Felix Finkbeiner | Interview | Why We Need a Trillion Trees
Planting billions of trees worldwide has great potential to tackle the climate crisis, as it’s one of the most efficient ways to capture CO2. In fact, one trillion trees could buy us up to 15 years to reduce our emissions to zero, while contributing to livelihoods and biodiversity. But is this feasible? How can we restore forests to keep temperature rise below 2Cº?
The Fight for a Pollution-Free Planet
Pollution is a major problem for our health. There have been efforts made to tackle it on various fronts: new forms of urban transport, clean energy, responsible consumption… but is it enough? What’s left to be done? What opportunities can be grabbed to make sure everyone has a clean environment?
Gender Equality: a Must-Have for Economic Growth
Beyond a huge social issue, gender inequality is a massive economic challenge. According to the EU, improving gender equality would increase the EU’s GDP per capita by 6.1 to 9.6%, create an additional 10.5 million jobs by 2050, and improve staff retention, access to talent, or opportunities for innovation. So how can we help close the gender gap and enable this economic growth?
What has made Copenhagen the green capital of the world?
Copenhagen has maintained a strategy focused on adapting public spaces, fostering renewable energies and the rationalization of cleaner mobility. Authorities intend to neutralize 100% of the city’s polluting emissions by 2025, while taking into account that its urban population of 1.3 million will increase by 20%.
Safe Food and Water for All
According to the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion people worldwide don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. This naturally leads to major health concerns around food, too. To solve this problem, we need the input of experts from across different industries and sectors. Beyond the social and health benefits, what’s the positive economic and environmental impact of ensuring safe food and water for all?
Augusto López-Claros | Keynote Session | Lessons from COVID-19 and the Future of the SDGs
COVID-19 has been the most intense economic crisis since the Great Depression. It has reversed many of the development gains of the past 3 decades, including in the fight against extreme poverty. What are the lessons learned and why is it vitally important to build upon them to create a more sustainable, equitable world, with opportunity for all? And what are the likely costs of inaction as we confront global risks on multiple fronts?
Why Corporate Innovation Needs Transformation
Innovation needs transformation. Before taking action, however, we need to improve skills and alter processes to create change of real value. How can technological innovation be made to serve sustainable development? What are the best practices and sustainable developments at the service of the 2030 Agenda?
Laia Bonet | Inspirational Talk | New Economic 2030 Agenda through Innovation
Barcelona is building up an economic strategy for the next decade based on innovation to achieve the SDG Goals and to make the city able to adapt to challenges such as the ecological and digital transitions which have been speeded up by the pandemic.
Flagship Projects for NextGenerationEU Programme
European funds provide administrations with an exceptional opportunity to carry out projects that would not usually fit their budget. As such, the pandemic opens doors to structural changes with a lasting impact for the future. What are the most unique projects out there? Which are the most innovative, with the greatest impact and capacity to transform society? We’re looking for the initiatives that ensure the pandemic’s legacy is a prosperous future.
The Recovery Plan for a Green & Digital Europe
We need more than a recovery plan: we need to grab this once in a lifetime chance to emerge stronger from the pandemic, transform our economies, create opportunities and jobs for the Europe where we want to live. With the vision, the plan, and an agreed investment of 750 billion euros, we have everything we need to make it happen. It’s now time to get to work and make Europe greener, more digital and more resilient.