Online event
Transforming into a sustainable city: the green adventure of Ghent
About the event: In the transformation into a socio-ecological society, frontrunner cities have become places of hope for implementing future-oriented policies and reconnecting with citizens. Moving beyond the experiment, they are implementing transitions such as the change from a car-based mobility system into one giving priority to bicycles and public transport, from a city full of concrete into a blue and […]
REACHING ZERO CARBON TRANSPORT: WHAT WILL IT TAKE?
About the Event: The UK and EU are planning investments in transport infrastructure – airports, seaports, new roads and railways – which will lock in future carbon emissions and make their ‘net zero’ targets impossible to meet. How can we achieve zero carbon emissions from transport of freight and passengers? What needs to change to make net […]
Climate Feminist Summer School
About the Event Women and minorities are more likely to be affected by the impacts of climate change and environmental crises, but are also key to bringing about change in their communities. Countries with more diversity in decision-making have more ambitious climate policies, while the empowerment of women is also closely linked to better economic and wellbeing outcomes […]
Reforming the Finnish Mining Law
As part of the Green European Foundation’s Metals for a green and digital Europe transnational project, we will look at how the initiative for reforming the Finnish Mining Act started with the Finnish Parliament’s ratification of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in 2018. The proposal on the reform, originally intended to be […]
Green Horizons Academy: The Good Story
About the Event The Green Horizons Academy is an educational programme that aims to expand the ideas surrounding the green movement towards the alternative liveable future across Europe. Addressing the climate crisis and environmental issues is a home ground for the greens. Still, we need to better prepare for the forthcoming battles of narratives, where […]
The Green Hydrogen Transition
About the Event Hydrogen produced from renewable electricity will play a crucial role in the transition to a climate-neutral Europe, but its adoption raises several issues. These stem from the fact that green hydrogen will be scarce well into the next decade. Does the European Union need a ‘hydrogen ladder’ that puts forward green hydrogen […]
Practicing Food Sovereignty in the Climate Emergency
About the Event GEF, with the support of Green Foundation Ireland and Cultivate, has built on our 2020 publication ‘A Question of SCALE’ and the findings of a webinar held in June 2021 to produce a new pamphlet: ‘Food Sovereignty, Climate Action and Local Resilience.’ This launch event will include conversations with leading Irish and […]
Turning Over a New Leaf (Zagreb)
About the event In the spring of 2021, Zagreb became a city of hope and elected a new green government. But this fresh energy is facing many old challenges (and some new ones). How can the city transform its deeply rooted issues, from housing to mobility, and make itself more resilient to climate change? Some […]
Green Central-Eastern Network
About the event The Green European Foundation is organising an event tailored to those who have the long-term goal to ignite political change in their countries and advance the green movement locally. Specifically, the event will gather representatives of national political foundations and equivalent organisations from Eastern European countries where GEF has established partners as well […]
Energy to the citizens
About the Event With this session, we aim to tackle the need for a more democratic and inclusive society. To do so, we will examine the state of democracy in the EU and candidate countries with the economic alternatives proposals that take into account the climate change emergency. Context The North Macedonian region and its […]
Greener Local Communities
About the event During this session, we will discuss the wave of local green transformations across many cities in Europe that are setting the path towards a different urban living future. As well as considering climate change, these cities are deeply connected to their citizens. Their local policies aim at improving people's quality of life, […]
The future of aviation
About the Event This event is targeted at people interested in mobility, especially members of organisations and platforms working on the issue, government officials, politicians and civil society associations, but also the general public. Our aim is to publicise more sustainable alternatives when choosing a means of transport and to raise awareness of the need […]
Cycling and new public space
About the Event The event is open to all those interested in mobility, especially members of organisations and platforms working on the issue, government officials, politicians and civil society associations. Our aim is to publicise more sustainable alternatives when choosing a means of transport and to raise awareness of the need to change our mobility […]
The Potential of Railways
About the Event The event is open to all those interested in mobility, especially members of organisations and platforms working on the issue, government officials, politicians and civil society associations. Our aim is to publicise more sustainable alternatives when choosing a means of transport and to raise awareness of the need to change our mobility […]
Rethinking Demand: EU Roundtable
About the event As Russia’s war in Ukraine puts pressure on energy supplies across Europe, governments are preparing for an uncertain winter, with concepts like rationing and controlled blackouts suddenly on the table. Yet the need to structurally rethink our demand for energy and other key goods is not new. Amid the multiple crises facing […]
Community Wealth Building: A Participatory Governance Tool
About In collaboration with the Bosch Alumni Network, we will organise a discussion on Community Wealth Building strategies implemented in Amsterdam and in various cities in the United Kingdom (UK), as examples of ways to ensure that wealth is redirected back into the local economy and that it benefits residents. Speakers Simion Blom, a […]
The Dark Side of the Cloud
Context When we think of the cloud, we imagine it as something ethereal, light and dematerialised. We don't visualise the millions of devices, thousands of kilometres of cables, gigantic data storage, and processing centres, or the satellites that make up its immense infrastructure. We don't conceive the enormous amount of mineral, water, and energy resources […]
Rethinking Demand: Sufficiency Policies for a Post-Growth Society
About the event Soaring energy prices are pushing European states to urgently implement energy saving measures in all sectors, as well as financial supports for the most exposed households and businesses. In France, President Macron did not hesitate to speak of "the end of abundance" and the implementation of a “great sobriety plan”. In Germany, […]
Rethinking Demand: Realities and Opportunities (Dublin/online)
About the event The Green European Foundations is bringing together Green House Think Tank (UK), Etopia (Belgium) and Green Foundation Ireland at an event hosted with the Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy. This event will launch our Rethinking Demand Framing Paper and explore the complexity of the actions needed to reduce our demand for […]
Resilience in the City, How?
Context Resilient cities are able to withstand potential disasters, whether they are social, economic or geographical. The climate crisis, in particular, is affecting the way people live in cities more and more. It creates social injustices with the most vulnerable communities being affected the most. Some local governments in Europe address these challenges by adopting […]
Peace and Security: The future of EU candidate countries
About the event This online event is the third discussion of our Peace and Security Debate series. On this occasion, we will analyse how EU candidate countries have responded to the Russian invasion to Ukraine, more in particular whether their reaction were as expected and how their response affects their candidacy. Project background The goal […]
About Degrowth and Geopolitics
About the event Stopping the climate and ecological crisis would be unlikely as long as our economy continues growing. In fact, the degrowth movement, which is rapidly gaining popularity among activists and scientists, advocates for the deliberate scaling back of overproduction and overconsumption to bring the economy back into balance with the living world in […]
Debate series: Cybersecurity in the EU
About the event This online event is the third discussion of our Peace and Security Debate series. On this occasion, we will analyse the role of cyber security in achieving and maintaining peace and security in the EU. What does cyber security mean? Why is it essential to maintain peace and security in the EU? […]
Feminists in the Environmental Movement: Training Series
About the event Being a feminist in the environmental movement requires understanding the wider context of the concept as well as having the courage and ability to charge your mental and emotional batteries in order to face the many struggles. This short, empowering online training will gather feminists from different European countries to reflect on […]
Beyond Electrification: Social and Geopolitical Costs of Lithium
About the event The growing demand for electrification does not come without its own costs. Environmental, social and ethical considerations arise when taking into account the impact on local communities. To obtain the necessary resources, huge extractivist industries threaten to devastate entire regions. How can we resist them? Furthermore, electrification also poses some serious global […]
Green Perspectives on European Peace and Security
About the event As part of this webinar, we will analyse various Green perspectives on peace and security currently present at the European level. The webinar is mainly but not only based on a mapping of green policy stances that GEF and its partners are conducting with the support of the think tank GRIP. Together […]
Climate Law Developments in Turkey
About the event With this event, we aim to talk about climate law in Türkiye and developments in the border carbon boarder adjustment mechanism. We will discuss the impact of the current carbon regulation policies, as well as the climate law with NGO’s, public institutions and local municipalities, academics and trade unions. Project background This […]