Event
Policy opportunities for reducing climate change and its impact on planetary and human health

Date: November 30, 2022
Seminar at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with presentations by Programme Directors of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC). EASAC brings together the National Academies of Science of the EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland and United Kingdom to provide independent science-based advice on important challenges for Europe.
The seminar will highlight, based on recent EASAC studies, how science has clearly set out the scale and urgency of the problems that need to be addressed in a number of fields, and the many options that policy makers could pursue if they can be motivated to facilitate the necessary transformations required. Clarifying and coordinating science-based objectives are both of vital importance for sustainability.
Programme
14:30
Afternoon coffee
15:00
Welcome remarks
Christina Moberg, President EASAC
Climate change and biodiversity – common drivers, common solutions
Professor Mike Norton, Environment Programme Director EASAC
Climate change and health: integrating scientific evidence to inform policy at
national, regional and global levels
Dr Robin Fears, Outgoing Biosciences Programme Director EASAC
Bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS) – a case of wishful thinking?
Professor Mike Norton, Environment Programme Director EASAC
Meat alternatives: The drive to reduce meat consumption: an emerging landscape of novel foods
Dr Louise Leong FRSB, Incoming Biosciences Programme Director EASAC
Moderated discussion
17:00
End of seminar
Moderators
Anna Rutgersson, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Lars Bergström, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Venue
The Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm.
Online in form of a live-stream. Please note that registration is only required for participation in person.