Forging Closer Ties: Transatlantic Relations, Climate Change and Energy

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1 Saturday, November 28 Location: Clubhaus, Freie Universität Berlin, Goethestr. 49 All day Arrival of participants Hotel checkin Forging Closer Ties: Transatlantic Relations, Climate Change and Energy PhD Workshop Berlin, November 28 December 5, 2009 Environmental Policy Research Center Freie Universität Berlin In cooperation with: Federal Foreign Office, Federal Environment Ministry Embassy of Canada, Berlin U.S. Embassy, Berlin The PhD Workshop brings together PhD students and faculty from European and North American universities as part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative to examine developments in transatlantic climate and energy relations. The Transatlantic Climate Bridge is an initiative launched by the German Foreign Office and the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nuclear Safety and Nature Conservation to foster transatlantic cooperation and partnerships between Germany, the US and Canada in the climate and energy arena at the local, the state and the federal level. The workshop is sponsored by the Center for International Cooperation at Freie Universität Berlin Approx 6 pm Hotel Metropolitan Schaperstr Berlin Tel: Fax: office@metropolitanhansa.com Welcome & Introduction Miranda Schreurs & Lutz Mez Environmental Policy Research Center Freie Universität Berlin Location: Clubhaus of Freie Universität Goethestr. 49, Berlin Joint dinner at the Clubhaus 1

2 Sunday, November 29 Location: Clubhaus, Freie Universität Berlin, Goethestr. 49 9:30 am Moving from Mitigation to Adaptation in Climate Change Policy Dan Mazmanian, University of Southern California 10:15 am Coffee break 10:30 am Panel 1: Transition to a Sustainable Economy Chair: Dan Mazmanian, University of Southern California 12:00 Lunch Mark Purdon, University of Toronto Noah Dormady & Elena Maggioni, University of Southern California Sarina Keller, Freie Universität Berlin 1 pm Climate Change, Peak Oil, and New Ecocities Rafael E. Pizarro, Technische Universität Berlin 2 pm Panel 2: Subnational Climate and Energy Policy Chair: Rafael E. Pizarro, Technische Universität Berlin Holley Ralston, Freie Universität Berlin Andrew Jones, University of California, Berkeley Edward Colin Ruggero, New School, NY 4:00 pm Depart for Bundestag (German Parliament) 6:30 pm Guided tour of the Bundestag in English Dinner: individual arrangements Monday, November 30 Location: WissenschaftsForum Berlin, Markgrafenstr am Climate Protection Policies of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Danyel Reiche, American University of Beirut 9:45 am Panel 3: Towards a Renewable Energy Society Chair: Danyel Reiche, American University of Beirut Stefanie Korte, Universität Greifswald Dovev Levine, University of New Hampshire Miriam Schröder, Potsdam University 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Comparative Climate Change Policy Miranda Schreurs, Freie Universität Berlin 11:30 Panel 4: International Climate Policy Chair: Miranda Schreurs, Freie Universität Berlin Yuguo Huang, Beijing University Inke Reimer, Freie Universität Berlin Qian Cheng, University of Cambridge 2

3 12:45 pm Lunch / lunch bag 1:30 pm 3:30 pm Visit to German Foreign Office Entrance Kurstrs. 5 Climate Diplomacy Reinhard Krapp, Referat 404 International Energy Policy Robert Klinke, Referat pm Walking Tour (tbc) Dinner on your own 1 pm Lunch 2 pm German Climate Change Policy Helmut Weidner, Social Science Research Center Berlin 2:30 pm 4 pm Panel 6: Domestic Climate and Energy Policy Chair: Helmut Weidner, Social Science Research Center Kaija Belfry, University of British Columbia Andrew Ancygier, Freie Universität Berlin Xi Lu, Harvard University Tuesday, December 1 Location: Canadian Embassy, Berlin, Leipziger Platz 17 9 am Briefing: Copenhagen Vincent Klassen, Economic Counsellor, Canadian Embassy Berlin 10 am Coffee break 4 pm 4:30 pm Atlantic Initiative, Jörg Wolf Dinner individual arrangements 10:30 am Canadian Climate vs Energy Policy Simon Kiss, Freie Universität Berlin 11:15 am Panel 5: The Future of Fossil Fuels Chair: Simon Kiss, Freie Universität Berlin Shahzeen Attari, Columbia University Heinrich Schulz, Freie Universität Berlin Kathrin Keil, Freie Universität Berlin Wednesday, December 2 Location: field trip to Dessau 8:30 am Depart for Dessau by chartered bus Bus pickup at Hotel Metropolitan 8:30 am sharp 3

4 10:30 am 10:45 am 11:00 am 12:45 pm 13:45 pm 14:30 pm 15:15 pm 15:30 pm 16:30 pm Approx 5 pm Evening Visit to Bundesumweltamt Arrive at Dessau/UBA Greeting Sustainable Architecture Tour Lunch Regional Climate Change Adaptation in the Alps Inke Schauser, I 2.1 IPCC Karin Kartschall, I 2.1 Coffee Break Climate Protection and Security of Electricity Supply Charlotte Loreck, I 2.2 CCS and Renewable Energy Future for Germany? Alex Böhringer, I 2.2 Return to Berlin (arrive in Berlin around 6:30 pm) Individual dinner arrangements Thursday, December 3 Location: U.S. Embassy, Berlin, entrance Behrendstrasse 9 am Briefing: Copenhagen Don Brown, Counselor for Political Affairs US Embassy Berlin Kate Arcieri, US Embassy Berlin 10:15 am Coffee break 10:45 am Panel 7: Climate Change Policy and China Chair: Miranda Schreurs, Freie Universität Berlin Xinlei Li, Freie Universität Berlin Geert de Cock, University of Alberta Huiming Li, Shandong University Annika Styczynski, Freie Universität Berlin 1:00 pm Lunch (at Akademie der Künste Cafeteria) Change of Location: EU Commission Representation Unter den Linden 78 2:00 pm Changing Climates at Copenhagen: EU s Expectations Claudia Guske, Political Section Representation of EU Commission, Berlin Nuclear Energy and Climate Protection Lutz Mez, Freie Universität Berlin 4

5 2:40 pm 4:15 pm Panel 8: Energy for a Low Carbon Future Chair: Lutz Mez, Freie Universität Berlin Jessica Jewell, Central European University, Budapest J.R. McIlwain, University of British Columbia Soo Jin Kim, Freie Universität Berlin (tbc) Karolina Jankowska, Freie Universität Berlin Dinner: Individual arragements Saturday, December 5 Location: Botanical Garden, KöniginLuiseStraße 68 10:00 am tba Peter Haas University of Massachusetts Amherst Green New Deal Martin Jänicke, Freie Universität Berlin Friday, December 4 Location: various 11:30 am Tour of Botanical Garden and Discussion with Thomas Borsch, Freie Universität Berlin Cornelia Löhne, Freie Universität Berlin 8:30 am sharp! Visit to Federal Environment Ministry Meeting with Franzjosef Schafhausen 1:15 pm Lunch Location: Alexanderstr., main entrance 10:00 am Transfer to Ecologic, Pfalzburger Strasse 43/44 2:15 pm Discussion & Wrap up Miranda Schreurs, Freie Universität Berlin Lutz Mez, Freie Universität Berlin 11 am 1 pm Security Through Energy Policy: Germany at the Crossroads Andreas Kraemer, Ecologic Institute Berlin Talk followed by discussion 3:30 pm End of Workshop Contact at Freie Universität Berlin: 1:30 pm Lunch Afternoon Free Matthias Kuder, Center for International Cooperation matthias.kuder@fuberlin.de Nathaniel Scheer, Environmental Policy Research Center nathaniel.scheer@fuberlin.de 5