Podcast# 13: Trading extinction for restoration?
Biodiversity and economic policy
Scientists argue that we are entering a sixth mass extinction event as biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. In contrast to prior mass extinction events caused by natural phenomena, this extinction event is the result of human activity leading to climate change or habitat degradation.
Simon Happersberger, researcher at the Brussels School of Governance working on sustainable trade, joins us today to discuss the linkages between biodiversity and economic policy and trade.
About the guest
Simon Happersberger is a PhD Researcher in European Economic Governance at the Brussels School of Governance. His research focuses on the comparative effectiveness of EU policy instruments fostering sustainable trade. He collected his first professional experiences at the Secretariat of the European Parliament, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and the German Federal Foreign Office. Simon concluded his studies in Goettingen, Paris, Berlin and Cape Town with an M.A. in Political Science
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About the podcast series
Ever since the von der Leyen Commission launched the European Green Deal, European climate policy went into overdrive, and it seems like every week there is a new initiative.
To help you navigate, understand and unpack these complexities, GreenDeal-NET created a podcast in which researcher Jana Gheuens talks with leading climate experts about their work and insights. Topics range from the objectives of the Green Deal to climate adaptation and environmental movements.