At this webinar; Decarbonization in a new geopolitical landscape – the EU, US and China, hosted by Mistra Geopolitics and SEI, researchers from Mistra Geopolitics will examine how this new geopolitical landscape will affect opportunities for sustainability transitions, how different countries position themselves in decarbonization competition and cooperation, and how global trends might hinder decarbonization.

Opening remarks will be given by Johan Kuylenstierna, Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council and former Executive Director of SEI.

One of the speakers, Daria Ivleva, Senior Advisor for adelphi in the field of climate diplomacy, comments on why trade policy must consider the geopolitics of decarbonization:

The substance, institutions and transportation modes of trade all have a geopolitical component and will likely experience shifts in the course of decarbonization. Comparing trade to a game of chess, the geopolitics of decarbonization influences what the pieces look like, the rules of the game and how the pieces even get from one position to another. In the end it might be a totally different game.

New study on China’s role as a major investor

Karl Hallding, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute, will present results from his upcoming study on China’s role as a major investor of internationally funded energy development. Karl said:

The research shows that the image of the Belt and Road Initiative as a platform for green investments, that has been promoted through Chinese policy statements and media, is starkly at odds with reality.

Agenda highlights

15.00-15.15 Opening remarks

• Welcome by moderator, Timothy Suljada, Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
• Opening Remarks by Johan Kuylenstierna, Chair, Swedish Climate Policy Council

15.15-15.50 Research highlights: Geopolitics of decarbonization 

• Why trade policy must consider the geopolitics of decarbonization

Daria Ivleva, Senior Advisor for adelphi in the field of climate diplomacy

• Critical metals for decarbonization: a geopolitical issue?

​​​André Månberger, Associate Senior Lecturer, Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund University

• Rules of the road: Will electric vehicles catalyze more cooperation, or more fragmentation?

​​​​​​​Taylor Dimsdale, Program Director, Risk & Resilience, E3G

• China’s energy investment abroad: green or brown?

​​Karl Hallding, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute

Journalists are welcome to join this webinar with research experts from Mistra Geopolitics, and opening remarks by Johan Kuylenstierna, Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council, to discuss new evidence on how this new geopolitical landscape affects sustainable development agendas.

If you would like to schedule interviews with the speakers, please contact us beforehand. This event is part of the 2021 webinar series hosted by Mistra Geopolitics.

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Featured

SEI

Timothy Suljada

Timothy Suljada is Acting Head of the Climate, Energy and Society Unit at Stockholm Environment Institute. He is a policy analyst and project manager, specializing in the fields of energy, climate change and development. Tim is engaged in the Mistra Geopolitics research theme the geopolitics of decarbonization and led this theme 2017-2020.

Telephone:+46 72 237 4421

Adelphi

Daria Ivleva

Daria Ivleva is a Senior Advisor and Co-Lead of the Climate Policy Programme at Adelphi. In Mistra Geopolitics, she works on the geopolitics of decarbonization.

Telephone:+49 (30) 8900068-76

Lund University

André Månberger

André Månberger is an associate senior lecturer at Lund University. He lectures in various courses at the department of environmental and energy systems studies. The overarching theme of his research is the interaction between security and sustainable development. André is a researcher in Work Package 4; The inter-relationships between shifting geopolitical landscapes and the SDGs.

Email:andre.manberger@miljo.lth.se

E3G

Taylor Dimsdale

Taylor Dimsdale is a Program Director at E3G in the area of Risk & Resilience. He works on several programmes including climate risk and security, the geopolitics of decarbonization, sustainable finance, and climate diplomacy. In Mistra Geopolitics, he works on the geopolitics of decarbonization.

Email:taylor.dimsdale@e3g.org

SEI

Karl Hallding

Karl Hallding worked as a senior research fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) for over 20 years, where he was a research leader in the global research directorate. His research dealt with the transformation of the energy system, with a specific analysis on how energy and climate policies affect this transformation. Karl Hallding is now employed by Vinnova.

Telephone:+46708409218