“The Green Agenda and the Challenge of Sustainable Transformation” CSF 2021
Channel: Aspen Institute Germany
Date: 2021-07-08

Panel Discussion II at the Civil Society & Think Tank Forum II, 2021

“The Green Agenda and the Challenge of a Sustainable Transformation”

Both the European Green Deal as well as the Green Agenda set an ambitious agenda in moving towards a more sustainable Europe. This panel consider the cross-border nature of environmental issues relating to the problem of air pollution, the challenge of energy transition as well as the protection of biodiversity and nature conservation. The panelists highlight how Western Balkans governments, the EU, and civil society actors can contribute to the convergence of (environmental) standards and to the target of carbon-neutral economies within the EU and the region.

Speaker: 
Aleksandra Tomanić, Executive Director, European Fund for the Balkans, Balkans United for Clean Air Network

Nihad Harbaš, Secretary General, Regional Center for Sustainable Energy Transition

Nataša Crnković, Biodiversity and Protected Areas Program Coordinator, Center for Environment

Sandra Dokić, Acting Assistant Minister for Environmental Protection

Tanja Miščević, Deputy Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council

Moderation: 
Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, Member of the European Parliament, Greens – European Free Alliance

For the Policy Recommendations from the Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2021 please follow  this link:
https://www.aspeninstitute.de/wp-content/uploads/Final-Recommendations-CSF2021.pdf