Afleveringen
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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 ([email protected]). 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 ([email protected]). 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 -
Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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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 ([email protected]). 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 ([email protected]). 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
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"Energy democracy. n. (1) when citizens and communities can make their own energy, even when it hurts energy corporations financially; (2) something currently mainly pursued in Denmark and Germany but that can spread around the world during the current window of opportunity; (3) the most often overlooked benefit of distributed renewables in the fight against climate change; (4) something to fight for as the path to better quality of life with stronger communities and better personal relationships."
- from Morris, Craig, and Arne Jungjohann, Energy Democracy: Germany's Energiewende to Renewables, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, p. vii.
In this podcast episode, 2016-2017 ELEEP Fellow, Alexander Franke, speaks with author Craig Morris about his recent book, Energy Democracy: Germany's Energiewende to Renewables. Craig Morris is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany and lead author of EnergyTransition.de. He is known as one of the few native English-speaking experts on the German nuclear phase-out and ensuing switch to renewables, having written and lectured extensively on the topic.
To find out more about Energy Democracy and purchase a copy, visit http://energiewendebook.de. The book is also available through most major online retailers.
To find out more about the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network 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 ([email protected]). We'd love to hear from you!
Special thanks to: Craig Morris
Produced by: Nick Evans (Ecologic Institute) and Alexander Franke (ELEEP)
Music: "American Drab" by Nick Evans -
Responses to climate change are a topic of much discussion and action at international, national and local levels. While mitigation in the form of emissions reduction and decarbonization efforts tends to steal the spotlight in many arenas, adapting to the effects of a changing climate has become increas-ingly important and relevant. In October 2016, a group of 12 ELEEP members visited London, Brussels and Rotterdam to learn about the challenges and approaches to climate change adaptation in Europe. Site visits and presentations in the three cities covered topics such as local, national, and EU-level adaptation strategies, green infrastructure at the city level as well as grey infrastructure such as storm surge barriers.
In this podcast episode, Andreas Graf speaks with 2016-2017 ELEEP Fellows, Andrea Illés and Julia Elkin, about their experiences on the week-long tour as well as their own research and work.
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 ([email protected]). We'd love to hear from you!
Special thanks to: Andreas Illés and Julia Elkin
Produced by: Nick Evans and Andreas Graf (Ecologic Institute)
Music: "American Drab" by Nick Evans -
The concept of Efficiency First is gaining increasing traction in European energy policy discussions. In a nutshell, efficiency first refers to the principle that the potential value of investing in energy efficiency – be that end-use savings or demand response – should be assessed in all decisions affecting the development of the energy system. As such, it represents an organizing principle that prioritizes energy efficiency and demand response investments whenever they would cost less or deliver more than building new supply or networks.
In this podcast episode, Edith Bayer and Andreas Graf (ELEEP) discuss concrete examples of what efficiency first means in practice for Europe and the US, including experience with utility-driven energy efficiency measures in the United States and what role it could play in EU legislative developments going forward.
To find out more about the ELEEP Network and discover links to the publications referred to in the episode, please visit the episode's entry on 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 ([email protected]). We'd love to hear from you!
Special thanks to: Edith Bauer (RAP)
Produced by: Andreas Graf (Ecologic Institute)
Music: "American Drab" by Nick Evans -
Dr. Camilla Bausch (Director of Ecologic Institute) sat down with Amory Lovins (co-founder and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute) to discuss the disruptive forces shaping the future of the oil industry, their impact on the German car industry and the state of the German energy transition.
To find out more about the ELEEP Network and discover links to the publications referred to in the episode, please visit the episode's entry on 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 ([email protected]). We'd love to hear from you!
Special thanks to: Dr. Camilla Bausch (Ecologic Institute) and Amory Lovins (RMI)
Produced by: Andreas Graf (Ecologic Institute)
