Climate & Energy
Climate change is a diffuse global challenge that requires coordinated action among nations. Scientists predict that the window for capping emissions in order to avoid a global temperature increase of 2°C is rapidly closing. Continuing with a ”business as usual” approach to greenhouse gas emissions poses a serious threat to many of the world’s ecosystems and marginalized populations. In Copenhagen in December 2009, world leaders gathered to try to forge an international agreement to address global climate change. These talks resulted in what many observers, notably in Europe, consider a weak outcome but one that nevertheless provides a framework for further international cooperation. Cooperation between the United States and Europe will be critical to solidifying a future climate agreement that includes all major emitters, including China. The United States and Europe also have an opportunity to demonstrate how well-designed climate and energy policies can lead to economic growth, new jobs, and a safer environment. The transition to a low-carbon economy is essential to avoiding dangerous climate change, opening up new business opportunities in renewable energy and other clean technologies, and driving sustained economic growth.
GMF News & Analysis
GMF announces the appointment of Paul Bledsoe, Kristina Johnson, Andrew Light, and Simone Mori as non-resident fellows focusing on energy and climate issues.China’s Environment: An Economic Death SentenceJanuary 28, 2013 / Minxin Pei
Given decades of environmental neglect and China's heavy reliance on coal, it would be difficult to produce a dramatic improvement quickly.
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Climate & EnergyGMF’s Climate & Energy Program aims to advance transatlantic leadership on policy and business solutions to reduce the risks of climate change and achieve a low-carbon, secure, and affordable energy future, while conserving natural resources.
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Energy in the Wider Atlantic BasinFebruary 15, 2013
On February 15, The German Marshall Fund of the United States hosted a discussion with Paul Isbell, a Calouste Gulbenkian Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. The Central and Eastern European Energy Security Forum: “Perspectives on Energy Security”February 13, 2013
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) hosted the first in a series of seminars as part of the Central and Eastern European Energy Security Forum project in Warsaw, Poland. Recent Gas Discoveries in the Eastern MediterraneanOctober 24, 2012
On Friday, October 12, 2012, the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and the Embassy of Cyprus hosted a private lunch discussion on the implications of the recent gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean.Gas Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for the EU and International PartnersOctober 22, 2012
the German Marshall Fund (GMF) and the Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA) convened a symposium on the wider implications of the discovery of large natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean region. Publications More
The New U.S. Domestic Climate and Clean Energy Agenda: The Oulook for 2013May 10, 2013 / Nigel Purvis, Cecilia Springer, Samuel Grausz
This paper seeks to make sense of how a sluggish economy, rising budget deficits, and other factors press against strong U.S. action on climate change at home or abroad.
Energy in Turkey’s International Affairs and the Race for Southern CorridorApril 19, 2013 / Saban Kardas
This policy brief examines the role that energy plays in Turkey's foreign policy.
