The Climate Network

Publication

Clean Break: The Story of Germany's Energy Transformation and What Americans Can Learn from It, by Osha Gray Davidson

December 4, 2012 - A modern industrial economy, the biggest and most powerful in the European Union, is making a clean break from coal, oil and nuclear energy. It is on track to be running on 80% renewable energy by 2050. Some predict it could even reach 100% by then. The country is Germany, and what is happening there has a name: the Energiewende, or energy transformation. more»

Policy Paper

Power and Profits in the Hands of the People

- December 7, 2012 - In September 2012, nine renewable energy policy makers and advocates from across the United States traveled to Germany to witness what amounts to a small town and rural revitalization phenomenon. What they learned broadened their perceptions, set the record straight on several prevalent myths about renewable energy, and spurred new ideas about how to move forward back home. Diane Moss more»

REPORT

Sharing Solutions: Transatlantic Cooperation for a Low-Carbon Economy

- September 19, 2011 - In this latest report of the Climate Network, policy-makers, civil society actors and local stakeholders in both the US and Europe address how to enhance renewable energy policies in rural and industrial regions despite current economic and political barriers. more»

Report

Harvesting Renewable Energy

- July 28, 2011 - This report is in the final product of the Midwest Renewable Energy Tour. It shares the German success of using policy to develop rural renewable energy projects and how farms in the US states of South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin can increase their renewable energy capacity. by Neil Vielleux more»

Policy Paper

Transatlantic Cooperation on Climate and Energy Policy after the US Midterm Elections

- February 17, 2011 - From a European perspective this paper explores ideas for enhanced transatlantic climate and energy cooperation after the US Midterm elections. by Sascha Mueller-Kraenner more»

REPORT

Beyond Biofuels: Renewable Energy Opportunities for U.S. Farmers

- August 27, 2010 - The Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America published a new report Beyond Biofuels: Renewable Energy Opportunities for U.S. Farmers. In a transatlantic comparison, the report suggests a variety of measures such as a "Biogas Roadmap" and others to encourage American farmers to become "energy farmers" in the 21st century. more»

Policy Report

Clean Energy Jobs for the U.S. Midwest -Lessons Learned from the German Success Story of Low Carbon Growth

- Germany has become the world leader in the development, manufacturing, and deployment of renewable energy technologies. By applying some of the lessons learned in Germany, Midwestern states such as Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota could strengthen their renewable policies, build truly local industries, and create new, well-paying jobs. by Christine Woerlen more»

Policy Paper

Three Hundred Thousand Clean Energy Jobs - Low Carbon Energy Growth in Germany and the U.S.

- This policy paper analyzes the succes of the German renewables industry and discusses which of the lessons learned could be applied to the U.S. states of Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota. In cooperation with the Blue Green Alliance the paper will be released during the Midwestern Green Jobs Tour from July 12-16. more»

Policy Report

Toward a New Climate Network: Transatlantic Solutions for a Low Carbon Economy

- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has contributed the foreword to the final report of the Transatlantic Climate Policy Group. The full report was released at a conference on October 7. more»

Policy Paper

A Missing Link to Sustainable Mobility

- December 8, 2009 - This paper analyzes best practices of integrated transportation planning in Europe and the US. The paper shows that public transportation should be linked to car and bike sharing programs. By Max Gruenig, Dominic Marcellino more»