Now More Than Ever People unite for a cause. In 2004 when a tsunami hit southeast Asia, people came together, donating unprecedented amounts of money to support first aid and humanitarian work. When terrorists attacked the office of Charlie Hebdo, murdering several journalists, people across the world came together to demonstrate solidarity. Meeting the 2-degree […]
Ladies and gentlemen, I should first of all like to thank you for the invitation to this evening talk on the future of international climate policies. The US announcement to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has placed the rest of the world in a state of shock. The subsequent reactions to this unexpected decision show […]
Following the Paris Agreement, climate commitments must be backed by concrete action. Meeting the obligations under the Agreement will require effective and innovative policy solutions and transformation in the energy sector and beyond. The US and Germany, as climate leaders and policy pioneers, are at the forefront of these efforts and should expand cooperation beyond […]
Following the Paris Agreement, climate commitments must be backed up by concrete action. Meeting the obligations under the Agreement will require effective and innovative policy solutions and transformation in the energy sector and beyond. The US and Germany, as climate leaders and policy pioneers, are at the forefront of these efforts and should expand cooperation […]
After a boat trip through Hamburg’s imposing Speicherstadt and a short visit to the magnificent Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg’s newest landmark, the Expedition headed – through typical Hamburg weather – to the venue of the second session of the day: the illustrious headquarters of M.M.Warburg & CO, one of Germany’s few remaining privately-held banking institutions founded in […]
Keynote by Rear Admiral Carsten Stawitzki, Commandant of the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, on challenges for NATO and German-American military cooperation. The Fellows presented the Defense Memo and received feedback in a conversation under the Chatham House Rule. Followed by a Keynote by Niels Annen, Member of the German Parliament, Foreign Policy Spokesperson of […]
Following the Paris Agreement, global climate protection must focus on translating commitments into concrete action. The US and Germany, as climate leaders, must be at the forefront of these efforts. As both countries, and indeed all countries, undertake energy transition, climate policy requires cooperative leadership and is an opportunity to broaden the relationship between federal, […]
Global climate protection efforts following the Paris Agreement must focus on how to translate commitments into concrete action and progress. The U.S. and Germany are two important leaders impacting global climate policies. However, the 2016 presidential election has created new setbacks for US energy and climate policy. The Trump Administration’s proclaimed climate skepticism, preference for […]
“The key challenge before the Atlantic nations is to develop a new sense of common destiny in the age of jihad, the rise of Asia, and the emerging universal problems of poverty, pandemics and energy, among many others.” — Henry Kissinger. October, 2001. Please consider the following profiles: the rural, pro-life, gun-owning, church-going Appalachian coal […]
Nearly one year ago, the world agreed that climate change poses an urgent threat to society, that global cooperation is imperative to address it, and that every country must decrease greenhouse gas emissions. After years of frustrated attempts, leadership on both sides of the Atlantic was instrumental in reaching this historic agreement. While the individual […]