SESSION TWO Part II – Tackling the triple crises: Building on The European Green Deal

The world is facing a triple crisis: climate and energy, biodiversity and chemicals. The EU has a key role and responsibility in addressing these.  

For each one of the three crises a panel will discuss:

• What are the main challenges we are facing?
• To what extent has the European Green Deal delivered an appropriate EU policy and legislative response to the crisis?
• What milestones are yet to be achieved within this Commission and European Parliament?
• What should the priorities for a European Green Deal 2.0, beyond the European elections in 2024?

2- Biodiversity los

Karin Lexén, Secretary General, SSNC 

Charles Berkow, Policy Analyst, Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre

Matti Blind-Berg, Chairman of Sámiid Riikkasearvi/The Swedish Sámi Association and reindeer hearder

Sergiy Moroz, Policy Manager for Water and Biodiversity, EEB

 

3- Chemicals – Accelerating the transition to safe and sustainable chemical

Tatiana Santos, Head of Chemicals Policy, EEB 

Anne-Sofie Bäckar, Executive Director, ChemSec 

Christina Rudén, Professor in Regulatory ecotoxicology and toxicology, Stockholm University 

Maria Åkerfeldt, Chemical regulatory affairs and strategy, H&M Group