Industries and governments have worked together in the Nordics to set ambitious climate targets and used them as a mechanism to boost innovation in clean solutions, thus serving as a stepstone for creating green exports.
Intermodal container stacked on port. Photo: Samuel Wölfl / Pexels
Nordic countries are widely considered front-runners on climate action, but they have yet to effectively address the climate risks they are exposed to through trade. Collaboration within the Nordics and with international trading partners in overcoming the challenges resulting from cross-border and cascading climate risk is another industrial strategy challenge, but how can these be combined into a more holistic strategic approach to jointly address climate change mitigation and adaptation?
The event is organized by SEI and Finnish Confederation of Industries.
Keynote: Terhi Lehtonen, State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
Presentations:
Panel discussion:
moderated by Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO, Climate Leadership Coalition
Initiative / The initiative explores implications of transboundary climate risks and strengthens cooperation to meet the global challenge of adaptation to climate change.
Perspective / This perspective explores three key trends that became increasingly prominent over the course of the Mistra Geopolitics programme, running 2017-2025.
Perspective / Geopolitics and sustainability are boiling up together, and one of the world's most calm and stable regions, the Nordics, will be a hotspot.
Other publication / This brief examines the "transboundary climate risks" faced by Nordic countries, and proposes solutions for addressing these risks.
