Historisk arkiv

Klima- og forskningsseminar

Historisk arkiv

Publisert under: Regjeringen Stoltenberg II

Utgiver: Europaportalen

Sted: Norway House

I samarbeid med Forskningsrådet arrangerer Norges delegasjon til EU et seminar om klimaforskning og innovasjon. Kunnskapsminister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen vil presentere en ny langtidsplan for forskning og høyere utdanning.

PROGRAMME
10:30 – 11:00: Registration and coffee

11:00 – 11:05: Welcome note by Mr Atle Leikvoll, Ambassador of Norway to the EU

11:05 – 11:30 Keynote speech by the Norwegian Minister for Education and Research, Mr Torbjørn   Røe Isaksen; ‘The new long-term Norwegian plan for research and higher education and future investments in climate research’

11:30 – 11.55: Keynote speech by the Director-General of DG Research and Innovation, Mr Robert-Jan Smits; ‘Research and innovation as sources of renewed growth’

11:55 – 12:20 Keynote speech by Deputy Director and Research Director at the Stockholm Environment Institute and member of the Steering Board of the New Climate Economy Project, Professor Måns Nilsson; ‘The New Climate Economy: Climate + Growth = True?’

12:20 – 12:30 Q&A   

12:30 – 13:30: Networking buffet lunch

13:30 – 13:50 Presentation by Mr Fridtjof Unander, Executive Director, Division for Energy, Resources and the Environment, the Research Council of Norway; ‘Long-term instruments - the role of the Norwegian Centre Schemes in facing the climate challenges and opportunities. Links to European research’.

13:50 – 14:50 Panel session: The IPCC and the New Climate Economy – new directions for research and innovation?  

 

Moderator: Executive Director Fridtjof Unander, the Research Council of Norway   

  • The IPCC and the future role for climate system research’, Professor Tore Furevik, Director of the Bjerknes Centre for Climate  Research, 
  • The New Climate Economy – can it be implemented?, Dr Steffen Kallbekken, Director, FME CICEP, Strategic Challenges in International Climate and Energy Policy
  • ‘The role of social science research to produce salient, credible and legitimate climate knowledge’, Dr Asun Lera St Clair, Senior Principal Scientist, Low Carbon Future Programme, DNV GL Strategic Research & Innovation
  • ‘Seas and oceans – can climate action, innovation and growth be combined?’, Ms Kathrine Angell-Hansen, Director, Joint Programming Initiative – Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans (JPI Oceans)

14:50 – 15:00 Q&A

15:00 – 15:15 The way forward – the view of the Research Council of Norway, Dr Kristin Danielsen, International Director

15:15 – 15:30 The way forward – the view of the Commission, Mr Andrea Tilche, Head of Unit, Climate Action and Resource Efficiency, DG RTD

For further information, please contact Counsellor for research, Mr. Erik Yssen, Phone: +32 (0) 2 238 74 55, Email: Erik.Yssen@mfa.no.

Please register your participation at info.eudel@mfa.no before 16.00, Wednesday 8 October.