New Jobs in the Clean Energy Economy – This conference will discuss how smart policies and private investments can build-up a clean energy economy and jumpstart immediate job creation in the US. more»

Overcoming the Deadlock: Climate Policy after Copenhagen – The international seminar in the Czech Senate on March 3 reflected on the Copenhagen summit and provided outlook for the continuation of the international Climate negotiations from various perspectives. Click below to view the video from the conference proceedings and the presentations of Sascha Müller-Kraenner from the "The Nature Conservancy", Ketil Karlsen as the Danish  Chief Advisor on Climate Negotiations, Viviene Life from the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. click below»

From Partnership to Leadership: Transatlantic Solutions for a Low Carbon Economy – During this conference, Congressman Jay Inslee (D-Wash) congratulated the Heinrich Böll Stiftung for its ongoing and successful efforts on transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy challenges. The final report of the Transatlantic Climate Policy Group was released and discussed. more»

Towards a Transatlantic Green New Deal:Tackling the Climate and Economic Crises – On June 23, at a panel discussion with Juergen Trittin, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Worldwatch Institute released the English version of their new report Towards a Transatlantic Green New Deal: Tackling the Climate and Economic Crises. more»

Plug-in Electric Vehicles -- Affordable, Convenient and Green? – What are the right incentives to foster plug-in electric vehicles? On May 28, HBF and 2020 Vision held a hill briefing on the latest US-European thinking on PEVs and released their new report One Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles by 2015: Top Ten Policies for the U.S. to Get Plug-ins on the Road to Energy Security, Carbon Reductions, and Green Jobs. more»