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Activities 2010 closed; see Activities 2011
Climate Policy is absorbing most of my time. A new article Cancun muddling or policy reversal is in peer review. A climate politics lecture supports the debate about the Millenium Development Goals, organized by CONCORD (14/10) with more lectures on the topic in December. The press asked for contributions on climate policy and on the renewable energy support mechanism in Flanders (the waste of money that I announced in an Energy Policy article, 2004, is now apparent and ad-hoc corrections are under way). The media asked a viewpoint on the results of the Cancun conference; my contribution is available in the latest new stack, because the daily "De Standaard" (Dec.13, p.26) re-edited it to a less consistent article.
During summer I studied irreversibility issues from a variety of perspectives, and applied the theoretical findings on the important decision of investing in energy efficient buildings. Abstracts and Conclusions are available in the latest news stack. The article The anatomy of investing in energy efficient buildings is published online by Energy and Buildings.Two other recent publications are: Preparing the design of robust climate policy architectures (Int.Env.Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics), and Views on peak oil and its relation to climate change policy (Energy Policy).
The IPCC bureau appointed me Review Editor for Working Group III - Chapter 5 on "Drivers, Trends, and Mitigation" in the Fifth Assessment Report (2011-2014), as one of the 270 selected international experts. The contribution as review editor has grown in importance since IPCC was criticized for some slipperies in the quality control process.
Upcoming Lectures and Events in 2010 (the language of the title is the one used at the event):
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[accepted abstracts for conferences in 2011 are mentioned in Activities 2011]
Past Lectures and Events in 2010 (see Latest News stack for downloads of slides or text):
2010.01.18: Kopenhagen voorbij: tijd voor werkende oplossingen, Pax Christi - Terra Reversa, Antwerpen.
2010.01.26: Climate Change & IPCC, University of Ghent
2010.01.29: Beyond Copenhagen, Panel debate at the Belgian Environmental Economics Day, Louvain, organized by HUB, KUL, UCL
2010.02.02: Projectevaluatie en Kosten-Batenanalyse, University of Ghent
2010.02.09: Dringend en drastisch anders beginnen na Kopenhagen. Colloquium "Wat na Kopenhagen?", MiNaRaad, Brussels. Beluister nu...
Text in Dutch and a sound track of the lecture can be downloaded at www.minaraad.be
2010.03.01-05: Oxford. IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy, 3rd Lead Author meeting.
2010.03.29.Klimaatbeleid & rechtvaardigheid. Brussel, Arbeid & Milieu www.a-m.be
2010.04.14. Klimaatverandering en nieuwe maatschappelijke verhoudingen. Brussel, Masereelfonds www.masereelfonds.be
2010.04.17.Change Climate Politics to stop Climate Change. Brussels, VUB, Belgian Social Forum
2010.04.26-27. Nuclear in a Sustainable Energy Future. Workshop Energy Security and Role of Nuclear Energy in Europe, Joint Research Centre, Petten (Nl.) The proceedings are at http://capture.jrc.ec.europa.eu/LDW/petten26410/
2010.05.06.Klimaatbeleid na Kopenhagen. Brussel, VRT-Kyotoactie
2010.05.25.Beheersing van de Energievraag. Brussel. FRDO-CFDD (voorstelling van een studierapport samen met Yves Marenne, ICEDD, en Johan Couder, UA)
2010.07.23. Wat na Copenhagen15? - over Globalisering, klimaatverandering, energie, overbevolking, rechtvaardige duurzaamheid, Gent, Gentse Feestendebatten
2010.09.06-10. Energy Forum Seminar. Salzburg
2010.09.20-24. IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy. 4th Lead Author meeting. Mexico city
2010.10.01. Nucleaire Renaissance? Het échte alternatieve energiedebat. Partij voor de Dieren Zeeland. Goes, Nl.
2010.10.14. De Milleniumdoelstellingen na de VN-top. Dichterbij of verder af? CONCORD Europe, Brussels
2010.10.20-22. Confronting Domestic and Global Climate Strategies. MIT Global Change Forum XXXI & UCL-CORE and Chair Lhoist Berghmans, Brussels
2010.10.27. Paneldebat over "Welvaart zonder Groei", OIKOS, Brussel
2010.11.16. Energy Building Forum. Net zero energy/carbon buildings. Brussels www.enery-forum.be
2010.11.19. VWEC (Vlaams Wetenschappelijk Economisch Congres): Is Irreversibility an Indispensable concept in economics?, Gent
2010.11.21. MO* debatten: Toekomst voor een nucleaire renaissance? Gent
2010.12.04. Masereelfonds e.a. Groene economie, Brussel
2010.12.08. UA Levensbeschouwing: Klimaatcrisis - klimaatbeleid, Antwerpen
2010.12.15. ACW Energiebehoeften versus Energiebronnen, Turnhout
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