A changing geopolitical landscape with the EU, US and China affects opportunities for sustainability transitions
Invitation to webinar on 27 May 2021, 15.00-16.15 CEST
Changes in the geopolitical landscape may have far-reaching implications on the opportunities to drive sustainable development agendas. At the same time, the transitions that are needed to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have geopolitical repercussions, both due to the implications of declining fossil fuel demands, and to the consequences of development and expansion of new sources of energy and materials required for the transition.
At this webinar; Decarbonization in a new geopolitical landscape – the EU, US and China, hosted by Mistra Geopolitics and Stockholm Environment Institute, researchers from the Mistra Geopolitics research programme will examine how this new geopolitical landscape will affect opportunities for sustainability transitions, how different countries position themselves in decarbonization competition and cooperation and how global trends might hinder decarbonization. Opening remarks will be given by Johan Kuylenstierna, the Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council.
One of the speakers, Daria Ivleva, Senior Advisor for adelphi in the field of climate diplomacy, comments on why trade policy must consider the geopolitics of decarbonization:
“Substance, institutions and transportation modes of trade have a geopolitical component and will likely experience shifts in the course of decarbonization. Comparing trade to a game of chess, geopolitics of decarbonization influences what the pieces look like, the rules of the game and how the pieces even get from one position to another. In the end it might be a totally different game.”
Karl Hallding, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute, will present results from his upcoming study on China’s role as a major investor of internationally funded energy development:
”The research shows that the image of the Belt and Road Initiative as a platform for green investments that has been promoted through Chinese policy statements and media, is starkly at odds with realities”, says Karl Hallding.
Journalists are welcome to join this webinar with research experts from Mistra Geopolitics, to discuss new evidence on how this new geopolitical landscape affect sustainable development agendas. If you would like to schedule interviews with the speakers, please contact us beforehand on the contact details below.
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Agenda
15.00-15.15 Opening remarks
- Welcome by moderator, Timothy Suljada, Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
- Opening Remarks by Johan Kuylenstierna, Chair, Swedish Climate Policy Council
15.15-15.50 Research Highlights: Geopolitics of decarbonization
- Why trade policy must consider the geopolitics of decarbonization
- Daria Ivleva, Senior Advisor for adelphi in the field of climate diplomacy
- Critical metals for decarbonization: a geopolitical issue?
- André Månberger, Associate Senior Lecturer, Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund University
- Rules of the Road: Will electric vehicles catalyze more cooperation, or more fragmentation?
- Taylor Dimsdale, Program Director, Risk & Resilience, E3G
- China’s energy investment abroad: green or brown?
- Karl Hallding, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
- Karl Hallding, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
15.50-16.10 Panel discussion moderated by Timothy Suljada, Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
- André Månberger, Associate Senior Lecturer, Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund University
- Daria Ivleva, Senior Advisor for adelphi in the field of climate diplomacy
- Johan Kuylenstierna, Chair, Swedish Climate Policy Council
- Karl Hallding, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
- Taylor Dimsdale, Program Director, Risk & Resilience, E3G
16.10-16.15 Closing remarks by Jiayi Zhou, Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI
For interviews or further information, please contact:
Ylva Rylander, Press contact of Mistra Geopolitics at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
ylva.rylander@sei.org +46 731 503 384
Maria Cole, Communications Lead of Mistra Geopolitics at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
maria.cole@sei.org +46 702 242 022
More information
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Mistra Geopolitics examines the dynamics of geopolitics, human security and environmental change. Mistra Geopolitics brings together an interdisciplinary research team of six Swedish consortium partners: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Linköping University, Uppsala University, Stockholm University and Lund University, with two high-profile international research institutes, E3G and adelphi.
The research programme gathers stakeholder partners including Swedish government agencies, companies and industry associations. The programme is funded by Mistra, the Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research.
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