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Closing remarks by Jeremy Wates, EEB Secretary General.

The Rapporteurs from the breakout groups report back to the plenary. The reports will be followed by a reaction by the new EU Environment Commissioner and Commission Vice-President responsible for climate negotiations.

Inspirational and provocative perspectives on this horizontal question from: Connie Hedegaard, Outgoing EU Commissioner for Climate Action: ‘Finding a credible response to the threat of irreversible and catastrophic climate change’. Simon Upton, Director, Environment Directorate, OECD: ‘Why business can no longer be as usual’ Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and the Environment, India: […]

Message of welcome and introduction to the programme by Mikael Karlsson, EEB President followed by keynote speech by Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.  

This module will explore the successes and failures of the past 40 years of environmental policy from the perspective of civil society and the EU Institutions. Europe has developed an impressive body of environmental policy and law over the past four decades, which has led to improvements or at least mitigated environmental damage in some […]

This module will address the prospects for the environment over the next four decades under various scenarios and, within that broad framework, focus on the EU’s priorities for the next five years. It is widely acknowledged that continuing over the next forty years as we have over the past forty is not an option. Already […]

The afternoon session will start and end in the Silver hall auditorium. The breakout sessions will take place in various breakout rooms, please follow the signs. This module will explore in more detail some of the areas, which need to be addressed in the context of an accelerated transition to sustainability. It will open with […]