Plan it right: Fighting climate change through 2050 strategies
PAST
EVENT
EVENT
May 23, 2018
00:00 - 00:00
With the signing of the Paris Agreement of 2015, the European Union pledged to make an effort to mitigate the threat of climate change. The EU is committed to its long-term goal of limiting the increase of the average global temperature to 1.5°C by the year 2050 and readjust the European economy to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly by relying less on greenhouse gas emissions. This conference, organised in cooperation with WWF, addressed how the EU and its member states will plan to meet both the short-term and long-term goals of the Paris Agreement from a political, economic, and scientific perspective.
The Sustainable Prosperity for Europe (SPfE) Programme explores the foundations and drivers for achieving a sustainable, resilient and competitive European economy.
Prospering within the planetary boundaries requires rethinking our economic model, including our production and consumption patterns, as well as our energy, mobility and food systems. It requires addressing the climate emergency and environmental degradation, as well as becoming smarter with the resources we have. The transition to the world we want must bring both businesses and people along, if it is to succeed.
The Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Agenda provide the direction for travel globally and in Europe, and the SPfE Programme engages in a debate on the drivers and the means for achieving our goals. The Programme focuses on areas where working together across the EU can bring significant benefits to the member states, citizens and businesses and can ensure sustainable prosperity within the limits of this planet.
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