Webinar: Acting fast – thinking long. Putting the Green Deal at the centre of Europe’s Covid-19 economic recovery

In this webinar, jointly organized by Member of European Parliament (MEP) Bas Eickhout and SEI researchers, EU policymakers and other climate policy experts will explore how the Covid-19 economic recovery can help finance a sustainable, just and resilient transition towards climate neutrality. The webinar will also give panelists and the audience the opportunity to discuss the European Commission’s Recovery Strategy.

Agenda

Moderated by Bas Eickhout, MEP Greens/European Free Alliance, Vice-Chair Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

16.00 Welcome

• Gregor Vulturius, Head of EU Policy Engagement, SEI

16.05 The European Commission’s Recovery Strategy

• Presentation by Diederik Samsom, Head of Cabinet of Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans

16.15 Panel discussion – How should the EU Green Deal be put at the heart of the COVID-19 economic recovery?

• Diederik Samsom
• Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director, SEI
• Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome

16.40 Q&A session with the audience^*

17.00 Concluding remarks

^* The audience is encouraged to join the discussion via the webinar’s chat function. Note that comments and questions will be published by the webinar team, and will not be visible automatically. The co-moderator will relay comments and questions raised in the chat to the panel.