The world is changing fast, and a state of crisis seems to be the new normal. The covid-19 pandemic was not yet over when the geopolitical conflict struck at the heart of Europe. Drastic measures have been taken in response already, but there is no clear end in sight.

The Haga Initiative (Sweden) together with Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC) (Finland) and Skift Business Climate Leadership (Norway) organized a webinar on the topic of “Climate and security – how to navigate in the new geopolitical context” on the 14 on June 2022. The webinar is part of a bigger project, Climate Neutral Nordics, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Questions discussed during the webinar:
What can we learn from previous global crises? What are the opportunities and challenges for business regarding climate transformation in the new geopolitical context? How can we strengthen the Nordic collaboration and resilience? How do we secure climate transformation in the value chain?

Watch the full webinar here.

How to navigate in the new geopolitical era with multiple crises?
Keynote: Catharina Sikow-Magny, Director for Green Transition and Energy System Integration, EU DG Energy
Watch the keynote here.

What can we learn from previous global crisis?
Tomas Kåberger, Director, Research professor Energy Area of Advance at Chalmers University in Gothenburg, and Executive Board Chair of Renewable Energy Institute in Tokyo (Sweden)
Björn-Ola Linnér, Professor, Environmental Change & Centre for climate science and policy research, Linköping University, and Director Mistra Geopolitics (Sweden)
Kristin Wallevik, CEO, NORCE (Norway)
Louise Simonsson, Scientific Researcher Senior Analyst, Swedish Defence Research Agency (Sweden)
Watch the panel here.

Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen, Professor in Russian Environmental Studies, University of Helsinki (Finland)
Watch the interview here.

Perspectives on the value chain – what to know to handle the risks?
Malin Redmo, projectleader for the report Reduced emissions in the value chain, Haga Initiative
Watch the presentation here.

How is the value chain affected by the geopolitical crisis?
Jakob Rehme, Professor, Industrial Economics and Management, Linköpings University (Sweden)
Watch the interview here.

What are the opportunities and challenges for business regarding climate transformation in the new geopolitical context?
Anna-Karin Hatt, CEO and President, Federation of Swedish Farmers (Sweden)
Åsa Pettersson, CEO, Swedenergy – Energiföretagen Sverige (Sweden)
Ylva Wessén, CEO, Folksam (Sweden)
Anders Egelrud, CEO, Stockholm Exergi (Sweden)
Jan Moström, CEO, LKAB (Sweden)
Anders Gaudestad, Executive Vice President Energy Management & Trading, Agder Energi (Norway)
Watch the panel here.

How can we strengthen the Nordic collaboration and resilience? How can we work together to avoid a fossil lock-in agenda?
Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Minister of International Development, (Norway)
Watch the interview here.

Jakop Dalunde, Member of the European Parliament (Sweden)
Watch the interview here.

The event was moderated by:
Nina Ekelund, Executive director, Haga Initiative
Björn K. Haugland, Chief Executive Officer, Skift Business Climate Leaders