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Policy papers are research-based full scale analytical papers of around 20 pages.

• Research Report prepared for Elections Canada by Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue and used as a background document for the policy workshop Internet Voting: What can Canada Learn? held at Carleton University on January 26, 2010.

(English) Report "A Comparative Assessment of Electronic Voting" by Nicole Goodman, Jon H. Pammett, Joan DeBardeleben, with research assistance from Jane Freeland ( February 2010).

(French) Report "Une analyse comparative du vote électronique" par Nicole Goodman, Jon H. Pammett et Joan DeBardeleben. Assistante de recherche : Jane Freeland. (février 2010)

• CETD member Matthew Paterson wrote a paper for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung ahead of the Copenhagen climate change summit. You can read the publication in English and in German:

(English) Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Climate Change Politics in the U.S. and Canada by Matthew Paterson (December 2009)

(German) Zwei Schritte vorwärts, einen Schritt zurück: Klimaschutzpolitik in den USA und Kanada by Matthew Paterson (December 2009)

Policy Briefs present concise, policy-oriented analyses of topical issues in European affairs, with the aim of bringing research findings to bear in a timely and direct fashion on public discussion of issues facing the public and decision-makers.

• One Hand Giveth, the Other Taketh Away: Emissions Trading Schemes & Barriers to Expansion in a Liberalized Aviation Market (January 2010) by Mark Glynn, under the supervision of Professor Armand de Mestral, Jean Monnet Chair in the Law of International Economic Integration, McGill University

• Activating the Citizen: Addressing dilemmas of participation in Europe and Canada (September 2009) by Joan DeBardeleben and Jon H. Pammett, Carleton University

• The Launch of Negotiations for an Encompassing EU-Canada Economic Partnership (July 2009) by Kurt Hübner, University of British Columbia

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada’s eDiscussion on Canada-EU Relations is open from September 21 to November 27, 2009. Please follow the link to access video and audio interviews with CETD scholars Armand de Mestral, David Long, and Frédéric Mérand as well as other eDiscussion contributions.

Podcasts provide an opportunity to catch up on the latest debates and research around European and Canadian policy issues. You can listen online or download the audio file (in the mp3 format) to hear scholars and analysts assessing recent developments, even while you're on the move.

• Today is day one of the two week UN climate summit in Copenhagen. In our latest podcast H.E. Anthony Cary, British High Commissioner to Canada talks to Helen Morris about why climate change is a hard international security issue. Cary argues that we need to move away from short term political considerations, take a long term view and act together to tackle climate change. Cary discusses the human and financial costs of not taking action to mitigate climate change. The interview discusses the opportunities being seized by the business community in Europe in managing a transition to a low carbon economy and asks whether their experiences could inform the debate in Canada. The interview was conducted at the Canadian International Council event on Challenges Facing the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The Canadian International Council and the Climate Change Programme at the British High Commission in Ottawa are both partner organizations of the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue.
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• Miranda Schreurs, director of Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue partner organization the Environmental Policy Research Centre at the Free University of Berlin, spoke to Helen Morris about the importance of Canada-Europe co-operation on Climate Change. Schreurs discusses the challenges and opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic when it comes to tackling the effects of climate change. Schreurs asks what this all means heading into the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen next month (November 2009).
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• Andreas Kraemer, Director of Ecologic Institute in Berlin discusses policy co-operation in the area of European environmental governance. Kraemer highlights some of the challenges facing different policy communities such as transport, energy, and agriculture when trying to work together on environmental concerns. Kraemer highlights the potential for sharing ideas and for Canadians and Europeans to learn from each others’ experiences. The interview was conducted by Helen Morris during Andreas Kraemer's visit to Carleton University in September 2009.
  Poster for Andreas Kraemer's lecture at Carleton University.
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• Patrick Lamers of Energy and Climate Strategies at the Berlin office of Dutch company ECOFYS examines the state of the renewable energy industry in Canada and in Europe. Lamers compares the different natural resources available for hydro, wind and solar energy. He outlines the need for a stable policy and legal environment to ensure further technological advances as well as for realizing the commercial potential of the industry. The interview was conducted by Helen Morris during the recent Climate Day Conference in Ottawa (May 20, 2009).
  www.carleton.ca/ces/climateday-May2009.htm
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Commentaries provide interpretations and assessments of recent developments in EU-Canada relations or in Europe. The views expressed in commentaries represent the perspectives of the authors and do not represent a position of CETD or associated organizations.

Policy memos provide a more extensive document than the policy briefs and contain an executive summary. The research-based 8-10 page documents provide policy-oriented analysis of topical issues in European affairs.