Governing the EU’s Transition towards Climate Neutrality and Sustainability

Join us for the inaugural conference of the GreenDeal-NET project. The conference will bring together the 12 GreenDeal-NET partner universities as well as associate members of the consortium, composed of academic experts in key strategic areas of the European Green Deal. Its aim is to create a meeting place between academia, policy makers, and the broader public.

Under the title “Governing the EU’s Transition towards Climate Neutrality and Sustainability” the conference will be an opportunity to debate where we stand today, joining different voices, research, and experiences, and discuss the challenges ahead.

The conference will feature 3 roundtable debates related to key challenges of the European Green Deal and its implementation:

• Energy and Climate Transition/Paths towards decarbonisation 
• Climate Adaptation 
• Land-Use Sector  

The conference will take place in a hybrid format to reduce our carbon footprint. Participation in the conference is free, however registration is required.    

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Programme

09:30-10:30: Welcome

• Welcome Address: Sebastian Oberthür, Professor, Brussels School of Governance (VUB) and the University of Eastern Finland
• Opening Keynote: Miranda Schreurs, Chair of Environmental and Climate Policy, Technical University of Munich

11:00-12:30: Energy and Climate Transition in Europe – The Challenge of Implementation

• Nuno Lacasta, President, Portuguese Environment Agency
• Claire Dupont, Research Professor, Ghent University
• Max Jungmann, Executive Manager of Heidelberg Center for the Environment - Heidelberg University
• Francisco Ferreira, President, ZERO Association for the Sustainability of the Earth System

Moderator: Paula Castro, Full Professor, Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon

14:00-15:30: Climate Adaptation – What’s next in the EU?

• Philippe Tulkens, Deputy Manager, EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, DG RTD, European Commission
• Joana Balsemão, Councillor for Environment and Citizenship, Cascais Municipality
• Catarina Roseta-Palma, Associate Professor, Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon
• Carla Gomes, Research Fellow, ICS - University of Lisbon
• Diana Reckien, Associate Professor, University of Twente

Moderator: Tim Rayner, Research Fellow, University of East Anglia

16:00-17:30: Between Afforestation and Tree Cover Loss – Where does the EU Land sector stand?

• Alex Giurca, Principal Scientist, European Forest Institute
• Lucia Perugini, Senior Scientist Manager, Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change
• Annalisa Savaresi, Associate Professor, University of Eastern Finland
• Paulo Miguel Madeira, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ICS - University of Lisbon

Moderator: Aron Buzogany, Assistant Professor, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

17:30-18:00: Closing Keynote

• Closing Remarks: Helge Jörgens, Associate Professor, Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon
• Closing Keynote: Duarte Cordeiro, Portuguese Minister of Environment and Climate Action

Practical information for in-person participants

Location:

Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
B2.03, Edifício 2 (Building 2)

Avenida das Forças Armadas

1649-026 Lisboa

Registered participants will receive more information closer to the date.