Rhein on Energy and Climate

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Obama takes the lead on global climate policy

April 1, 2009

President Obama has done what many citizens across the world following the preparations for the Copenhagen Climate Conference had hoped for: take the lead. He has invited the heads of government of the 16 main emitter countries of green house gases and the UN Secretary General to a meeting at the White House, April 27-28th,… » read more

Posted by Eberhard Rhein

English, Uncategorized

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The G 20 should send strong Climate Signals

March 16, 2009

PM Gordon Brown has decided to add climate change to the already overcharged agenda of the G 20 summit meeting in London April 2nd. That is a wise and courageous decision considering the poor state of preparation of the International Climate Conference to be held in December in Copenhagen. Indeed, the G 20 countries account… » read more

Posted by Eberhard Rhein

Business & Climate Change, Climate change, English, Enlargement & Neighbours, EU Priorities and Opinion, Uncategorized

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Rhein on Energy and Climate

Thoughts on energy and climate, the Mediterranean and whatever comes to mind.

Eberhard Rhein has devoted most of his life to European and global issues. During the 1980s and  1990s,  he served successively as chef de cabinet to the Commission VP in charge of external relations and director responsible for the Mediterrranean and Arab world.

For the past 10 years he has focused more on global environmental issues.

He also gives a course on economic  policy at the "Mediterranean Academy for Diplomatic Studies" in Malta. He is the author of many articles on EU, Mediterranean and international subjects


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