Mistra Geopolitics at the Swedish political week in Almedalen

Mistra Geopolitics will participate in two seminars organised in collaboration with the Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research, Mistra and the Haga Initiative during the Swedish political week Almedalsveckan in Visby, Gotland.

Mistra Geopolitics Co-Director Henrik Carlsen will contribute with his expertise in two distinguished panel discussions. Both held on the 4th of July: Backlash on the climate issue – how can politics improve on foresight and Climate, security and resources – how do we handle several crises at the same time?

We now clearly see that geopolitical considerations and perspectives are intertwined with environmental and climate change. These developments challenge conventional thinking, and therefore science and policy – and business – need to work closer together to better navigate an uncertain future, said Henrik Carlsen.

The Almedalen park in Visby, Sweden. Photo: bergsfoto / Shutterstock.

Backlash on the climate issue – how can politics improve on foresight?

4 July, 10:00 – 11:00 AM

Henrik Carlsen, Deputy Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics, will open this event including a prominent panel with Anders Wijkman, representatives from the Swedish business sector and Swedish politicians. Hagainitiativet and Mistra Geopolitics are proud to present the panelists:

Dr Henrik Carlsen, Co-Director of Mistra Geopolitics, Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Sofie Eliasson Morsink, Vd och ordförande, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners och Livsmedelsföretagen
Elin Segerlind, riksdagsledamot (V)
Ulf Wikström, hållbarhetschef, Stockholm Exergi
Anders Wijkman, ordförande, Circular Sweden och tidigare Europaparlamentariker
Karin Lexén, generalsekreterare, Naturskyddsföreningen
Malin Fijen Pacsay, ordförande i Klimat- och hållbarhetsnämnden i Region Stockholm (MP)
Magnus Demervall, Centerpartiets policychef och biträdande partisekreterare (C)
Nina Ekelund, Director General, the Haga Initiative (moderator)

This dialogue will take place at Teaterskeppet in Visby, Gotland. Organizers are the Haga Initiative and Mistra Geopolitics.

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Climate, security and resources – how do we handle several crises at the same time?

4 July, 15.45-16.30 PM

Henrik Carlsen, Deputy Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics, will be discussing how to reduce dependency on fossil fuels in Sweden, and the geopolitical challenges of this transition with a specific focus on Russia. Mistra and Mistra Geopolitics are proud to present the panellist:

Henrik Carlsen, Deputy Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Senior Research Fellow at SEI
Filip Johnsson, Programme Director of Mistra Electrification
Matilda Machacek, VP Offshore Development Nordics
Markus Wråke, Managing Director of Energiforsk
Robert Egnell, Chancellor of Försvarshögskolan
Anna Jöborn, Managing Director of Mistra (moderator)

This event will take place at S:t Hansgatan 11, Gamla riksbanken in Visby. Organizers are Mistra and Mistra Geopolitics.

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Featured: Henrik Carlsen and Maria Cole

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Henrik Carlsen

Henrik Carlsen is a senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Deputy Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics. He is an expert on decision making under uncertainty, with an emphasis on climate change adaptation. His research interests are based on the intersection between science and policy on long-term challenges to society. Henrik is a researcher in Work Package 4; The inter-relationships between shifting geopolitical landscapes and the SDGs.

Telephone:+46702677410

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Maria Cole

Maria Cole is a Senior Communications Officer at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) based in Stockholm.

Telephone:+46 70 224 20 22

This news text written by Ylva Rylander, Communications Officer at SEI and Mistra Geopolitics.