Texas Grid Failure
Lessons from Germany As the climate crisis continues to worsen, humans globally are faced with a decision: learn to adapt or face the consequences of sticking to business as usual. …
USTR’s Promising Start for Transatlantic Economic Relations
On Monday, the Biden administration released the 2021 Trade Policy Agenda and 2020 Annual Report, an annual event that the 1974 U.S. trade act requires take place by March 1. …
Questioning the Single-Family Home
The Greens struggle once again with the image as a party of prohibition There it is again, the old debate about the Greens as a party of prohibition. Ironically, once …
Climate Politics under Trump: The United States Climate Alliance
The Paris Agreement is a milestone in the fight against climate change. Contracting parties aim to limit global warming to below 2 degrees—if possible below 1.5 degrees—compared with the pre-industrial …
After the Coronavirus: A More Digital and Greener Transatlantic Economy?
As Austria, where the coronavirus curve appears to be flattening, and other parts of the European Union cautiously reopen for business, it may not be premature to draw some initial …
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The Unexpected Environmental Consequences of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is killing tens of thousands of people across the world and gravely disrupting life almost everywhere. Much of China has been shut down since January, European countries …
Will the EU’s Climate Law Turn Europe Green?
In a few weeks, the European Union will unveil the long awaited European Climate Law, designed to “set the direction of travel for EU climate action, give predictability for investors …
The Grand Coalition’s Mid-term Review and Recent Legislation
German politics has become much more unpredictable in recent years. There have been half a dozen instances when it seemed that the rather unloved grand coalition (GroKo) would break up …
Germany’s New “Climate Package”: Too Little, Too Late?
Early in October, the German government introduced its “climate package.” It is a comprehensive bill aimed at reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing a sustainable energy transformation, especially …
Leon Lieblang, Visiting Fellow
AGI is pleased to welcome Leon Lieblang as an NRW Fellow at AGI in October and November 2019. He is a research assistant and PhD candidate at the University of …
Restarting the Transatlantic Partnership Before It’s Too Late
We live in an era of rapid changes. It is not the first time that mankind has faced a fundamental socio-technical transformation, but it is the first time that it …
