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Linda Mederake
Ecologic Institute, 10717 Berlin, Germany.

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Journal article
Published: 16 October 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Few other environmental problems have received as much public attention and criticism in recent years as plastic pollution. Accordingly, in recent years, a number of plastic policies have been adopted at the national and supranational level in the EU and worldwide. In the U.S., health risks were repeatedly raised in the decision-making process of these policies and scholars have pointed out the crucial role of these arguments for the adoption of plastic policies. Hence, this article uses a structuring qualitative content analysis to investigate the parliamentary debates of two recently adopted plastic policies in the EU-namely the EU Plastics Strategy and the Single-Use Plastics Directive-and to assess the relevance of public health and environmental arguments for the EU debate. The analysis reveals broad support for plastics regulation among Members of the European Parliament, who most often use environmental arguments to corroborate their support for the policies in question. In contrast, health concerns do not seem to be crucial for the adoption of plastic policies in the EU.

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Linda Mederake; Doris Knoblauch. Shaping EU Plastic Policies: The Role of Public Health vs. Environmental Arguments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 3928 .

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Linda Mederake, Doris Knoblauch. Shaping EU Plastic Policies: The Role of Public Health vs. Environmental Arguments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (20):3928.

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Linda Mederake; Doris Knoblauch. 2019. "Shaping EU Plastic Policies: The Role of Public Health vs. Environmental Arguments." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 20: 3928.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
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In March 2019, German-speaking scientists and scholars calling themselves Scientists for Future, published a statement in support of the youth protesters in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (Fridays for Future, Klimastreik/Climate Strike), verifying the scientific evidence that the youth protestors refer to. In this article, they provide the full text of the statement, including the list of supporting facts (in both English and German) as well as an analysis of the results and impacts of the statement. Furthermore, they reflect on the challenges for scientists and scholars who feel a dual responsibility: on the one hand, to remain independent and politically neutral, and, on the other hand, to inform and warn societies of the dangers that lie ahead.

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Gregor Hagedorn; Thomas Loew; Sonia I. Seneviratne; Wolfgang Lucht; Marie-Luise Beck; Janina Hesse; Reto Knutti; Volker Quaschning; Jan-Hendrik Schleimer; Linus Mattauch; Christian Breyer; Heike Hübener; Gottfried Kirchengast; Alice Chodura; Jens Clausen; Felix Creutzig; Marianne Darbi; Claus-Heinrich Daub; Felix Ekardt; Maja Göpel; Hardt Judith N.; Julia Hertin; Thomas Hickler; Arnulf Köhncke; Stephan Köster; Julia Krohmer; Helga Kromp-Kolb; Reinhold Leinfelder; Linda Mederake; Michael Neuhaus; Stefan Rahmstorf; Christine Schmidt; Christoph Schneider; Gerhard Schneider; Ralf Seppelt; Uli Spindler; Marco Springmann; Katharina Staab; Thomas F. Stocker; Karl Steininger; Eckart von Hirschhausen; Susanne Winter; Martin Wittau; Josef Zens. The concerns of the young protesters are justified: A statement by Scientists for Future concerning the protests for more climate protection. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society 2019, 28, 79 -87.

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Gregor Hagedorn, Thomas Loew, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Wolfgang Lucht, Marie-Luise Beck, Janina Hesse, Reto Knutti, Volker Quaschning, Jan-Hendrik Schleimer, Linus Mattauch, Christian Breyer, Heike Hübener, Gottfried Kirchengast, Alice Chodura, Jens Clausen, Felix Creutzig, Marianne Darbi, Claus-Heinrich Daub, Felix Ekardt, Maja Göpel, Hardt Judith N., Julia Hertin, Thomas Hickler, Arnulf Köhncke, Stephan Köster, Julia Krohmer, Helga Kromp-Kolb, Reinhold Leinfelder, Linda Mederake, Michael Neuhaus, Stefan Rahmstorf, Christine Schmidt, Christoph Schneider, Gerhard Schneider, Ralf Seppelt, Uli Spindler, Marco Springmann, Katharina Staab, Thomas F. Stocker, Karl Steininger, Eckart von Hirschhausen, Susanne Winter, Martin Wittau, Josef Zens. The concerns of the young protesters are justified: A statement by Scientists for Future concerning the protests for more climate protection. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 2019; 28 (2):79-87.

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Gregor Hagedorn; Thomas Loew; Sonia I. Seneviratne; Wolfgang Lucht; Marie-Luise Beck; Janina Hesse; Reto Knutti; Volker Quaschning; Jan-Hendrik Schleimer; Linus Mattauch; Christian Breyer; Heike Hübener; Gottfried Kirchengast; Alice Chodura; Jens Clausen; Felix Creutzig; Marianne Darbi; Claus-Heinrich Daub; Felix Ekardt; Maja Göpel; Hardt Judith N.; Julia Hertin; Thomas Hickler; Arnulf Köhncke; Stephan Köster; Julia Krohmer; Helga Kromp-Kolb; Reinhold Leinfelder; Linda Mederake; Michael Neuhaus; Stefan Rahmstorf; Christine Schmidt; Christoph Schneider; Gerhard Schneider; Ralf Seppelt; Uli Spindler; Marco Springmann; Katharina Staab; Thomas F. Stocker; Karl Steininger; Eckart von Hirschhausen; Susanne Winter; Martin Wittau; Josef Zens. 2019. "The concerns of the young protesters are justified: A statement by Scientists for Future concerning the protests for more climate protection." GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society 28, no. 2: 79-87.

Research article
Published: 21 November 2018 in Environmental Politics
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Innovative climate governance in small-to-medium-sized structurally disadvantaged cities (SDCs) are assessed. Considering their deeply ingrained severe economic and social problems it would be reasonable to assume that SDCs act primarily as climate laggards or at best as followers. However, novel empirical findings show that SDCs are capable of acting as climate pioneers. Different types and styles of climate leadership and pioneership and how they operate within multi-level and polycentric governance structures are identified and assessed. SDCs seem relatively readily willing to adopt transformational climate pioneership styles to create ‘green’ jobs, for example, in the offshore wind energy sector and with the aim of improving their poor external image. However, in order to sustain transformational climate pioneership they often have to rely on support from ‘higher’ levels of governance. For SDCs, there is a tension between learning from each other’s best practice and fierce economic competition in climate innovation.

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Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel; Jeremy F.G. Moulton; Winfried Osthorst; Linda Mederake; Pauline Deutz; Andrew E.G. Jonas. Climate pioneership and leadership in structurally disadvantaged maritime port cities. Environmental Politics 2018, 28, 146 -166.

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Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel, Jeremy F.G. Moulton, Winfried Osthorst, Linda Mederake, Pauline Deutz, Andrew E.G. Jonas. Climate pioneership and leadership in structurally disadvantaged maritime port cities. Environmental Politics. 2018; 28 (1):146-166.

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Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel; Jeremy F.G. Moulton; Winfried Osthorst; Linda Mederake; Pauline Deutz; Andrew E.G. Jonas. 2018. "Climate pioneership and leadership in structurally disadvantaged maritime port cities." Environmental Politics 28, no. 1: 146-166.

Journal article
Published: 06 November 2018 in WASSERWIRTSCHAFT
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Doris Knoblauch; Hannes Schritt; Linda Mederake; Ulf Stein. Dem Plastik auf der Spur. WASSERWIRTSCHAFT 2018, 108, 80 -82.

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Doris Knoblauch, Hannes Schritt, Linda Mederake, Ulf Stein. Dem Plastik auf der Spur. WASSERWIRTSCHAFT. 2018; 108 (11):80-82.

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Doris Knoblauch; Hannes Schritt; Linda Mederake; Ulf Stein. 2018. "Dem Plastik auf der Spur." WASSERWIRTSCHAFT 108, no. 11: 80-82.

Journal article
Published: 13 June 2018 in Sustainability
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While diffusion patterns are quite well understood in the context of the Global North, diffusion research has only been applied to a limited extent to investigate how policies spread across developing countries. In this article, we therefore analyze the diffusion patterns of plastic bag bans and plastic bag taxes in the Global South and Global North to contribute to the further refinement of diffusion theory by specifically addressing the under-researched Global South. Moreover, with an in-depth investigation of plastic bag policies through the lens of diffusion research, the article provides insights in the rather new and still underexplored policy field of plastic pollution. We find that industrialized countries have mostly adopted plastic bag taxes, while developing countries have mainly introduced plastic bag bans and thus more stringent legislation than countries in the Global North. So far, the key driving force for the diffusion of plastic bag policies in the Global North has been the global public pressure. In the Global South, where plastic bag litter is much more visible and harmful due to limited waste collection and recycling rates, national problem pressure has been much more influential.

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Doris Knoblauch; Linda Mederake; Ulf Stein. Developing Countries in the Lead—What Drives the Diffusion of Plastic Bag Policies? Sustainability 2018, 10, 1994 .

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Doris Knoblauch, Linda Mederake, Ulf Stein. Developing Countries in the Lead—What Drives the Diffusion of Plastic Bag Policies? Sustainability. 2018; 10 (6):1994.

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Doris Knoblauch; Linda Mederake; Ulf Stein. 2018. "Developing Countries in the Lead—What Drives the Diffusion of Plastic Bag Policies?" Sustainability 10, no. 6: 1994.