E3G Strategic Programmes
Project activities and evolving thinking
E3G currently undertakes activities in four major areas of focus. These strategic programmes interlock and cross-fertilise. This section of the E3G website provides an introduction to each of them, with regular website articles on the thinking and activities we undertake. We also provide updates of programme news alongside E3G comment on related topics of interest.
Climate & Energy
A stable climate is a system condition for the continuance of civilization, requiring an urgent acceleration of progress towards a low carbon global economy. The core of E3G’s approach is to reframe the climate change debate around how to deliver the scale and pace of investment needed to preserve climate security, and to animate new coalitions and propositions to help achieve this outcome.
- Post-Durban Commentary: Why It Matters That Durban Did Not Fail
30 January 2012, Tom Burke - ENDS: Euro travails and climate inaction – twin crises of political will
14 November 2011, Tom Burke - ENDS: From the greenest government ever… to our very own Tea Party
20 October 2011, Tom Burke - More Fight, Less Fuel: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in the Department of Defense, USA.
09 August 2011, Claire Langley and Gouri Shukla - Climate change: New frontiers in transparency and accountability
24 May 2011, Shane Tomlinson, Liz Gallagher, Claire Langley, Pelin Zorlu and Shin Wei Ng - ‘Whole-of-Government’ Response to Global Climate Change
26 November 2010, Nick Mabey - Speech for the Business of Sustainability conference at the Minerals Council of Australia 13/10/2010
23 November 2010, Tom Burke - What the UK elections mean for climate security
20 May 2010, Editor
Europe in the World
Effective European action is necessary for the achievement of international sustainable development outcomes. In this programme area, E3G is working with others to identify and open up avenues likely to be productive in building a new sense of purpose for Europe as a pathfinder for the global transition to sustainable development.
- Europe must complete its low carbon transition
14 December 2011, Nick Mabey - Driving down energy bills and security of supply: The case for demand side electricity market reform
30 November 2011, Taylor Dimsdale - Policy Brief: Securing Grids for a Sustainable Future
14 November 2011, Admin - Risk management, credible options and the future of European renewables policy
27 September 2011, Jonathan Gaventa and Nick Mabey - Re-monopolising Power? Reform Of The Electricity Market To Meet Climate Change Goals
07 March 2011, Simon Skillings - Energy Market Reform: E3G’s evidence at the House of Commons
21 January 2011, Simon Skillings - Politically Robust Package of Power Market Reform
23 November 2010, Simon Skillings - EU-China alliance - the power to take the lead on climate change
08 November 2010, Nick Mabey
New Foreign Policy
In an interconnected and interdependent world, there is no ‘abroad’. The old divisions between domestic and foreign policy no longer hold true. E3G founders and staff are experienced in helping foreign ministries and other government departments engage with other actors in the pursuit of convergent policy objectives.
- Nick Mabey at East West Institute Global Conference on Preventive Action
08 December 2010, Nick Mabey - Expanding the realm of the possible
30 September 2010, Tom Burke - Civil Society Open Letter: EU High Representative and External Action Service
22 March 2010, Nick Mabey and Jesse Scott - Making the Difference: Strengthening Capacities to Respond to Crises and Security Threats
26 June 2009, Nick Mabey - The Future of Climate Policy
22 June 2009, Tom Burke - A Transatlantic Agenda on Climate Security
19 February 2009, Nick Mabey - Invitation: Climate Change and Security - The geopolitics of tomorrow
08 May 2008, Nick Mabey - New frameworks for delivering global Climate and Energy Security
07 May 2008, Nick Mabey
Systems for Change
New approaches and tools are required in order to support the complex convergent policy solutions needed to achieve the global transition to sustainable development. This programme area sees E3G working on issues of institutional change; problem solving techniques; strategy and decision-making tools; and collaboration mechanisms.
- Green Investment Bank
01 December 2011, Ingrid Holmes - ENDS: These plans for planning need urgent rethinking
20 October 2011, Tom Burke - Green Investment Bank: Q&A
14 January 2011, Ed Matthew - Conservative Party announces Green Investment Bank plans
03 February 2010, Nick Mabey - Financing the UK’s Low Carbon Transformation
01 July 2009, Nick Mabey - Practical Systems Thinking: the challenge of tackling complex problems in day to day government
22 June 2009, Nick Mabey - The Challenge for Government: Part II
04 July 2007, Tom Burke - Climate Change: The Challenge for Government
26 June 2007, Nick Mabey