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Setting the New U.S. Climate and Clean Energy Agenda May 14, 2013
On Defense, France Bites the Bullet, But Avoids Strategic Insolvency May 7, 2013
Iceland’s Recovery Saga Presents Opportunities for Brussels, Washington—and Beijing May 6, 2013
Which Way Forward for Europe’s Hybrid Regimes? May 2, 2013
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Andrew Light Speaker Tour in Europe May 14, 2013 / Berlin, Germany; Brussels, BelgiumGMF Senior Fellow Andrew Light participated in a speaking tour in Europe to discuss opportunities for transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy policy in the second Obama administration.
In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Anchor Elaine Reyes speaks with Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow of the Asia Program for the German Marshall Fund, about Beijing's potential role in brokering peace between Israel and Palestine
Publications Archive
EU and U.S. Policies on Biofuels: Potential Impacts on Developing Countries April 01, 2007 / Marcos J Jank, Géraldine Kutas, Luiz Fernando do Amaral, Andre M Nassar
The dramatic rise in energy prices, the geopolitical tensions in some oil producing regions and the uncertainties surrounding the future availability and access to nonrenewable resources have awakened a strong interest for biofuels in many parts of the world. The enthusiasm for biofuels, as an alternative to fossil fuels, can be observed not only in Brazil - the world pioneer in competitive bioethanol production - but also in the United States and in the EU, as well as in many developing countries. GMF analyzes the impact of EU and U.S. trade policies on biofuels production and the export potential of different groups of developing countries that have engaged in the biofuels industry. The study considers the production of first-generation biofuels based on agricultural feedstock.
