting together a Special Issue on the evolving politics of the #EuropeanGreenDeal. We’re looking for innovative contributions that explore the European Green Deal through cutting-edge, text-as-data methodologies. If you or someone you know might be interested in contributing or learning more, please feel free to spread the word! https://lnkd.in/d9wsFCpM #EuropeanGreenDeal #TextAsData #Sustainability #ClimatePolicy #ResearchOpportunities

Excited to share a fantastic article by our Senior Research Assistant, Yingzhi Sarah Tang, on the intricacies and controversies of Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs). Yingzhi's research has played a key role in shedding light on this complex and critical area of sustainable finance. In her article, Yingzhi addresses several pressing issues, including: - The integrity and transparency concerns in VCMs - The role of VCMs in mobilizing private capital towards climate and biodiversity initiatives - The key challenges such as leakage, and permanence risks - The potential benefits of VCMs for developing countries and hard-to-abate sectors Her analysis provides a greater understanding of how VCMs function, their challenges, and their future potential if effective risk mitigation and regulatory oversight are ensured.   Dive into her article for an in-depth look at the state of VCMs and their impact on climate action.   🔗 Find it here: https://lnkd.in/gi_aUxNp