On Tuesday, April 23, the EPC program at Johns Hopkins University will host a presentation by Matthias Duwe, head of the Climate Program at Berlin's Ecologic Institute. The presentation is part of our monthly EPC Forum speakers series. We hope that you can join us. RSVPs are requested, to my attention.
The presentation will also be available on our YouTube channel a week after the presentation. Dr. Wil Burns, Associate Director Master of Science, Energy Policy & Climate Program Johns Hopkins University 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 650.281.9126 (Mobile) 202.452.8713 (Fax) http://energy.jhu.edu Skype ID: Wil.Burns Blog: Teaching Climate & Energy Law & Policy, http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org <http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org/> "How to Transform Europe into a Low-Carbon Economy by 2050" JHU EPC Forum Series, 12.00-1.30pm, Room 230, 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC About Matthias Duwe Matthias Duwe heads the climate team at the Ecologic Institute, an international environmental think tank with offices in Berlin, Brussels and Washington, DC. His work focuses on the European Union's energy and climate policies, including their connections to national policy and the international climate negotiations. He is also an expert on the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), carbon markets and the climate change dimensions of development cooperation. Prior to joining Ecologic, Matthias Duwe worked from 2001 to 2011 with Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe), a leading NGO umbrella organization - originally serving as Policy Researcher, then taking on the role of Director from 2005, where he led a team of ten in the Brussels Secretariat. He has served as an expert on an array of EU working groups, also covering topics such as alternative fuels, hydrogen technologies, and carbon capture and storage. About the Presentation The European Union (EU) has set itself the ambitious goal of decarbonizing its economy over the next four decades. Germany has gone a step further by setting quantitative greenhouse gas, renewable, and energy efficiency targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 while also phasing out nuclear power - how will Europe achieve these goals, and what is the role of the US? Europe has experience with policy instruments to support clean energy and cut emissions, but the measures in place thus far are not enough to achieve the long-term transformation of the current energy system required to decarbonize Europe by mid-century. A three-year research cooperation among leading European universities and modeling groups aims to shed light on this challenge, analyzing the region's climate policy mix now and going forward. Ecologic Institute coordinates this effort, known as the CECILIA2050 project. Duwe's presentation will provide background on the EU and German policy experience as well as the state of discussions on the next emission reduction steps to be taken - with an eye to climate policy developments in the United States. Dr. Wil Burns, Associate Director Master of Science, Energy Policy & Climate Program Johns Hopkins University 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 650.281.9126 (Mobile) 202.452.8713 (Fax) http://energy.jhu.edu Skype ID: Wil.Burns Blog: Teaching Climate & Energy Law & Policy, http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org <http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
