Vanessa Cook
Specialist Translator
Energy & Climate
Special Expertise
- Specialist translation of diverse environmental research publications into English
- English-language editing of studies, reports and position papers
- Translation for the institute's English-language website (press releases, news, e-paper)
- English support for colleagues
Key Projects
- Study The Surcharge of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act: Background, Trends, Drivers and Perspectives (2015)
- German Renewable Energy Sources Act 3.0 report on behalf of Agora Energiewende (2014)
- German EEG early innovation and investment fund report for German Council for Sustainable Development (2014)
- Greenpeace study on The German EEG surcharge (2013)
- EEA report Trends and projections in Europe 2013: Tracking progress towards Europe's climate and energy targets until 2020 (2013)
- eco@work e-paper (2013) and eco@work e-paper (2012)
- Short analysis of the increase of the German EEG surcharge for 2013 (2012)
- Greens/EEA Group study The Vision Scenario for the European Union (2011)
- WWF study Free allocation of emission allowances and CDM/JI credits within the EU ETS (2010)
- European Parliament report The development of climate negotiations in view of Cancun (COP 16) (2010)
- Free allocation of emission allowances and the CDM/JI in the EU ETS (2010)
- WWF study Blueprint Germany. A strategy for a climate safe 2050 (2009)
- Book ‘Policy Scenarios for Climate Protection IV: Scenarios up to 2030’, Volume 6 (2008)
- WWF Briefing paper Windfall profits of German electricity producers in the second phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (2008)
- BMU study Options for a 2020 EU Burden Sharing Agreement (2007)
- WWF study The environmental effectiveness and economic efficiency of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (2005)
- elni-Review (Journal of the Environmental Law Network International), 2005-present
Professional Training
- 1999 MA (Hons) Cambridge University, UK: English language and literature
- 2000 M.St. (Hons) Oxford University, UK: Gender studies
Language Skills
English (native speaker), German, Spanish