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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200926T194500
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SUMMARY:Climate Networking Conference
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nWith COP26 postponed but the need for immediate climate action stronger than ever\, we are bringing together actors from civil society\, politics\, activism\, and academia to determine what climate leadership looks like in 2020 and what strategies\, messages\, and objectives will propel us forward. \nThis conference will act as a green networking event – with exchanges across a variety of different thinkers\, topics\, and backgrounds\, in order to provide everyone with resources and connections in the run up to the Bonn Climate Change Conference\, COP26\, and further climate negotiations. \nSpeakers:\n\nTilly Metz – Member of the European Parliament\, Greens/EFA\nNatalie Bennett – Member of the House of Lords for the Green Party of England and Wales\nDjana Bejko – Director of Shkodra Lake Forum and former Deputy Minister of Environment in Albania\nSir Brian Hoskins – Founding Director of Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment\nMark Ruskell – Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Scottish Green Party\nProf. Maria Madi – University of Campinas\, green economics\nDoug Parr – Greenpeace UK Chief Scientist\nJean Lambert\, former MEP for the Green Party of England and Wales\nAlice Hubbard – International Coordinator of the Green Party\, European Union Institute policy leader fellow\n\nAnd many more. \nProgramme: \nPlease find the schedule below. All times are in CEST. \n9:30 – 9:45 Welcome: Leadership in the Age of Climate Challenge \n9:45 – 10:15 Setting the contemporary climate scene – ft. virtual site visits highlighting climate impacts around the world. \n10:15 – 10:30 Break \n10:30 – 11:30 Opening Plenary: What does climate leadership look like? \n11:30 – 11:45 Break \n11:45 – 12:00 Climate Science and Climate Narratives: Keynote by Sir Brian Hoskins \n12:00 – 12:15 Climate Science and Climate Narratives: Keynote by Kaya Axelsson \n12:15 – 12:45 Breakout sessions and Ice Breaker: discussing climate leadership across different networks \n12:45 – 13:15 Climate Science and Climate Narratives: Short presentations \n13:15 – 13:20 Break \n13:20 – 13:45 Climate Science and Climate Narratives: Panel discussion \n13:45 – 14:30 Lunch break\, with virtual site visits and exhibition stands \n14:30 – 14:50 Master Class in Climate Finance and Science \n14:50 – 14:55 Break \n14:55 – 15:15 Master Class in Climate Law\, Governance\, and Treaty Design \n15:15 – 15:30 Break \n15:30 – 16:15 Climate Change and Health and Social Issues \n16:15 – 16:30 Break \n16:30 – 17:30 Politics and Policymaking: The European Green Deal and EU actors \n17:30 – 17:45 Break \n17:45 – 18:30 Contemporary challenges across different countries’ political and media realities\, campaigning for a Green Recovery and next steps. \n18:30 – 18:45 Break \n18:45 – 19:45 Contemporary challenges across different countries’ political and media realities\, looking towards COP26 Glasgow. \nRegistration:\nThis event will be taking place online via the Zoom videoconferencing platform and is open to all registered participants. For access to full participation features\, please download the free desktop version. \nPlease register for your ticket here. \nThis event is open to the general public and aims to be accessible to all\, so ticket prices are based on a solidarity fee between 0 and 15 EUR. \nThe conference is a great networking opportunity\, so should you be interested in running a virtual exhibition stand during the lunch break from 13:45 – 14:30\, then please apply for a slot here. You will be contacted shortly after to confirm details. \nThis conference is organised with the support of the Green Economics Institute.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/climate-hub-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200917T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200917T191500
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
CREATED:20200617T082334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T104701Z
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SUMMARY:Green-Red Dialogues: Minimum Living Income – A Step Towards UBI?
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nCOVID-19 has once again put on the table the need for a change of model\, based on solidarity and equity for all European citizens. If we apply the same instruments that we have used up to now\, we are in danger of leaving many people behind\, creating a socially and economically unequal Europe. What model of Europe do we want? How can we ensure that people can live with dignity? How can we contribute to the creation of a social security system that works for all? How can we make it possible for people to live with dignity from their work without having to accept multiple jobs or over-exploitation? \nThe second Green-Red Dialogue will address the topic of Basic Income. The Green European Foundation has worked with experts on this topic for the past three years\, formulating “European Green Perspectives on Basic Income” together with several partner foundations including Fundacio Nous Horitzons. \nNow is a good time to present the conclusions of that research and put back on the agenda an issue that in the current crisis situation is more relevant than ever. The effects of the coronavirus have left much of the population excluded and the outlook for the coming years is not very encouraging. Current welfare and subsidy models have been shown to fall short both in protecting groups at risk of exclusion and encouraging economic development in Europe. \nAccording to experts in the field\, basic income could: improve the situation of people with a low purchasing power; prevent overexploitation\, job insecurity\, and illegal work; prevent fraud by companies against their employees; allow higher taxes to be levied on high incomes; and enable economic development through empowering groups at risk of exclusion by dignifying them and thus contributing to a fairer and more egalitarian society. \nThese and other questions will be addressed in this second discussion on Basic Income – featuring Pepe Fernández Albertos\, Aina Vidal\, and Philippe Van Parijs. \nContext:\nThis event is part of the Green Red Dialogues. The main purpose of this series of talks is to reflect on current issues from a green and social perspective. At a time when we have to face the global challenges as a result of COVID-19\, it is important to reflect on a green way out of the crisis. The current capitalist system has demonstrated that it promotes social inequality and that it attacks the planet\, and therefore\, all the inhabitants of the earth. We must urgently reverse the effects of the climate crisis and promote socially just and environmentally friendly models. We need to ensure that these proposals reach citizens\, and explain that it is compatible with the economy\, progress and development. \nThe first dialogue dealt with green responses to the health and climate crisis. \nSpeakers:\nPhilippe Van Parijs\, professor of philosophy and key promoter of basic income. \nPepe Fernández Albertos\, doctor in political science from Harvard University and researcher at the Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. \nAina Vidal\, deputy at the Congress of Deputies of En Comú-Podem. \nModerator: Marc Rius \nPracticalities:\nDate: September 17th (18:00 – 19:15 CEST) \nThis event will take place in Spanish and English\, with simultaneous translation provided via Zoom. \nYou can join the Zoom call directly here. The webinar will also be livestreamed on the YouTube channel of Fundació Nous Horitzons. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Fundació Nous Horitzons and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/minimum-living-income-a-step-towards-ubi/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200808T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200808T140000
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
CREATED:20200722T090941Z
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SUMMARY:Ecofeminism (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nGEF\, together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops\, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination. \nThe next workshop will be held online on the 8th of August\, featuring as speaker Emet Değirmenci. The topic that will be covered is Ecofeminism. \nContext:\nWorkshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish\, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well. \nSpeakers:\nThis seminar is led by Emet Değirmenci who has been working on Ecology and Women based studies for more than 20 years. As a geophysical engineer\, who has worked as a seismologist for the Technical University of Istanbul for 14 years\, she decided in 1997 to invest her studies and efforts around social-ecological transformation. In 2019 she published a book titled ‘Kadinlar Ekolojik Dönüşümde (Ecological Transformation Through Women’s  Eye). \nPracticalities:\nParticipation in this seminar is closed\, and participants have already been selected. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-politics-webinar-part-ii/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200731T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200731T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
CREATED:20200727T123254Z
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SUMMARY:Polish Views on Unconditional Basic Income (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nAfter earlier webinars introducing the general concept of UBI\, the European UBI\, and the achievements of the GEF in promoting this debate\, we discussed UBI pilots in Europe and elsewhere. \nThis time\, in partnership with the Polish Basic Income Network\, we will present UBI and similar concepts that are discussed in Poland and the prospects for implementing them in the country. \nContext:\nThe Green European Foundation has been working and researching the topic of UBI for a few years as part of a transnational project involving many countries. This year\, the project is entitled “CHANGE OF MINDSET. Civil society dialogue around UBI\, social justice and climate impact”. The Polish Green Foundation “Strefa Zieleni” joined the project\, recognising that it was time to start a public debate on this in Poland as well – not only on UBI itself but as part of a broader conversation: what social security system is best adapted to the needs and expectations of Polish society in times of great instability and turmoil? \nOn May 26th\, the webinar “With UBI we would be less afraid of coronavirus” opened a series of four online meetings on this topic\, organised by GEF with the support of Strefa Zieleni. Participants of the first webinar chose the topics of subsequent meetings\, the third of which is an overview of the Polish perspectives on UBI and prospects for implementation. \nSpeakers:\n\nDr hab. Ryszard Szarfenberg – Political scientist\, professor at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw. Leader of the Polish Basic Income Network and active populariser of the concept of Unconditional Basic Income in Poland.\nDr Jacek Warda – Political scientist\, an expert in public management in local governments and author of the first Polish scientific article on the UBI: “Potential consequences of the implementation of a negative tax for the state’s social system” (2008). Member of the Polish Basic Income Network.\nDr Maciej Szlinder – doctor of humanities in the field of philosophy\, sociologist\, economist. Member of the Polish Basic Income Network\, Basic Income Earth Network\, Red Renta Básica. Author of the book “Unconditional basic income. A revolutionary reform of the society of the 21st century” (PWN\, 2018).\n\nModeration and comments by Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart and Wojciech Kłosowski. \nWe regret that the guest speakers of this particular webinar are all men\, as unfortunately\, the Polish Basic Income Network is an entirely male initiative. GEF and Strefa Zieleni are committed to hosting diverse and balanced events and have ensured that the next webinar in this series will be dominated by excellent female speakers.  \nProgramme: \nThe webinar will start at 18:00 CEST with a short video produced by the UBI transnational project partners. \nPracticalities:\nThis webinar will take place in Polish for a Polish audience. It is open to anyone\, but please register using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ecc1VTOBS0WdsayiiuGCag \nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, we recommend installing the Zoom Desktop App\, which is free.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/polish-views-on-unconditional-basic-income-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200626T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200626T193000
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
CREATED:20200611T155905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T130929Z
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SUMMARY:Between Theory and Practice – Experiments of Basic Income (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nReflections and specific experiments have been ongoing for many years in the search for systemic solutions to provide people with the opportunity to meet basic life needs in times of instability\, exacerbated amid junk contracts\, rapid climate change and structural inequalities. Unconditional basic income is one such form\, tested by certain public authorities\, but also by non-governmental and research organisations\, both in so-called developed countries as well as some countries of the global South. \nThis webinar focuses on the experiences of basic income in several countries – their goals and results\, but also the political context of each case. A more general academic comparative view will complete a political and activist approach. We invited a European university researcher examining UBI experiments\, their political and social context and overtones\, but also a Kenyan Green politician from a so-called developing country where innovative social policies have been pursued both by the authorities and through the experiments of social aid and research organisations. \nContext:\nThe Green European Foundation has been working and conducting research on the topic of UBI for a few years as part of a transnational project involving many countries. This year\, the project is entitled “CHANGE OF MINDSET. Civil society dialogue around UBI\, social justice and climate impact”. \nOn May 26th\, the webinar “With UBI we would be less afraid of coronavirus” opened a series of four meetings on this topic\, organised by GEF and with the support of Strefa Zieleni. Participants of the first webinar chose the topics of subsequent meetings\, the first of which is an exploration of unconditional basic income experiments and derived social policy solutions in various countries. \nSpeakers:\n\nJurgen De Wispelaere – policy fellow at the Institute for Policy Research (University of Bath) and a visiting scholar at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.\nMartin Ogindo – Party leader of the Green Congress of Kenya.\nModeration and comments by Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart and Wojciech Kłosowski.\n\nPracticalities:\nThis is an open event accessible to an international audience. English-Polish translation will be provided. \nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You don’t need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, we recommend to install the Zoom Desktop App\, which is free. \nPlease register and join the webinar via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rM7YcboBRNmUC3brggoaAg
URL:https://gef.eu/event/between-theory-and-practice-experiments-of-basic-income-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200625T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200625T174500
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
CREATED:20200602T102314Z
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SUMMARY:GEF to present in the Online Ariadne Network-UNHCR Joint event on Climate Change and Forced Migration!
DESCRIPTION:Context:\nThe Ariadne Network-UNHCR event aims to raise awareness among philanthropic foundations and seek increasingly innovative and holistic solutions to address the rising challenge of protecting refugees\, internally displaced persons\, and other persons of concern in the era of climate change. \nThe key issues to be discussed are: \n\nHow does climate change\, often combined with conflict\, drive people from their homes?\nHow can foundations support relevant and innovative programmes to deal with the aftermaths of these events? What about anticipatory action\, prevention\, adaptation and mitigation? How can they help build resilience in the long-term so people can stay and/or return?\nLinking these debates with the broader European and international policy agendas\, the event will also look at how foundations can also support civil society advocacy on this topic to improve both policies and practices.\n GEF participation in first session: Climate Change and forced migration: what do European foundations need to know? (14h-15:30h)\n\nCarlotta Weber\, GEF’s Strategy Manager\, and Caroline Zickgraf\, the Deputy Head of Liege University’s Hugo Observatory on Environment\, Migration and Politics\, will contextualise the EU-level discussions and considerations regarding climate-related forced migration\, while presenting some of GEF’s work in this field as well as exploring recent academic developments in the field of mobility and immobility. \nThe other presenters include: \n\nAndrew Harper\, Special Advisor on Climate Action\, UNHCR\nAlex Randall\, Programme Manager\, Climate Migration Coalition\n\n  \nThe discussion will be moderated by Saskia Baar\, PSP Officer\, UNHCR\, with questions to be taken from the audience. \nThis is a closed event\, not open to the public.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/gef-to-present-in-the-online-ariadne-network-unhcr-joint-event-on-climate-change-and-forced-migration/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200619T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200620T130000
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
CREATED:20200529T073120Z
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SUMMARY:Public Values and Technology in the Corona Crisis
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThe Green European Foundation and the Green Economics Institute are delighted to invite you to a webinar on smart cities in corona times. All over Europe\, municipalities want to become ‘smart cities’\, front-runners in the use of sensors\, big data\, algorithms and apps. Smart technologies offer opportunities for improving the quality of life in cities\, for reducing their ecological footprint and for creating new urban commons. But they may also present threats to civil liberties and to social justice. The smart city should not be an end in itself. A smart city is only really smart if data collection and artificial intelligence are steered by values. How do we ensure that public values such as democracy\, human dignity\, privacy\, equality and sustainability are put at the heart of smart cities? \nThis webinar will gather experts\, practitioners\, activists and (local) politicians. The online discussions will cover two mornings. Participants can choose to take part in one session or in both sessions. The webinar takes the Green European Foundation’s Charter for the Smart City as a starting point. The results of the webinar will feed into the online version of the Charter. \nSpeakers:\nFriday: \n\nRichard Wouters – Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, project leader A Charter for the Smart City. (Netherlands)\nProf. Maria Madi – Specialist in the Digital Economy and Innovation Philosophy. (Portugal/Brazil)\n\nSaturday: \n\nMonika Sobiecki – Barrister specialising in Digital Technology\, Data and AI Law; senior associate in a Privacy and Cybersecurity team. (United Kingdom)\nDr. Vandana Shiva – Scholar\, environmental activist\, food sovereignty advocate\, and anti-globalization author; Founder of the Research Foundation for Science\, Technology and Ecology. (India)\nDorothy Nalubega – Minority rights activist\, feminist\, and environmentalist; African Coordinator for the Global Greens Women’s Network and Chairperson of the East African Greens Women’s Network. (Uganda)\nNatalie Louise Bennett – Former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales; member of the UK House of Lords; specialist in Mass Communication and former editor of The Guardian Weekly. (United Kingdom)\nEwa Sufin-Jacquemart – Director of the Green Polish foundation “Strefa Zieleni”\, writes for the Green journal „Zielone Wiadomości”\, and coordinator of the Green Centre of the Congress of Women. (Poland)\n\nProgramme: \nJune 19th 11:00 – 13:00 \n\n\n\nPresentation of the Charter for the Smart City\, value-led development of technology and its relevance in times of corona by Richard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, NL)\, followed by discussion.\nPresentation and discussion on digital surveillance. Will the corona crisis take the surveillance of citizens and workers to new heights? Can and should we counter this tendency? Is there a role for local politics?\n\n\n\nJune 20th 11:00 – 13:00 \n\n\n\nPresentation and discussion on digital innovations. The corona crisis has given a boost to the digitalisation of work\, commerce\, education and social life. How do we deal with the socio-economic inequalities which arise from this? Can we prevent Big Tech from becoming even more powerful? What role for local politics?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation and discussion on a Green New Deal. The economic crisis and the climate crisis must be tackled simultaneously. Does this create new opportunities for green technologies? What role for local politics?\n\n\n\nPracticalities:\nPlatform \nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, we recommend to install the Zoom Desktop App\, which is free. \nRegistration \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but advance registration is required. You can register via the GEI website\, via Eventbrite\, or by emailing info@geiconferences.org. \nPlease consider making a donation to enable the Green Economics Institute\, a not for profit\, to continue its work. The suggested donation is around £25.00 per person. \nPreparation \nThe Charter for the Smart City is available on the website of the Green European Foundation. Click here to download. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation and the Green Economics Institute\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/public-values-and-technology-in-the-corona-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200605T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200605T160000
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SUMMARY:Public Values in Smart Cities (Webinar for the Euregio)
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nAll over Europe\, municipalities want to become ‘smart cities’\, front-runners in the use of sensors\, big data\, algorithms\, and apps. Smart technologies offer opportunities for improving the quality of life in cities\, for reducing their ecological footprint\, and for creating new urban commons. But they may also present threats to civil liberties and to social justice. The smart city should not be an end in itself. A smart city is only really smart if data collection and artificial intelligence are steered by values. How do we ensure that public values such as democracy\, human dignity\, privacy\, equality\, and sustainability are put at the heart of smart cities? \nThis webinar will gather politicians\, experts\, practitioners\, and activists from the Euregio\, comprising cities such as Münster and Enschede. They will explain about specific technological innovations in their municipalities\, discuss conflicting values\, and identify best practices. The conclusions may feed into the online version of the Charter for the Smart City. \nThe event will be chaired by Tom van den Nieuwenhuijzen (member of the Dutch parliament). It will feature Christoph Almering (director Euroregio)\, Gerdien Looman (coordinator Smart Enschede)\, Thomas Terstiege (project leader digitalisation Smart City Münster)\, Kirsten Fiedler (policy advisor to Alexandra Geese in the European Parliament\, winner Felipe Rodriguez Award 2018)\, Richard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks)\, and other speakers. \nThe webinar is organised by the Green European Foundation and Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks. It replaces the workshop in Glanerbrug that was announced earlier. \nDate & time \nFriday 5 June\, 14:00 – 16:00 CEST\n \nTimetable\n14:00  Opening by Tom van den Nieuwenhuijzen \n14:10  Welcome by Christoph Almering \n14:15  Introduction of the Charter for the Smart City by Richard Wouters \n14:20  Presentation on the European Union and smart cities by Kirsten Fiedler \n14:40  Q&A \n14:50  Presentation on Enschede as a smart city by Gerdien Looman \n15:00  Break \n15:10  Presentation on Münster as a smart city by Thomas Terstiege \n15:20  Q&A \n15:30 Group discussion on (conflicting) public values in smart cities\, on the basis of local examples introduced by participants \n16:00 Closing words by Tom van den Nieuwenhuijzen \nLanguages\nParticipants may use German\, Dutch\, and English interchangeably. No interpretation is provided. \nPlatform\nWe will use the Webex videoconferencing platform. Registered participants will receive a link and a password that give them access to the webinar. It is recommended to join the webinar via a computer. \nRegistration\nSend an e-mail to Richard Wouters at Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks. \nPreparation\nThe Charter for the Smart City is available in German\, Dutch\, English\, French\, and Czech on the website of the Green European Foundation. Click here to download.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/public-values-in-smart-cities/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200603T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200603T103000
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SUMMARY:Public Values in Smart Cities (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nAll over Europe\, municipalities want to become ‘smart cities’\, front-runners in the use of sensors\, big data\, algorithms and apps. Smart technologies offer opportunities for improving the quality of life in cities\, for reducing their ecological footprint and for creating new urban commons. But they may also present threats to civil liberties and to social justice. The smart city should not be an end in itself. A smart city is only really smart if data collection and artificial intelligence are steered by values. How do we ensure that public values such as democracy\, human dignity\, privacy\, equality and sustainability are put at the heart of smart cities? \nThis online workshop will offer an opportunity for politicians\, experts\, practitioners and activists from cities in the Czech Republic and neighbouring countries to share their experiences. They will explain about specific technological innovations in their municipalities\, discuss conflicting values and identify best practices. The conclusions may feed into the online version of the Charter for the Smart City. \nThe speakers at the event include Richard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, NL)\, Marie Schäffer (member of the Brandenburg Parliament\, Greens\, DE)\, Tomáš Koláčný (deputy Mayor of the City of Brno\, Pirates\, CZ)\, Jana Drápalová (city district Mayor\, Brno-Nový Lískovec\, Greens\, CZ) and Ondřej Veselý (user application developer\, CZ). \nPlatform\n\nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You do not need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, we recommend to install the Zoom Desktop App\, which is for free. \nLanguages\n\nCzech and English. Translation will be provided. \nRegistration\n\nPlease register here to receive the meeting link. \nPreparation\n\nThe Charter for the Smart City is available in Czech\, English\, German\, French and Dutch on the website of the Green European Foundation. Click here to download. \nThis webinar is organised by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Institut Aktivního Občanství and Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/public-values-in-smart-cities-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:With UBI\, We Would Be Less Afraid of the Coronavirus Crisis (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nWe would like to invite you to the first edition of a series of four webinars on the topic of universal basic income (UBI). This event series is organised for by the Green European Foundation\, with the support of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni\, and a grassroots initiative of Polish activists: “Community of Ideas”. It consists of two Polish and two international webinars. \nOne feature of our current unsustainable system is the massive\, and rapidly growing\, increase in inequalities – emphasizing feelings of insecurity and material instability for a growing share of the population\, and especially among young people. \nEven in the “old Europe” countries\, with some of the most caring welfare state systems in the world\, the growing trends of precarious work and increasing workforce poverty have grown too much to be thought of as marginal. The overwhelming feeling of social injustice often leads either to social unrest\, like with the yellow vest movement in France\, or to the development of populism and political authoritarianism\, which we can observe\, among other places\, in Poland. \nThe past few years have seen research and some practical experiments in search of systemic answers to enable people to meet their basic needs – in times of structural inequalities and instability\, due in part to this spread of precarious work and the destructive consequences of rapid climate change. The universal basic income (UBI) is one of the solutions on the table. \nIn this webinar\, we take a look at the existing work GEF has done on UBI\, where these ideas come from\, and what they are based on. We will also discuss why this is a “green” concept\, consistent with “green policy\,” have an overview of the UBI reflections and experiments in different countries\, and address its critics. Finally\, we touch on GEF’s continuing research plans on the topic and go over the present efforts to introduce a pan-European basic income and other social security measures at the EU level. \nContext:\nThe Green European Foundation has been working and conducting research on the topic of UBI for a few years as part of a transnational project involving many countries. This year\, the project is entitled “CHANGE OF MINDSET. Civil society dialogue around UBI\, social justice and climate impact”. The Polish Green Foundation “Strefa Zieleni” joined the project\, recognizing that it was time to start a public debate on this in Poland as well – not only on UBI itself\, but as part of a broader conversation: what social security system is best adapted to the needs and expectations of Polish society in times of great instability and turmoil? \nSpeakers:\nFrançois Denuit is an adviser to the Co-President of the Greens/EFA group in the EP Philippe Lamberts and scientific collaborator at the Université libre de Bruxelles. He wrote his PhD dissertation on the idea of a pan-European unconditional basic income. \nSusanne Rieger is a Co-President of the GEF Board of Directors and a board member of the Catalan Green foundation\, Fundació Nous Horitzons (FNH). Susanne has been working on topics such as political education\, capacity building\, as well as developing political and public discussions and communication structures on the European level for the past twenty years. \nWojciech Kłosowski is an expert\, researcher\, activist\, author\, lecturer and practitioner of social issues\, local governance and social policy of cities. Wojciech is a founding member of the Zieloni 2004 party (today: Partia Zieloni). \nModerator :  \nEwa Sufin-Jacquemart is the director of the Fundacja Strefa Zieleni\, a member of the GEF Board of Directors and coordinator of the Green Center of the Congress of Women. \nProgramme: \n18:00 – 19:30 \n\nWelcome\nPresentation by Susanne Rieger\nPresentation by François Denuit\nSummary and comments (in Polish) by Wojciech Kłosowski\nDiscussion\n\nPracticalities:\nThis is an open event\, aimed at an international audience. English-Polish translation will be provided. \nPlease use the following link to join the webinar (joining the webinar is preceded by registration). \nWhen joining the webinar\, you will have to complete a short registration form – so make sure to tune in early! \nIf you would like to read more about some of GEF’s existing work on UBI\, please refer to the following publications: \n\nBasic Social Security 2030 (published in January 2020)\nEuropean Green Perspectives on Basic Income (published in February 2019)\n\n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/with-ubi-we-would-be-less-afraid-of-the-coronavirus-crisis-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200526T190000
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SUMMARY:Growing out of Growth: A New Future after the Crisis (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThe second webinar on digital technology in cities will explore how the current crisis is exposing the systemic shortcomings of our economies and impacting our urban structures. A discussion will be made on the position of technology and its role in shifting growth led urban strategies to more resilient\, socially inclusive\, and green cities. \nContext:\nAll over Europe\, so-called ‘smart cities’ are the testing grounds for new technologies that affect how we live\, how we organise our societies and what our ethical foundation is. These technologies often involve the use of big data and devices that can act with a degree of autonomy. The development of new technologies therefore cannot be left to engineers and managers; it requires public debate and democratic control. \nTo this end\, GEF developed\, with the support of its partners\, a Charter for the Smart City\, consisting of guiding principles that will make it easier for green European politicians and activists to assess and steer technological innovations in their cities. Many of the issues that the Charter deals with\, such as algorithmic discrimination\, automated facial recognition and smart mobility\, will rise in prominence in the coming years. \nIn 2020\, this transnational project is devoted to the dissemination of the Charter and its contents\, available in multiple languages\, through a series of events across Europe. \nProgramme: \n18:00-18:15 Introduction: Links of the corona crisis and the economy \n18:15-19:00 Smart cities as instruments to achieve priorities: case studies with speakers \nDiscussion: Redefining priorities of smart cities \nSpeakers:\nKim van Sparrentak\, Member of the European Parliament for GroenLinks (Greens/EFA) \nLisa Gutu\, former member of CDN’s Executive committee and Head of Business at Salt Edge \nRegistration:\nThis webinar will be taking place on the open source meeting platform Jitsi. No prior account or download is necessary. A link to join the meeting will be posted on the Facebook event page shortly before the start.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/growing-out-of-growth-a-new-future-after-the-crisis-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200526T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200526T190000
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
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SUMMARY:Feminist Climate Conference (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nFeminist Climate Conference will explore the role of women and non-binary persons in climate resilience and discuss the different needs from a gender-inclusive perspective. The project aims to boldly lift the voices of women and non-binary persons in Europe. \nBy considering the contributions of women and non-binary persons as decision makers\, and elevating their position in all leadership aspects\, we might still have an actual chance at saving the planet. We need all voices to be heard\, in order to win this battle. \nProgramme \nOpening words \nKrista Mikkonen\, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (FIN) \nTheme 1: A gendered carbon footprint: linkages to gender roles\, responsibilities and identities \nUlrike Röhr: Engineer\, sociologist\, co-founder of the global network GenderCC – Women for Climate Justice (DE) \nOlfa Jelassi: Young environmental leader\, trainer and advocate for climate\, gender and youth (TUN) \nTheme 2: A world of implications: understanding the different effects of climate change \nTracy C. Kajumba: Principal Researcher & Team Leader\, Climate Change Group; International Institute for Environment and Development (UK) \nPetra Laiti: Sámi Activist \nTheme 3: Our planet\, our future: A call for feminist leadership and diversity in decision-making \nBridget Burns: Director\, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)\, (USA) \nJacqueline Patterson: Senior Director\, Environmental and Climate Justice Program; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (USA) \nClosing words \nLinnéa Engström\, author\, former MEP (2014-2019)\, European Green Party (Sweden) \n\nOrganisers\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \nWe are also collaborating with the Green Women’s Association of Finland. \nFind more information about the project Feminists in the Climate Movement on our project website on Green European Foundations website. \n  \nRegistration\nHead over to the registration form to book your spot at the webinar.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/feminist-climate-conference/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200526T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200526T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
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SUMMARY:The European Green Deal: Implications for human rights and social change. An opportunity to tackle energy poverty?
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nThis webinar is presented by the Green European Foundation and the Ariadne Network. \nDespite some (such as the Czech Prime Minister) attempting to use COVID-19 to ditch the European Green Deal\, it remains relevant\, and some even see the pandemic as a characteristic of the climate crisis. The EU remains committed to the deal\, and civil society is calling for it to be strengthened and used as a “greenprint” for the post-COVID-19 economy. \nThe European Green Deal is a significant step forward for the Commission as it resets its commitment to tackling climatic and environmental challenges and aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The deal seeks to achieve this by modernising the economy\, decoupling economic growth from resource use\, and improving people’s health and quality of life; leaving no one behind. To be effective\, the transition must be just and inclusive\, paying particular attention to regions and workers facing the greatest changes. \nThe deal operates through a regulatory and legislative framework\, which includes European Climate Law\, European Industrial Strategy\, and incentives to encourage private sector investment. \nThis webinar will explore the extent to which human rights and social justice feature in the Green Deal and its legislative framework. It will also analyse how the Green Deal could influence foundations’ programmes of work\, particularly in terms of how the transition to renewables could be an opportunity to tackle energy poverty. Join this webinar to learn how foundations might support a just transition in Europe and ensure that no one is left behind. \nSpeakers:\n– Anna Cavazzini\, German MEP of the Alliance 90/The Greens\n– Renee Bruel Director\, Buildings\, European Climate Foundation\n– Clotilde Clark-Foulquier\, Housing Solutions Platform Coordinator & Project Manager\, European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) \n\nModerator:\n– Dirk Holemans\, Co-President\, Green European Foundation Board and Coordinator\, Flemish think-tank Oikos \nThis is a closed event\, not open to the public.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-european-green-deal-implications-for-human-rights-and-social-change-an-opportunity-to-tackle-energy-poverty/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200522T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200522T190000
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SUMMARY:Hacking the Narratives of Smart Cities
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nIn the first of the two webinars on digital technology in cities\, young activists interested in digital and urban topics will get the opportunity to discuss the different narratives connected with smart cities. They will observe what stands behind the utopistic\, critical and realistic storytelling on technology in cities. This will be done through the exploration of smart cities from the perspectives of pop culture\, journalism and business\, referring to actors such as New York Times\, IBM\, and the different series such as Black Mirror. \nContext:\nAll over Europe\, so-called ‘smart cities’ are the testing grounds for new technologies that affect how we live\, how we organise our societies and what our ethical foundation is. These technologies often involve the use of big data and devices that can act with a degree of autonomy. The development of new technologies therefore cannot be left to engineers and managers; it requires public debate and democratic control. \nTo this end\, GEF developed\, with the support of its partners\, a Charter for the Smart City\, consisting of guiding principles that will make it easier for green European politicians and activists to assess and steer technological innovations in their cities. Many of the issues that the Charter deals with\, such as algorithmic discrimination\, automated facial recognition and smart mobility\, will rise in prominence in the coming years. \nIn 2020\, this transnational project is devoted to the dissemination of the Charter and its contents\, available in multiple languages\, through a series of events across Europe. \nProgramme: \n18:00-18:10 Introduction: Evolution of the discourse on smart cities \n18:10-18:40 Reflections on smart cities by different stakeholders: pop-culture\, business\, media \n18:40-19:00 Discussion: Who defines the way we talk about smart cities? \nRegistration:\nThis webinar will be taking place on the open source meeting platform Jitsi. No prior account or download is necessary. A link to join the meeting will be posted on the Facebook event page shortly before the start.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/hacking-the-narratives-of-smart-cities/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200507T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200507T160000
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SUMMARY:Public values in smart grids (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About this webinar\nA fully renewable electricity system is largely powered by wind and solar. These are intermittent energy sources. How do we keep supply and demand in balance? Data and artificial intelligence will play a major role in this balancing act. Smart electricity grids help adjusting supply and demand\, using data on the forecasted weather\, the available power storage and conversion capacity\, and the willingness of companies and households to make their electricity consumption dependent on supply and price. \nA smart grid is not necessarily fair\, transparent\, and privacy-friendly. It doesn’t necessarily allow for human control over algorithms and democratic participation.  How can we integrate these public values into the design of smart grids\, from local microgrids to centralised macrogrids? \nThe Green European Foundation\, Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, and Oikos will try to find answers to this question in a webinar. It will gather (local) politicians\, practitioners\, activists and members of energy cooperatives from various European countries\, in a coronavirus-proof way. \nThe webinar will start with two presentations: \nFabian Reetz (100 prozent erneuerbar stiftung\, Berlin) will explain the basics of a smart electricity grid and its importance for speeding up the transition towards a 100% renewable energy system. \nChristine Milchram (Delft University of Technology) will speak about smart grids and energy justice. How can fairness\, data privacy and other public values be integrated into smart grids? \nThe first comments to the presentations will be delivered by Yvonne van Sark\, president of homeowner’s association Schoon Schip\, which runs a smart microgrid in Amsterdam. \nThe webinar will be facilitated by Dirk Holemans (Oikos). \nThis is a joint event of the GEF projects A Charter for the Smart City and Cities as Places of Hope. \nTimetable\n14:00  Welcome by Dirk Holemans \n14:15  Presentation on smart grids and the energy transition by Fabian Reetz \n14.35  Q&A \n14:50  Short break \n15:00  Presentation on smart grids and energy justice by Christine Milchram \n15:20  First comments by Yvonne van Sark \n15:25  Q&A \n15:40  Group discussion \n16:00 Closing words by Dirk Holemans \nLanguage\nThe webinar will be conducted in English. \nPlatform\nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommended to join the webinar via a PC. You don’t need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, we recommend to install the Zoom Desktop App\, which is free. \nRegistration\nRequired. Please note that the number of participants is limited\, so register soon following this link. \n—— \nBackground information \nEnerginet\, Smart Grid Denmark (video)\, 2011\nFabian Reetz & Céline Göhlich\, Prinzipien für die Energiepolitik der Zukunft\, policy brief Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (in German)\, 2020\nMarten Boekelo\, ‘Full interview with Christine Milchram on energy justice in smart grids’\, The Social Life of Energy blog\, 2020\nChristine Milchram & al.\, ‘Energy Justice and Smart Grid Systems: Evidence from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom’\, Applied Energy\, 2018\nOtto Barten\, ‘Smart grids in de slimme stad’\, Handvest voor de Slimme Stad\, pp. 85-112 (in Dutch)\, 2019\nEuropean Data Protection Supervisor\, TechDispatch #2: Smart Meters in Smart Homes\, 2019\nGreen European Foundation\, A Charter for the Smart City\, 2019
URL:https://gef.eu/event/public-values-in-smart-grids-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200502T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200502T160000
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
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SUMMARY:Green Politics (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nGEF together with the Green Thought Association is launching a year-long project on gender equality and green politics. Selected participants take part in monthly expert and activist workshops\, building knowledge and creating video content on selected topics for wider dissemination. \nThe next workshop will be held online on May 2nd\, featuring as speaker Dr. Ümit Şahin. The topics that will be covered are: \n\nWhat is green politics?\nWhat are the key debates of green politics in Turkey and in the world?\nGeneral information about the history of the ecology movement in Turkey\n\n\nContext:\nWorkshops are open to selected applicants only and are held in Turkish\, but will culminate in a larger conference in October that includes the participation of international speakers as well. \nSpeakers:\nThis seminar is led by Dr. Ümit Şahin. He is senior scholar and coordinator of Climate Change Studies at Sabancı University Istanbul Policy Center and has written and edited extensively on ecology issues. He has been part of the green\, anti-nuclear\, and human rights movements in Turkey since the early 1990s\, and is currently a council member of the Green and Left Future Party. \nPracticalities:\nParticipation in this seminar is closed\, and participants have already been selected. \nAcknowledgements: \nIn partnership with Green Thought Association
URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-politics-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200403T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20200403T170000
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SUMMARY:Citizen scoring – towards a surveillance state for the poor? (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About this webinar\nWhat’s your opinion on ‘citizen scoring’? Big data analytics is gaining traction among local and national governments. By feeding large swaths of personal data into algorithms\, they try to predict which social benefit recipients are most likely to commit fraud or which children are most at risk of abuse or neglect\, for instance. Does the ‘scoring’ of citizens by algorithms boost government efficiency or is it a threat to privacy\, social justice and the transparency of government? Which legal restrictions apply to citizen scoring and which ethical boundaries should we set? \nThe Green European Foundation and Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks will try to find answers to these questions in a webinar. It will gather people who are active in (local) politics from various European countries\, in a coronavirus-proof way. \nThe webinar will start with three presentations: \nRichard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, NL) will introduce the Charter for the Smart City that the Green European Foundation published in 2019. The Charter contains the warning that the use of big data to combat benefit fraud may lead to ‘class injustice’. \nLina Dencik (co-director of the Data Justice Lab\, Cardiff School of Journalism\, UK) will present the results of an extensive investigation into the use of citizen scoring by local authorities and police forces in the UK. \nRonald Huissen (Bij Voorbaat Verdacht\, NL) will explain the ground-breaking verdict against the Dutch fraud detection algorithm SyRI. In February\, a court ordered the immediate halt of SyRI because it violated the right to privacy. Huissen represents the NGO coalition which filed the lawsuit against SyRI. \nThe first comments to the presentations will be delivered by Kathalijne Buitenweg (MP for GroenLinks\, NL) and Martin Fodor (local councillor for the Green Party in Bristol\, UK; rapporteur on smart cities for the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe). \nThe webinar will be facilitated by Carlotta Weber (Green European Foundation). \nTimetable\n14:00 Welcome by Carlotta Weber \n14:20 Presentation of the Charter for the Smart City by Richard Wouters \n14:25 Presentation on citizen scoring in the UK by Lina Dencik \n14:45 First comments by Martin Fodor \n14:50 Q&A \n15:05 Presentation on the SyRI court case in NL by Ronald Huissen \n15:25 First comments by Kathalijne Buitenweg \n15:30 Q&A \n15:45 Break \n15:55 Group discussion \n16:55 Closing words by Carlotta Weber \nLanguage\nThe webinar will be conducted in English. \nPlatform\nWe will use the Zoom video conferencing platform. It is recommend to join the webinar via a PC. You don’t need to install additional software. However\, for the best user experience and full participation features\, we recommend to install the Zoom Desktop App\, which is for free. \nRegistration\nRequired. Please note that the number of participants is limited\, so register soon following this link. \nBackground information \nGreen European Foundation\, A Charter for the Smart City\, 2019\nData Justice Lab\, Data Scores as Governance. Investigating uses of citizen scoring in public services\, 2018\nThe Guardian\, Automating Poverty series\, 2019\nAlgorithmWatch\, Automating Society. Taking stock of automated decision-making in the EU\, 2019\nUN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights\, Report on the digital welfare state\, 2019\nThe Hague District Court\, SyRI legislation in breach of European Convention on Human Rights\, 2020 \n\nCan’t attend? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter  to keep up-to-date with the discussions at the webinar.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/citizen-scoring-towards-a-surveillance-state-for-the-poor-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20190910T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20190910T120000
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SUMMARY:The Energy Transition & Green Jobs (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis online debate will take place as part of the Strengthening Climate Targets\, Creating Local Climate Jobs project and will focus on the question of “does the energy transition in Poland mean an increase in unemployment?” \nThe debate will be opened by an introductory presentation given by Peter Sims\, exploring the results of modeling changes in the number of jobs for Poland assuming a complete departure from coal consumption in energy and heat production\, 60% implementation of waste recycling and a more widely used public transport system by 2035. \nSpeakers\n\nPeter Sims – Green House\nEwa Sufin-Jacquemart – Fundacha Strefa Zieleni\nMiłosława Stępień – Akcja Konin\nKrzysztof Kajetanowicz – Value Partner\nWojciech Szymalski – Instytut nrz Ekorozwoju\n\nPracticalities\nThe debate will take place in Polish\, with the presentation of Peter Sims interpreted from English to Polish. \nParticipants can watch the debate in real time on the www.chronmyklimat.pl website and on the Facebook funpage of the Institute for Sustainable Development (pl: Instytut na rzecz Ekorozwoju.) \nThe webinar will take place at 11:00 CEST. \nThe Facebook event page for the webinar can be found here.  \nThe webinar will be available to watch in full here.  \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/the-energy-transition-green-jobs-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20181212T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20181212T180000
DTSTAMP:20260518T084848
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SUMMARY:Inside COP24 - Tackling the Climate Crisis (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:About the webinar:\nJoin us for an exciting and interactive webinar\, where you will learn more about the all-important 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP)! \nWhat exactly is the COP and what makes this year’s COP (held in Katowice\, Poland)\, so crucial? What is the connection to the seminal United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released earlier this year? \nThese questions and more will be explored in this hour-long webinar with our expert speakers\, who will offer perspectives from the Green and NGO point of view\, as well as insights from behind the scences at this year’s COP.\nYou will also have the opportunity to pose your own questions to the speakers and exchange with other participants on all things COP-related. \nWith a deeper understanding of the COP\, the IPCC report\, and their implications for action on limiting climate change\, you will be better equipped to take action yourself and influence the transition to a fair and sustainable society on a local and international level! \nSpeakers:\nOras Tynkkynen\nOras Tynkkynen is a climate policy expert\, having worked on climate action in a variety of different roles for the past 25 years. \nOras is currently a Committee Member of the European Green Party and substitute Member of the European Parliament\, and will be offering a Green perspective on the COP\, and first-hand insights into the debate. \nOras has also written for the Green European Journal\, exploring the COP & IPCC report: the perfect pre-webinar reading!\nRead the article here \nKlaus Röhrig\nKlaus Röhrig is the EU Climate and Energy Policy Coordinator for the Climate Action Network Europe (CAN). \nKlaus will be offering insights into the top goals for NGOs at this years COP and the activism movements towards sustainable energy solutions across Europe. \nJoanna Flisowska from CAN Europe spoke to the Green European Journal about COP\, the global energy transition\, and the gender dimension of climate change.\nRead here the interview here. \n\nRegistration:\nJOIN THE WEBINAR HERE \nSpaces are limited and offered on a first come\, first served basis. Register your space now! \nJoin the Facebook event here.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/webinar-on-cop24/
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