20 April 2023, Stockholm

Event co-organised by SEI, IEEP, MISTRA, FORMAS and SIEPS

About the Think2030 Dialogue Sweden

The Think2030 Dialogue Sweden will gather decision-makers and analysts from policy, business and research across Europe to debate the key sustainability issues at stake for EU policy.

This Think2030 Dialogue takes place in the framework of the activities of the Think2030 platform, created by the Institute for European Environmental Policy in 2018 to provide science-policy solutions for a more sustainable Europe. This event is a follow-up to the latest Think2030 biannual conference that took place in Paris in 2022.

The event will be held in Stockholm on 20 April, in direct connection with the informal meeting of EU environment ministers. This provides a unique opportunity to gather high-level representatives from EU member states to reflect on the outcome of the informal ministerial meeting and focus on the EU’s sustainability goals achieving the common vision described in the European Green Deal.

Key topics in 2023

The overarching theme of the 2023 Think2030 Dialogue is the role of the EU in securing future sustainability and resilience within Europe and abroad. The Think2030 Dialogue will include high-level policy debates and science and policy sessions focusing on four key thematic issues.

The sessions will address sustainability issues against the backdrop of broader challenges facing the EU, including security and geopolitics, innovation and competitiveness, and social inclusion in the transition. It will focus on emerging priorities and work of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU, but also the next Trio Presidency, beginning with Spain as the next Presidency.

Agenda

9:15 – 9:40 | Welcome: Navigating crises through sustainability

· Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, SEI

· Anna Jöborn, Chief Executive Officer, Mistra

· Johan Kuylenstierna, Director General, Formas

· Göran von Sydow, Director, SIEPS

· Eero Yrjö-Koskinen, Executive Director, IEEP

9:40-10:00 | Opening remarks: The agenda for the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU and ways forward for sustainability in the EU

· Daniel Westlén, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment

10:00-10:45 | High level policy panel: Can the EU become the world’s number one exporter of sustainability and resilience?

· Janez Potočnik, Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel and former European Commissioner for the Environment

· Norbert Kurilla, Senior Green Transition Advisor to the President of Slovakia

· Claudia Hahn, Team Leader Environmental Strategy – DG Environment, European Commission

11:15-12:30 | Parallel Science & Policy Sessions 1 & 2

Session 1: Energy transitions and the cost of living: How to strike the right balance between short term fixes and long-term solutions to the energy crisis?
Co-leads: IDDRI & BC3

Session 2: Climate security and trade in times of multiple crises
Co-leads: Mistra & IISD

13:45-15:00 | Parallel Sience & Policy Sessions 3 & 4

Session 3: Innovation and industry transition: towards a green industrial strategy

Co-leads: Formas & SEI

Session 4: European Green Deal 2024 and beyond: Vision and priorities ofr the EGD 2.0?
Co-leads: IEEP & SIEPS

15:15-15:45 | Closing panel: Priorities for presidencies of the EU Council to raise the ambition of future post-2024 European Green Deal

· Antoine Oger, Head of Global Challenges and SDGs Team, IEEP

· Åsa Moberg, Senior Research Fellow, SEI

· Ioli Christopoulou, Co-founder and Policy Director, The Green Tank

15.45-16.00 | Final remarks

· Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, SEI

· Eero Yrjö-Koskinen, Executive Director, IEEP

Recording

You can rewatch the opening panel and the high-level policy debate below:

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