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The Geopolitics of COVID-19 and Climate Change

The webinar will begin with selected short presentations/interventions on the topic, and a panel debate will follow. Comments and questions from the audience will be posted in the chat function and addressed by the moderator. Join this discussion to learn more about the geopolitics of sustainable development in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Programme

Short presentations:

  • Disruptions: The Geopolitics of Corona and Climate Change – Björn-Ola Linnér, Professor at Linköping University and Programme Director, Mistra Geopolitics
  •  From Covid Crisis to Climate Calm? – Dan Smith, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
  • “Covid-19 and the international climate negotiations” – Mattias Frumerie, Climate Diplomat, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  • Climate Action after COVID – Nick Mabey, Chief Executive and founder director, E3G
  • “We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis” – Eva Lövbrand, Senior lecturer, Linköping University and Co-Director, Mistra Geopolitics
  • After the pandemic – what can we expect? – Victor Galaz, Deputy director and associate professor, Stockholm Resilience Centre and Program Director at the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
  • Sustainable, just and resilient recovery: translating principles into practice – Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director, Stockholm Environment Institute

Panel discussion (Q&A session) – Moderator: Eva Krutmeijer

 

[This description was extracted from mistra-geopolitics.se]