Publications on the topic of “Sustainability needs Innovation” - Security – Innovation – Democracy
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AI training requirements should be reformed to be more practical
Article 4 of the AI Regulation: Good for bureaucracy, bad in practice
Article 4 of the AI Regulation leads to abstract, one-off training courses that can be easily controlled bureaucratically. In practice, however, they offer little real added value; what is needed instead are agile, sector-specific teaching and learning programmes. The passage should therefore be modified with the Digital Omnibus.
Leonie Mader
February 20, 2026
kurzum
Ukrainian Centre for European Policy
Procedure for verifying compliance of liquid biofuels and biogas intended for use in the transport sector
Research by the Ukrainian Centre for European Policy
Метою цього Порядку є встановлення єдиних вимог та процедур підтвердження відповідності рідкого біопалива (біокомпонентів) та біогазу, призначених для використання у галузі транспорту, критеріям сталості, визначеним законодавством України та актами права Європейського Союзу, що підлягають імплементації відповідно до Угоди про асоціацію між Україною та ЄС та Договору про заснування Енергетичного Співтовариства.
Hennadii Riabtsev
February 18, 2026
Single title
UCEP
Sustainability Criteria for Liquid Biofuels and Biogas in the Transport Sector
EU requirements and recommendations for Ukraine
This study by the Ukrainian Centre for European Policy is dedicated to establishing in Ukraine a modern, transparent, and EU-law-compliant system for verifying the sustainability of liquid biofuels, biocomponents, and biogas used in the transport sector. The publication analyses the requirements of the RED II and RED III Directives and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/996, identifies gaps in Ukrainian legislation, and proposes a detailed model for a national procedure for verifying compliance with sustainability criteria
Dmytro Naumenko
February 12, 2026
Single title
Science and Innovation: The Israeli Miracle
Visit of Florian Müller, Spokesperson for Science, Research, and Space of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag.
Florian Müller, Spokesperson for Science, Research, and Space of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, visited Israel from February 8 to 11.
Dr. Michael Rimmel, Pascal Franz
February 12, 2026
Single title
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World trade continues even without WTO reform
The EU can shape trade rules with its partners
From 26 to 29 March 2026, the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference will be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Expectations for this highest-ranking world trade body are extremely low. No one seriously believes that the deadlock that has persisted since the 4th Ministerial Conference in Doha can be broken. The fundamental reform of the WTO that has been called for years will not succeed this time either. While this is not good news for the global trade order, it does not mean that the constructive forces within the international community, and in particular the EU, have their hands tied.
Gunter Rieck Moncayo
February 10, 2026
kurzum
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EU Climate Policy in an Uncertain World
How Europe should use emissions trading as a geo‑economic tool for partnerships and resilience – and why this requires social acceptance and clear regulatory principles
High costs are putting EU climate policy under pressure as global rules erode. Europe’s response should follow Social Market Economy principles: aligning carbon prices globally and create reliable, rules‑based frameworks. The EU can use its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to incentivize climate clubs and rely on Article 6 for targeted partnerships. This requires strong domestic acceptance: revenues from carbon pricing must be returned transparently, fairly, and visibly – and the EU Emissions Trading System must be strengthened as the central rules‑based instrument of European climate policy.
Dr. Christian Hübner
February 9, 2026
Sustainability Monitor
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e. V.
From research to business: Innovation transfer in Germany
Status, international best practices and perspectives
Economic innovation processes are based on the constant exchange of new knowledge, ideas, technical and organisational expertise that is suitable for commercial exploitation. Both the emergence and diffusion of innovations require extensive networks of different actors – companies, universities, research institutions – who are involved in generating knowledge for innovations, translating this knowledge into marketable innovations, further developing their products and disseminating them as part of their economic activities.
Dr. Michael Rothgang, Dr. Bernhard Lageman
December 17, 2025
Single title
The Inflation Reduction Act
Impacts on Cleantech, Trade and Investment
The United States have seen significant developments in key cleantech sectors following the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). With the expiration of some support instruments in 2025, a new chapter for cleantech trade and investment in the United States is about to begin in 2026. This publication, produced in collaboration with E3G, examines the IRA’s impact on investment flows, imports, and exports across major U.S. cleantech sectors.
Max Gruenig
December 15, 2025
Single title
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Global Health as a Strategic Imperative – Health in the context of security and peace
Speeches by Hermann Gröhe and General Major Dr. Jürgen Meyer at the World Health Summit 2025
Global health is now a strategic imperative: pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, biotechnology, and climate change threaten not only public health but also security and stability worldwide. The speeches delivered at the World Health Summit 2025 analyze how health policy, resilience, and international cooperation can strengthen peace and security – and why investments in health are a central task for the future.
Lukas Lingenthal
November 19, 2025
Monitor
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Pragmatically reducing bureaucracy – lowering construction costs
Insights from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Housing Congress ‘City. Country. Living Space?’ – on 16 October 2025
The German housing market is in the midst of a profound structural crisis. A lasting solution can only be achieved through increased housing construction – but high construction costs and complex regulatory requirements are significantly hampering building activity. To solve this problem, there is an urgent need to reduce regulatory complexity.
Dr. Jan Cernicky, Dr. Sarah Al Doyaili-Wangler, Melanie Gerster
