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Published 12.03.2021

Tuesday 27 April, 10:00 - 15:00. 

Norway holds the chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) in 2019-2021. As part of the Norwegian chairmanship program, the Ministry of Climate and Environment, assisted by the research institution CICERO will organise the webinar 'Policies for infrastructure and land-use in a climate smart Barents Region'

How can the Barents Region contribute to the implementation the Paris Agreement and become a climate smart society by 2050? Can this be done while avoiding loss for the natural environment and traditional land use? What new policies and measures are necessary, and what compromises will have to be made? How can the regional cooperation stimulate and facilitate such a modernization and transformation? These are questions to be explored at the webinar "Policies and investments for a climate smart Barents Region".

The report "Barents 2050 – Impacts, opportunities, and risks of climate change and climate change mitigation", from 2017 assessed risks and opportunities for the main economic sectors in the Barents Region in a low carbon society. It showed that in order to reach low emissions goals, innovation, low carbon technologies and solutions will be of critical importance for industries, transport, energy and other infrastructure development. https://www.barentsinfo.fi/beac/docs/Barents_2050.pdf

We invite authorities from the Barents countries (national, regional and municipal level), experts and scientists, representatives of economic sectors, financial institutions and NGOs, as well as BEAC working groups to exchange views on ways to develop the necessary infrastructure for "A Climate Smart Barents Region", without loss for the natural environment and traditional livelihood.

You can register for the webinar HERE

PROGRAM

10:00 – 10:40 Session 1: A vision for a climate smart Barents region in 2050 – where should we go, and how do we get there?

Opening addresses by

• Ine Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway

• Sveinung Rotevatn, Minister of Climate and Environment, Norway

• Helene Hellmark Knutsson, Landshövding of Västerbotten County, Sweden

• Representative from Sàmi Parliamentry Council (tbc)

A decisive transition for climate and growth – policies for scaling up clean, climate resilient infrastructure. Anthony Cox, Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD

How can we solve the climate and biodiversity crisis at the same time? Annika E. Nilsson, Researcher, Luleå University of Technology and Senior Researcher, Nordland Research Institute

10:40 – 11:50 Session 2: Climate smart infrastructure for transport, energy, and industry. Moderator: Kristin Halvorsen, Director, CICERO Center for International Climate Research

The European Green Deal and EUs recovery plan – what does it mean for the Barents region? Dr. Johanna Kentala-Lehtonen, Senior Specialist for EU Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office, Finland

Consistency with climate goals – implications for infrastructure development in the Barents region. The Barents 2050 study Tomi J. Lindroos, Research Scientist, VTT

Climate smart solutions for energy, industry and transport – a Northern perspective. Kyrre Sundseth, Research Manager, SINTEF

Panel debate Transport Paal Iversen, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Ministry of Transport, and chair of the Steering Committee for the Barents Euro-Arctic TRansport Area (BEATA)

Industry – a roadmap to a low-emission transition in the north Michael Yulkin, Founder and CEO, CarbonLab Ilc

Forests and forestry – carbon sink or fossil fuel substitution? Dr. Raisa Mäkipää, Natural Resource Institute

NGO-perspective Alexey Kokorin, Head, Climate and Energy Program, WWF Russia

Research perspective Kyrre Sundseth, Research Manager, SINTEF

11:50 – 12:30 Lunch break

12:30 – 13:40 Session 3: Minimizing impacts on nature and traditional land-use – Policies and tradeoffs. Moderator: Berit Kristoffersen, Associate Professor, University of Tromsø

Combined effects on biodiversity and traditional land use from climate change and infrastructure development – projections for the Barents region. Wilbert Van Roij, Director, Plansup

Impacts of infrastructure development and other land use change on reindeer herding. Representative from Sámediggi, (TBC)

How are cumulative impacts from infrastructure developments integrated into spatial planning today? Gro Sandkjær Hansen, Senior Researcher, NIBR Oslo Met

Panel debate Challenges for industry and examples of coexistence and conflicts of interest. Pontus Grahn, Project Development Manager, Vattenfall

Nature considerations in windpower development. Cathrine Henaug, Research Director, NINA

How could a climate smart forestry minimize impacts on biodiversity? Win-win or tradeoffs? Hillevi Eriksson, Climate Specialist, Skogstyrelsen

Perspective of regional or municipal authorities Leena Vuotovesi, CEO, Greenpolis

Perspective from indigenous community Representative from Sámediggi, (TBC)

13:40 – 13:50 Break

13:50 – 14:30 Session 4: Summing-up of key take-home messages for the Barents region

Regional Authorities (TBC) Industry or WG economics cooperation (TBC)

Working Group of Indigenous Peoples - Beac, Piera Heika Moutka

Barents Region Youth Council, TBC

Barents WGE, Henna Haapala, Chair

You can register for the webinar HERE