Seminare/Tagungen

European Energy Policy and Climate Change
Political and Economic Aspects

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental, social and economic threats to the planet. The European Union and its Member States see themselves as being at the forefront of international efforts to combat climate change and have played a key role in the development of the Kyoto protocol. However, Kyoto is only a first step. Ambitious action is needed to reduce European carbon emissions and to promote an international agreement to reduce global emissions after 2012, when Kyoto‘s targets expire, in order to limit global warming to 2°C. The fight against climate change can be considered as the next big project for the EU.

The 1st European Sustainability Academy addresses the tightly related issues of European action against global warming, the transformation of European economies towards low carbon economies and energy security of the European Union and its Member States.

The participants will

• discuss the political and economic challenges linked to the different internal and external, environmental and economic dimensions of a European energy policy
• analyse the action of the EU and its Member States against global warming
• be informed about academic and methodological research approaches
• have the opportunity to present their own research projects on aspects of European energy and climate change policy - the best project will receive the "European Sustainability Award" sponsored by the organisers

The programme offers

• academic lectures as well as presentations by high civil servants and politicians closely involved in European policy-making
• a study trip to the "Energielandschaft Morbach" (Renewable energy park)
• visits to the city of Trier and the "Celtic Circular Wall" in Otzenhausen

This European Sustainability Academy is organized by the European Academy of Otzenhausen gGmbH, the Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP, Berlin) and the University of Trier.

Downloads:

Programme.pdf