On Wednesday 17 October Johan Kuylenstierna will speak as part of a high level panel on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
(http://eudevdays.eu/en/event/hlp/post-rio20-which-strategy-sustainable-and-inclusive-growth)
On Wednesday 17 October Johan Kuylenstierna and Maria Osbeck will speak on biofuels and the EU Renewable Energy Directive
(http://eudevdays.eu/en/event/hlp/promoting-biofuels-creating-scarcity)
These new dynamics pose fundamental challenges for societies, nations and businesses, not just in the distant future, but already in the coming decade. We are in a world defined by scarcities and urgently need more sophisticated economic models and indicators that successfully combine economy and ecology. There are clear indications of ‘policy tipping points’, where national governments and major businesses, motivated by competitiveness, development needs and security concerns, have begun to change core policies in line with a transition towards a ‘green economy’. But these changes, driven by self-interest, are not providing strong enough incentives; there is an urgent need for strong, ambitious environmental policy and global agreements to build and maintain stable enabling conditions for an inclusive transition to a green economy.
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SEI’s executive director, Johan L. Kuylenstierna will be speaking on a High Level Panel at the European Development Days: Post-Rio+20: which strategy for sustainable and inclusive growth? The panel will be webcast live on Wednesday at 11:00 (CET). In the meantime, you can read an article by Johan that tackles some of the issues and an SEI policy brief that argues that sustainable energy should be placed at the centre of a shared development agenda.
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