Seminar: Grøn vækst i EU – Det danske EU-formandskab og dets strategi for grøn vækst

TIME: Wednesday, 29 February, 14-16

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K

TIME: Wednesday, 29 February, 14-16

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K

One of the top priorities of the Danish EU Presidency is to promote green growth in the EU. The Danish Presidency sees green developments and growth as interconnected and wants green considerations to form part of new strategies to promote growth in the EU in order to overcome the current sovereign debt crisis.

The Danish Presidency promotes a comprehensive approach which covers several sectors, such as energy, agriculture, transport, climate, environment and IT. Finally, the Presidency aims at promoting a strong European voice in international climate negotiations.

This seminar examines in more detail how the agenda of green growth can be realized in the EU of 27 member states. It will address the following questions: What is the Danish contribution to the EU agenda on green growth? How will it be perceived by other EU actors and member states? Can Danish green growth models travel to the EU? And how can the EU finance green growth at a time of austerity?

This is the first of a series of seminars highlighting the most important policy areas on the EU agenda during the Danish EU Presidency. The seminars strive to provide insides from both researchers, practitioners and policy-makers, and to present up-to-date perspectives on the different topics. The seminars are supported by Europa-Nævnet.

Speakers:
Bo Lidegaard, Chief Editor, Politiken
Sony Kapoor, Managing Director, Re-define, and Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics
Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

Programme:

14.00-14.15: Introduction; Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

14.15-14.45: A Danish Perspective on the EU’s Green Growth Agenda; Bo Lidegaard, Chief Editor, Politiken

14.45-15.00: Coffee Break

15.00-15.30: Green Investments as a Possible Driver for EU Recovery; Sony Kapoor, Managing Director, Re-define, and Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics

15.30-16.00: Open Discussion

Chair: Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher, DIIS

A DIIS Policy Brief on green growth in the EU authored by Sony Kapoor will be published shortly before the seminar and made available for download from www.diis.dk.

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Read more about the seminar and please use the online registration form from the website no later than Tuesday, 28 February at 12.00 noon. Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.