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In a society pushing most planetary boundaries, how can venture capital step in and scale the technologies we need to change the world?That's the power behind Planet A Ventures, led by environmental advocate and policymaker Lena Thiede.Lena is a co-founding partner of Planet A — a cutting-edge green tech venture capital fund that only invests in European startups with a proven and significant positive impact on the environment. They've already hit an important milestone, raising an impressive €160 million in 2023 that has been put into action for backing and scaling startups with groundbreaking green technologies in development. What's truly unique about Planet A Ventures is that they're the only early-stage VC with an in-house science team dedicated to conducting rigorous lifecycle assessments before investing, which Lena leads. This means they place the highest value on impact as the primary screening metric, guaranteeing significant positive outcomes for climate, biodiversity, and beyond.Lena is a prominent figure in environmental research and policy, thanks to her substantial background in climate science and over 11 years of experience as a senior government official at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. She knew early on in her childhood that she wanted to be involved in political science and environmental protection, a desire that landed her in government programs in Tanzania and East Africa, focusing on biodiversity and water resource monitoring and evaluation. Lena has also done environmental research for the German Advisory Council on Global Change, OECD, GIZ, and the Ecologic Institute. She also advises the EXIST Program of the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, promoting more science-based startups.Tune in to hear all the fascinating examples of science-based impact investing that Lena shares, along with how Planet A is transforming the landscape of sustainable venture capital.—About the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. In each episode, I interview a world-class investor who is an accomplished practitioner from all asset classes. In my interviews, I cover everything from their early personal journeys to insights into how they developed and executed their investment strategies and what challenges they face today. Each episode is a chance to go way below the surface with these impressive people and gain additional insights and useful lessons from professional investors.—Connect with SRI360°: Sign up for the free weekly email update.Visit the SRI360° PODCAST.Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE.Follow SRI360° on X.Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK. —Key TakeawaysMeet Lena Thiede & her formative years (00:00)Lena's time at the Ecological Institute in Berlin & 3plusx (08:23)Moving to Tanzania & Managing the Serengeti & Selous game reserves (13:48)Relocating to Cape Town, founding Planet A, and Lena's other ventures (19:16)A high level overview of Planet A ventures (25:55)The relationship between impact and financial returns (33:48)Planet A's investment universe & how they measure impact (34:51)Conducting lifecycle assessment analysis (48:42)Positive impact beyond Planet A & the biodiversity lifecycle analysis (54:51)An end-to-end look into a Planet A investment (59:55)Rapid fire questions (01:08:53)—Additional ResourcesPlanet A's Website & Medium page.Follow Planet A

In the finale of "Green Deal – Big Deal?" Season 1 we dive deep into EU ETS2, the EU's expanded emissions trading system, now encompassing buildings and transport. Hosts Ewa Iwaszuk and Aaron Best are joined by Sibyl Steuwer from the Buildings Performance Institute Europe and Matthias Duwe of the Ecologic Institute to discuss the complexities of integrating buildings and transport into the EU's emissions trading, exploring the challenges and opportunities this expansion presents.

In this episode, we dive into the multifaceted nature of Just Transition, covering its environmental, economic, social, and political aspects. Podcast hosts Ricarda Faber and Aaron Best of Ecologic Institute are joined by guests Frank Siebern-Thomas, Head of Fair Green and Digital Transitions, Research Unit in DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission; and Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation. Our guests help us explore the concept of Just Transition, unpacking the concept itself and discussing the transition needs of workers and citizens across the EU. Listen in to hear about recent success stories, discover the key challenges, and learn more about the Just Transition policies taking shape in the EU and its Member States.

The renewables race is on! Utility-scale solar photovoltaics and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new power in most countries. A 2022 report from the IEA projects renewables to cover 90% of global electricity growth in 5 years. At the same time, the EU aims for 42.5% renewable energy by 2040, fueled by the Renewable Energy Directive. In this episode, Ricarda Faber and Aaron Best of Ecologic Institute, interview guests Professor Johan Lilliestam of the Research Institute for Sustainability Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (RIFS) and Dr. Andrzej Ancygier of Climate Analytics. They shed light on the past, present and future of renewables in the EU, describing the major market shifts, policy events and technological developments that have made renewable energy one of the most exciting facets of achieving sustainability in Europe.

Ocean temperatures rise…again Scientists have recorded the highest global ocean surface temperature ever. Temperatures reached 21.1°C last month—that's just shy of 70°F—surpassing the previous record of 21°C in 2016. While the increase may seem small, it will undoubtedly impact ecological services and ecosystems. Oceans play a crucial role in regulating global temperatures by circulating heat from the equator toward the poles. The rise in ocean temperatures contributes to sea level rise, threatening U.S. coastal communities like South Florida, where it's expected that miles of coastline will be lost in the coming decades. Inland communities will also feel the effects of increased ocean temperatures through intensified marine heat waves, which can devastate ecosystems and disrupt food sources and economies. Warmer waters also fuel stronger storms, and the interaction with El Niño and La Niña cycles can exacerbate these threats. An El Niño cycle, for example, can bring warmer, dryer weather to the Northern U.S. and increased flooding to the Southeast. EU's carbon border tax potential New research from environmental economy groups across Leiden University, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact, and Ecologic Institute suggests that the revenue impact of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could be much more significant than initially estimated. The CBAM is an import carbon tariff designed to prevent domestic companies from shifting production to regions with less stringent climate policies. The researchers evaluated various implementation scenarios for the tariff and found that in the least ambitious form, it would impact 83 megatons of CO2—that's the equivalent of removing over 18 million passenger vehicles from the road in a year or powering 10 million homes. And the most aggressive scenario? Well, that could cover over 1,500 megatons of CO2. The implementation details of the tax are yet to be determined, but one concern is the potential impact on export-related economies in developing nations. Rather than exempting economically vulnerable countries, the researchers recommend using the revenue generated by the border tax to invest in low and middle-income countries to develop clean industries. This would help facilitate a global transition to net-zero while supporting countries most impacted by climate change, like Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.

Since we learned how to produce plastic, humans have manufactured more than 8.3 billion tons of it – most of which ended up as a waste product, somewhere on the planet. This leads plastic waste to enter the landscape, rivers, beaches, and eventually ocean. We asked our listeners what, in their opinion, is the issue with plastic pollution. The answers ranged from negative impacts on human health and the environment to lack of recycling infrastructure and the global dimension of the plastics problem. So how can we possibly address a problem of this size? In the latest “Green Deal – Big Deal?” podcast episode, the host Ewa Iwaszuk and a guest co-host Linda Mederake from Ecologic Institute try to get to the bottom of the problem of plastic pollution, together with their interview guests Frieder Rubik (Institute for Ecological Economic Research) and Jean-Pierre Schweitzer (European Environmental Bureau) who share interesting information and perspectives regarding plastic pollution.

In Europe and beyond, the summer of 2022 is hot. Very hot. A runway at a London airport melted in the heat and from Paris to Warsaw the grass in parks turned dry and yellow. The Rhine – the river flowing through Rotterdam, Köln and Strasbourg – is running dry. This is the same river that catastrophically flooded a year ago, destroying towns in Germany and Belgium. The impact of climate change on urban areas in Europe is unmistakable. On one of those days when the temperature hit 30 degrees, the “Green Deal – Big Deal?” podcast host Ewa Iwaszuk from Ecologic Institute in Berlin speaks with her guests about the climate change impacts in cities and especially about the EU's plans on how to adapt to and better deal with those impacts. The discussion focuses on the possibilities that nature offers to help us cope with challenges such as heat and flooding.

Kultur und Klima. Zwei Themen, die von Politik und Gesellschaft bisher selten miteinander verknüpft wurden. Zeitgemäß ist das laut unserem heutigen Gast jedoch nicht mehr, denn alle Politikfelder müssen den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel mitdenken. Wie eine sinnvolle Klimaaußenpolitik aussehen und internationale Kulturarbeit nachhaltiger gestaltet werden kann und wie der globale Norden Klimamigration zukünftig politisch berücksichtigen muss, darüber sprechen wir mit R. Andreas Kraemer. Er ist Gründer des Ecologic Institute und Experte in Klima- und umweltpolitischen Fragen. Im November 2021 moderierte er außerdem die ifa-Veranstaltungsreihe „Total Glokal“, die sich regelmäßig mit den Wechselwirkungen zwischen Lokalem und Globalem beschäftigt – diesmal in Bezug auf den Klimawandel und Klimagerechtigkeit.

Piper Foster Wilder is the Founder and CEO of 60Hertz Microgrids. The company develops software to maintain microgrids — from village infrastructure to remote industrial sites to resiliency microgrids on critical infrastructure. The company has won more than seven national and international awards for its work. In 2020, Piper became a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow. Foster Wilder came to Alaska to serve as Deputy Director of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project in Anchorage. There she became acquainted with the opportunity and challenges of project development, financing, and maintenance of remote power grids. Foster Wilder was previously the Vice President of Amatis Controls, an Internet of Things company. She was named in Aspen Magazine's Ten Women of Aspen. Foster Wilder is a Humboldt Fellow who worked at Ecologic Institute in Berlin for several years and authored several papers on utility-scale renewables. She lives in Anchorage with her husband and 3 yr old daughter. Feel free to connect with her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piper-foster-wilder-323a3710/ Learn more about her business and company links here: http://www.60hertzenergy.com https://blog.60hertzenergy.com/?_ga=2.32026295.826665670.1621385076-1862972299.1621119749

Piper Foster Wilder is the Founder and CEO of 60Hertz Microgrids. The company develops software to maintain microgrids — from village infrastructure, to remote industrial sites, to resiliency microgrids on critical infrastructure. Foster Wilder came to Alaska to serve as Deputy Director of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project in Anchorage. There she became acquainted with the opportunity and challenges of project development, financing, and maintenance of remote power grids. In 2016, Foster Wilder led a contract with the Colorado Energy Office to develop a solar-thermal-as-a-service program in partnership with six Rural Electric Cooperatives in Colorado's Western Slope.  Foster Wilder came to clean tech through her work as Vice President of Amatis Controls, an Internet of Things company. There, she developed their thermal metering product line, opening markets in Austria, Germany and North America. During this time she was named in Aspen Magazine's Ten Women of Aspen. Prior to this she helped launch Colorado's Energy Smart initiative.  Foster Wilder is a Humboldt Fellow and worked at Ecologic Institute in Berlin for two years studying land use planning to accommodate large renewable installations. She served as Executive Director of the McBride Family's Sopris Foundation from 2005-2010, and was responsible for all aspects of the Foundation's annual conference on Best Practices in Sustainability for Western Communities, which drew 200+ elected officials, land-use planners, and decision makers from the intermountain West each year. She lives in Anchorage with her husband, commercial photographer, Nathaniel Wilder, and their daughter Bingitt. About 60Hertz: https://www.60hertzenergy.com/ (60Hertz) is a Computerized Maintenance Management System software (CMMS) which compliments monitoring/control hardware by enabling field technicians or mechanics to create work orders/tickets at site – even with limited cellular or wifi connectivity – using an app. The software enables photo documentation of the site, preventative maintenance, messaging and reports. The solution is flexible for any generation asset, works for SmartMeters, and even appliances like fridges or radios. Data from monitoring hardware + field activities can be aggregated and visible at our Maintenance Manager for Supervisors and Admins. WhatsApp and Excel will not enable scale; 60Hertz builds a culture of maintenance to ensure that assets achieve their full lifespan and personnel their full potential. 60Hertz is active across the Arctic, in Latin America, the Caribbean and SubSaharan Africa. Customers include utility companies, Original Equipment Manufacturers, and microgrid developers. -- CONNECT WITH THE WILD FEATHER -- Website: https://www.thewildfeatherpodcast.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewildfeatherpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewildfeather_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewildfeatherpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thewildfeatherpodcast

Die TAZ will künftig von der Klimakrise, statt vom Klimawandel schreiben und schließt sich T-Online und dem Guardian an. Eine Initiative fordert die Sendung "Klima vor Acht" im Ersten. Die Journalistin Sara Schurmann hat einen offenen Brief verfasst, in dem sie Journalist*innen aufruft, die Klimakrise in ihrem ganzen Ausmaß anzuerkennen (Veröffentlicht bei Übermedien). Wie können Medien tatsächlich besser über das Klima berichten? Darüber reden wir in dieser Ausgabe mit Karsten Schwanke, Wetter-Moderator für die ARD. Sein Appell: "Es ist wichtig dass wir nach und auch schon jetzt während der Corona-Krise das Thema Klimawandel nicht aus den Augen verlieren. Ich finde die Diskussion, die es zur Zeit um mehr Klima-Berichterstattung in den öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien gibt, sehr wichtig." Außerdem: Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf vom Ecologic Institute bewertet den Unterschied zwischen den Begriffen Klimakrise und Klimawandel. "Was mit Medien"-Communitymitglied Larissa Gumgowski berichtet über ihre Forschung zur Bildauswahl von deutschen und US-Medien zum Klimawandel auf Instagram. Unterstützt "Was mit Medien": Bis Ende des Monats möchten wir nach unserem Radio-Aus eine Startfinanzierung auf die Beine stellen, die uns den weiteren Betrieb des Podcasts ermöglicht. Werdet Entdecker*in, Visionär*in oder Disruptor*in und erhaltet Bonus-Inhalte.

Die TAZ will künftig von der Klimakrise, statt vom Klimawandel schreiben und schließt sich T-Online und dem Guardian an. Eine Initiative fordert die Sendung "Klima vor Acht" im Ersten. Die Journalistin Sara Schurmann hat einen offenen Brief verfasst, in dem sie Journalist*innen aufruft, die Klimakrise in ihrem ganzen Ausmaß anzuerkennen (Veröffentlicht bei Übermedien). Wie können Medien tatsächlich besser über das Klima berichten? Darüber reden wir in dieser Ausgabe mit Karsten Schwanke, Wetter-Moderator für die ARD. Sein Appell: "Es ist wichtig dass wir nach und auch schon jetzt während der Corona-Krise das Thema Klimawandel nicht aus den Augen verlieren. Ich finde die Diskussion, die es zur Zeit um mehr Klima-Berichterstattung in den öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien gibt, sehr wichtig." Außerdem: Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf vom Ecologic Institute bewertet den Unterschied zwischen den Begriffen Klimakrise und Klimawandel. "Was mit Medien"-Communitymitglied Larissa Gumgowski berichtet über ihre Forschung zur Bildauswahl von deutschen und US-Medien zum Klimawandel auf Instagram. Unterstützt "Was mit Medien": Bis Ende des Monats möchten wir nach unserem Radio-Aus eine Startfinanzierung auf die Beine stellen, die uns den weiteren Betrieb des Podcasts ermöglicht. Werdet Entdecker*in, Visionär*in oder Disruptor*in und erhaltet Bonus-Inhalte.

The city of Barcelona is reinventing the work soil; a social entrepreneur in Utrecht is trying to challenge the way the government cooperates with local green initiatives; and a housing company in Malmo is redefining neighbourhood design for the 21st century. All these actions represent different examples of innovation – some of which are completely novel, and some of which utilise existing ideas in a new way. Innovation is the theme of the 5th episode of the Creating Green Cities podcast. In this episode, we discuss different aspects of ecological, technical, social and systemic innovation. As always in our podcast, we ask our guests to share insights and experiences from their hands-on work with urban nature. Through their stories, we learn how innovative governance approaches, business models, institutional settings and different forms of collaboration can help to promote nature-based solutions as an integral part of urban planning. Learn more: Urban Nature online course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/urban-nature NATURVATION project: https://naturvation.eu/ Ecologic Institute: http://ecologic.eu This project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 730243.

Hans Pijls, founder of the “Food for Good” urban farm in Utrecht, believes his project generates different types of value for the city, such as improving the economic value of surrounding buildings, boosting employment, and generating positive effects for health, well-being and urban biodiversity. But the initiative is only able to receive one type of public funding. To ensure its survival, Food for Good cooperates with local enterpreneurs and tries to generate some of its own income by selling the vegetables grown on the farm. In the 4th episode of the Creating Green Cities podcast, we discuss the topics of business models and financing. Nature-based solutions are diverse and can be applied in diverse contexts and areas to achieve different aims. But who should pay for these solutions? And why? The business models behind nature-based solution initiatives can range from simple single-source funding to being a complex combination of public and private funding. Apart from Hans, we are joined by Logan Strenchock, Environmental and Sustainability Officer at the Central European University in Budapest. Together with our guests, we discuss different models for financing and capturing the value generated by nature-based solutions. Learn more: NATURVATION Business Model Catalogue: https://naturvation.eu/businessmodels Urban Nature online course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/urban-nature Urban Nature Atlas: https://naturvation.eu/atlas Ecologic Institute: http://ecologic.eu This project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 730243.

The city of Barcelona has an entire strategy dedicated to taking care of its trees, called the Tree Masterplan. To create this Masterplan, the city talked to over 700 different people - from gardeners to urban planners and from restaurant owners to street cleaners - to understand their needs, viewpoints and opinions on this topic. In the Swedish city of Malmö, the Municipal Housing Company has gone a step further and is actively engaging everyone from local residents to utility companies to design and implement blue and green features in its neighbourhoods. In this episode of the Creating Green Cities podcast, we talk about the governance of urban nature-based solutions. While there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to governance, there is strong evidence supporting the added value of involving various actors in collaborative approaches when implementing and managing nature-based solutions. The episode features interviews with Gabino Carballo from the team behind Municipality of Barcelona’s “Tree Master Plan”, Tanja Hasselmark Mason and Mikaela Gomez from the Swedish Green Roof Institute in Malmö and Logan Strenchock, Environmental and Sustainability Officer at the Central European University in Budapest. Our podcast guests discuss the keys to success in creating and managing initiatives related to urban nature and why it is worth it to engage many different people in the process. Learn more: Taking action – lessons from NATURVATION project: https://naturvation.eu/action Urban Nature online course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/urban-nature NATURVATION project: https://naturvation.eu/ Ecologic Institute: http://ecologic.eu This project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 730243.

Living in a neighborhood with lots of trees will make you live longer… or will it? Urban nature is said to bring diverse health, social, economic and environmental benefits to cities and their populations. Understanding the scale of and access to these benefits is important if such nature-based solutions are to be considered as a viable alternative to more traditional grey infrastructure approaches to addressing urban challenges. So how exactly can the impact of nature-based solutions be measured? In the second episode of the Creating Green Cities podcast, we discuss the topics of monitoring and assessing nature-based solutions. The episode features interviews with Gabino Carballo from the team behind Municipality of Barcelona’s “Tree Master Plan” and Hans Pijls from Food for Good, an urban care farm in Utrecht. Our guests tell us how they collect and analyse data to measure the impact of the projects they are working on and highlight challenges they have encountered along the way. Learn more: Assessing urban nature-based solutions – lessons from NATURVATION project: https://naturvation.eu/assessment Urban Nature online course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/urban-nature NATURVATION project: https://naturvation.eu/ Ecologic Institute: http://ecologic.eu This project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 730243.

Green roofs make buildings cool. Literally. As cities deal with the impacts of climate change, green roofs can offer solutions and help with rainwater management, insulation and cooling, amongst other benefits. No matter the weather, installing a green roof also benefits biodiversity and can transform inaccessible, unused areas into inspiring communal green spaces in the middle of densely built urban centres. Green roofs are one of the many “nature-based solutions” featured in the Creating Green Cities podcast. In the first episode, we talk to Logan Strenchock, Environmental and Sustainability Officer at the Central European University in Budapest, and Tanja Hasselmark Mason and Mikaela Gomez from the Swedish Green Roof Institute in Malmö about the benefits of bringing more nature to cities and potential pitfalls. Learn more: Urban Nature Atlas: https://naturvation.eu/atlas Urban Nature online course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/urban-nature NATURVATION project: https://naturvation.eu/ Ecologic Institute: http://ecologic.eu This project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 730243.

Nachhaltig, umweltfreundlich und wirtschaftlich – drei Worte, die nicht zusammenpassen? In „Knowledge for Future – der Umweltpodcast“ beweisen wir das Gegenteil. In Kooperation mit dem Ecologic Institut stellen wir Menschen und Projekte vor, die sich für eine nachhaltigere Wirtschaft einsetzen und damit ziemlich erfolgreich sind. Nachhaltig, umweltfreundlich und wirtschaftlich – drei Worte, die nicht zusammenpassen? In „Knowledge for Future – der Umweltpodcast“ beweisen wir das Gegenteil. In Kooperation mit dem Ecologic Institute stellen wir Menschen und Projekte vor, die sich für eine nachhaltigere Wirtschaft einsetzen und damit ziemlich erfolgreich sind. >> Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/wirtschaft/knowledge-for-future-nachhaltig-in-die-zukunft

Nachhaltig, umweltfreundlich und wirtschaftlich – drei Worte, die nicht zusammenpassen? In „Knowledge for Future – der Umweltpodcast“ beweisen wir das Gegenteil. In Kooperation mit dem Ecologic Institut stellen wir Menschen und Projekte vor, die sich für eine nachhaltigere Wirtschaft einsetzen und damit ziemlich erfolgreich sind. Nachhaltig, umweltfreundlich und wirtschaftlich – drei Worte, die nicht zusammenpassen? In "Knowledge for Future - der Umweltpodcast" beweisen wir das Gegenteil. In Kooperation mit dem Ecologic Institute stellen wir Menschen und Projekte vor, die sich für eine nachhaltigere Wirtschaft einsetzen und damit ziemlich erfolgreich sind.Der Artikel zum Nachlesen: https://detektor.fm/wirtschaft/knowledge-for-future-nachhaltig-in-die-zukunft

This morning, Deceleration had the opportunity to interview representatives of Pocacito (Post-Carbon Cities of Tomorrow), an initiative of Ecologic Institute whose goal is to build trans-Atlantic solidarity and intellectual exchange around local creative efforts for a renewable economy and planet. As part of their “Eight to Infinity” tour (think eight cities, then lay the eight on its side to invoke ideas of a permanent economy/culture), they are on a mission to seed community building efforts around climate and environment with an understanding of the circular economy.

Episodes 5-8 of the ELEEP network podcast present insights from a conference organized by the Atlantic Council and Ecologic Institute, which took place June 21-22 in Washington DC. Under the heading “Tipping Points: Finding the Energy-Climate Balance,” the conference brought together decision-makers, civil society, business leaders and scholars to reflect on the nexus of energy and climate policy in the United States, Europe and the international arena. The conference agenda covered a range of different topics and included talks by some of the brightest minds in the field. This episode features a panel discussion on the future of the Paris Climate Agreement. What are the next steps in implementation? What challenges may arise now that the current US administration has decided to leave the agreement? Does this represent a roadblock or may it have a galvanizing effect, raising the ambition of other countries and subnational actors within the US? The conference panel included Dr. Jennifer Turner, Director of the China Environment Forum at the Wilson Center; Matthias Duwe, Head of Climate at Ecologic Institute; and David Livingston, Associate Fellow at the Energy and Climate Program of the Carnegie Endowment for international Peace. The panel was moderated by former ambassador, Richard Morningstar, founding director of the Global Energy Center at the Atlantic Council. To find out more about the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network and view pictures and further impressions from the EU study tour on climate adaptation, please visit the ELEEP Website (www.eleep.eu). If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please subscribe to the ELEEP Network podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or SoundCloud. To let us know your thoughts on the podcast feel free to send us an email (contact@eleep.eu). We'd love to hear from you! Special thanks to: Robert Ostwald (Ecologic Institute) Produced by: Nick Evans (Ecologic Institute) Music: "American Drab" by Nick Evans

Episodes 5-8 of the ELEEP network podcast present insights from a conference organized by the Atlantic Council and Ecologic Institute, which took place June 21-22 in Washington DC. Under the heading “Tipping Points: Finding the Energy-Climate Balance,” the conference brought together decision-makers, civil society, business leaders and scholars to reflect on the nexus of energy and climate policy in the United States, Europe and the international arena. The conference agenda covered a range of different topics and included talks by some of the brightest minds in the field. This episode features a keynote by Alex Laskey, president and founder of Opower, an innovative energy company that partners with utilities to provide customers with personalized consumption feedback. Alex Laskey speaks about the nexus of energy and information technologies. He begins by investigating the history of innovation over the last three centuries before providing examples of ongoing IT revolutions in the sectors of transport and energy—such as car and ride sharing and real time feedback to induce demand-side management by private consumers. To find out more about the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network and view pictures and further impressions from the EU study tour on climate adaptation, please visit the ELEEP Website (www.eleep.eu). If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please subscribe to the ELEEP Network podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or SoundCloud. To let us know your thoughts on the podcast feel free to send us an email (contact@eleep.eu). We'd love to hear from you! Special thanks to: Robert Ostwald (Ecologic Institute) Produced by: Nick Evans (Ecologic Institute) Music: "American Drab" by Nick Evans

Episodes 5-8 of the ELEEP network podcast present insights from a conference organized by the Atlantic Council and Ecologic Institute, which took place June 21-22 in Washington DC. Under the heading “Tipping Points: Finding the Energy-Climate Balance,” the conference brought together decision-makers, civil society, business leaders and scholars to reflect on the nexus of energy and climate policy in the United States, Europe and the international arena. The conference agenda covered a range of different topics and included talks by some of the brightest minds in the field. In this episode, we present a discussion with former US Secretary of Energy, the honorable Dr. Ernest Moniz. The discussion is moderated by Dr. Ali Ahmad, Director of the Energy Policy and Security Program at the American University of Beirut (and a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council). Dr. Ernest Moniz has been at the forefront of US energy policy development for over two decades. During his time as energy secretary under president Barack Obama from 2013-2017 he played a key role in hammering out the nuclear deal with Iran. The energetic discussion concentrates first on the role of science denial and skepticism in the current political climate and how the Trump administration has handled climate change — displayed most prominently by the recent withdrawal of the US from the Paris Agreement. Dr. Moniz points out that despite inertia in federal policy, regional solutions in innovation bring about revival and opportunities for local communities otherwise struggling. The discussion concludes with a lively question and answer session with the audience. To find out more about the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network and view pictures and further impressions from the EU study tour on climate adaptation, please visit the ELEEP Website (www.eleep.eu). If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please subscribe to the ELEEP Network podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or SoundCloud. To let us know your thoughts on the podcast feel free to send us an email (contact@eleep.eu). We'd love to hear from you! Special thanks to: Robert Ostwald (Ecologic Institute) Produced by: Nick Evans (Ecologic Institute) Music: "American Drab" by Nick Evans

Episodes 5-8 of the ELEEP network podcast present insights from a conference organized by the Atlantic Council and Ecologic Institute, which took place June 21-22 in Washington DC. Under the heading “Tipping Points: Finding the Energy-Climate Balance,” the conference brought together decision-makers, civil society, business leaders and scholars to reflect on the nexus of energy and climate policy in the United States, Europe and the international arena. The conference agenda covered a range of different topics and included talks by some of the brightest minds in the field. Episode 5 features a keynote by clean energy entrepreneur Jigar Shah, president and co-founder of Generate Capital. He is also co-host of the popular podcast Energy Gang, which investigates the technological, political and market forces that drive energy decisions and environmental issues. In his talk, Jigar Shah speaks about the limits of the prevailing “rules-based” policy approach in the United States that was put in place after World War II and proposes that to curb climate change a new framework is needed — one that forces entrepreneurs, innovators, policy-makers and business leaders out of their silos to begin working together. He argues that the Paris Agreement is a start, but a foundation from which to build from. To find out more about the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network and view pictures and further impressions from the EU study tour on climate adaptation, please visit the ELEEP Website (www.eleep.eu). If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please subscribe to the ELEEP Network podcast on iTunes, Stitcher or SoundCloud. To let us know your thoughts on the podcast feel free to send us an email (contact@eleep.eu). We'd love to hear from you! Special thanks to: Robert Ostwald (Ecologic Institute) Produced by: Nick Evans (Ecologic Institute) Music: "American Drab" by Nick Evans

"Climate Adaptation in California" - ELEEP Study Tour Recap by Ecologic Institute, Atlantic Council

For Arctic Frontiers 2013, we're speaking with attendees, speakers and guests of the conference about their work and their hopes for the future Arctic. In this interview, we hear from Andreas Kraemer about the challenges of bridging the military-civilian line in Arctic policy discussions. Follow along with us at www.arcticfrontiers.com or www.thearcticinstitute.org. This series is a joint effort of Arctic Frontiers, the Geopolitics in the High North program and The Arctic Institute.