climate change

We are happy to announce the continuation of the Prague Climate Talks project – a platform for high-level discussion on the complex issue of climate change. The project will again host a series of debates with experts, professionals from varying relevant fields and the general public.

In a blog post, Charlotte Bufano writes about what Mario Draghi's government can mean for Italy's climate policy and the European Green Deal.

Our research fellow Kateřina Davidová was a guest of the EURACTIV podcast. The podcast is focusing on the question of climate strategy and its fulfillment by the Czech Republic in comparison with other member states from the V4 and the EU.

Our research fellow Kateřina Davidová was a guest of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe podcast which was focused on the topic of climate change, its implications for Central Europe and EU member states' environmental policies.

We invite you to another debate in the Café Evropa format on Personal Responsibility in the Fight against Climate Change - How can each of us contribute to the fulfillment of the Green Agreement? The debate is organized by the European Commission in the Czech Republic, the Office of the European Parliament in the Czech Republic and the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy. The media partner of the debate is Deník.cz.

In her article for Info.cz, our researcher Kateřina Davidová informs about the result of a long negotiation on the level of the EU climate target for 2030. She also mentions the issue of alternative options, such as the use of gas or renewable sources.

Junior Researcher Milan Urbaník explored the use of behavioural science in tackling climate change in his policy paper.

Our researcher Kateřina Davidová recently published an article on news portal Info.cz which deals with the topic of decreasing European emissions. The author responds to the unexpected turn of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in the issue of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and his support for the European goal.

On 17th September 2020 we organized this year's third online debate from the Climate Talks cycle. The topic was the social dimensions of climate policies.

Our researcher Kateřina Davidová recently published an article on news portal Info.cz which deals with the topic of decreasing of the European emissions. The author opens the topic of Czech sceptical approach towards the new climate plan which was published by the European Commission mid-September.

The latest article from Vít Havelka aims to explain how the Czech population perceives the EU Climate Policy and especially the European Green Deal.

Lucie Vinařská in the background article to the debate of the same name from the Prague Climate Talks series (September 17) examines the opinion of Czech society on climate change, its division and the potential for unification due to the climate and coronavirus crisis.