On behalf of the Charles University Environment Centre, I would like to congratulate Professor Nordhaus and Professor Romer on winning the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Both scholars have broadened the scope of standard economic analysis by constructing models that help us to understand how the market economy interacts with climate change and technological innovations.

My sincerest congratulations go in particular to Professor Nordhaus, with whom I had the privilege to work at the Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists held in Prague in 2012 that my colleagues and I had the honour of organising. Professor Nordhaus gave a keynote lecture at the EAERE-2012 Conference. You can find the video of the keynote lecture here.

After 3 years investigating societal trends and intersectoral European practices, the #InheritYourFuture Forum will promote successful practices and introduce four achievable future scenarios for Europe in 2040. 

We invite you to MuseumsQuartier in Vienna on 21 November 2018. Practice leaders will showcase inspiring examples that successfully benefit health, the environment and equity - achieving the INHERIT triple-win and shaping the future we want.

Join us to discuss how to transfer and mainstream good practices in the areas of green urban spaces, energy efficient housing, active travel, and food consumption. Register at www.inherit.eu/forum  

The Charles University Environment Centre reminded this year 25 years since its founding. On this occasion, on November 21, 2017, a conference "Universities and Sustainable Development was held at the Patriotic Hall of the historical building of Charles University. Conference focused on the current problems of the contemporary world and the involvement of universities in their efforts to correct them.

We bring you a video of the conference lectures and a presentations of some speakers.

As a result of the project Sharing Experience: Co-production and Use of a Czech-Norwegian Resource for competence based education to support rural communities, financed from the Czech-Norwegian Research Programme (CZ09) published Charles University Environment Centre publication Sustainable rural entrepreneurship – inspiration. 

New INHERIT Baseline Report  investigates links between behaviour, health, environmental and social resilience. The report looks at what can be done to encourage lifestyles, which protect the environment and promote health equity by focusing on the way we live, move, and consume. It is based on a review of scientific literature and framed by the INHERIT model which is presented in the report.

On 27th April 2017, the Regional Center of Expertise Czechia was officially launched and successfully accredited by the United Nations University (UNU). In the Czech Republic, RCE Czechia is the first association of this type, joining the network of Regional Centers of Expertise across the world which today comprises more than 150 such RCE associations.

You can find more information about RCE Czechia on its web pages.