Join us for a day of (virtual) panels, discussions, and exhibition stands bringing together a variety of climate change actors (policy makes, academics, campaigners, writers & scientists), as we work together to ensure that climate stays top of everyone’s agenda amid a postponed COP26!
SPEAKERS:
- Tilly Metz Member of the European Parliament (Luxembourg)
- Professor Sir Brian Hoskins (UK)
- Alice Hubbard (UK)
- Adam Leckius (Sweden)
- Alexis McGivern (UK)
- Patrick Harvie Member of the Scottish Parliament (Scotland)
- Dr Douglas Parr (UK)
- Baroness Natalie Bennett (UK)
- Hans Kåre Flø (Norway)
- Dr. Djana BEJKO former Environment Minister (Albania)
- David Flint (UK)
- Irene Garcia (Spain)
- Miriam Kennet (UK)
- Mariam Hussain (Bangladesh)
- Maria Alejandra Madi (Brasil)
- Anjikwi Mshelbwala (Nigeria)
- Bianca Madison-Vuleta (Italy, Denmark, Croatia)
- Professor Doaa Salmon (Egypt)
- Nick Brod (USA)
- Iryna Babanina (Ukraine).
- Rachel Earnshaw (UK, France)
- Dorothy Nalubega (Uganda)
- Mukesh kr. Sharma (India)
- Professor Bashir Jarrar (Jordan)
With the need for immediate climate action stronger than ever, we are bringing together actors from civil society, politics, activism, and academia to determine what climate leadership looks like in 2020 and what strategies, messages, and objectives will propel us forward.
This conference will act as a green networking event – with exchanges across a variety of different thinkers, topics, and backgrounds, in order to provide everyone with resources and connections in the run up to COP26 Glasgow 2021, and further climate negotiations.
⇒ This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of The Green Economics Institute and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
⇒ The Green Economics Institute are an official climate partner of the United Nations Climate Initiative and will share with participants the latest climate science, data and actions necessary for our survival and to maintain momentum and climate leadership.
⇒ This event will be taking place online via the Zoom videoconferencing platform with plenty of interaction, participation and break out rooms and is open to all registered participants. Please register here to participate, speak (subject to suitability and space requirements) or have an exhibition stand.
⇒ This conference will act as a green networking event – with exchanges across a variety of different thinkers, topics, and backgrounds, in order to provide everyone with resources and connections in the run up to COP26 Glasgow 2021 where the Green Economics Institute and GEIClimate will have a delegation and further climate negotiations.
⇒To discuss speaking, running a workshop, holding an exhibition stand – please email us at: greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com
⇒ The Green Economics Institute is also putting together a Book and Report of the day: ‘Climate Justice,’ edited by Irene Garcia. Please email info@geibooks.org.uk to find out more. Details of the book can be found Here
Programme (here):
Speakers:
- Baroness Natalie Bennett – Member of the House of Lords
- Djana Bejko – Director of Shkodra Lake Forum and former Deputy Minister of Environment in Albania, Biologist and leader of GEI’s Montenegro Field Trip.
- Sir Brian Hoskins – Founding Director of Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment
- Patrick Harvie – Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Scottish Greens
- Prof. Maria Madi – University of Campinas a climate finance expert
- Doug Parr – Greenpeace UK Chief Scientist and Policy Maker
- Jean Lambert – former Member of the European Parliament
- Alice Hubbard – European Union Institute policy leader fellow
- Tilly Metz – a Luxembourgish Member of the European Parliament
And many more.
Please find the detailed preliminary TIMETABLE HERE, which is subject to change. All times are in CEST (Brussels Time Zone).
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Links to the organisers:
greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com
www.gef.eu
www.geiclimate.org
