Green transition in a geopolitical era – what now?
Climate policy is increasingly being shaped by geopolitical change. Since the major “climate elections” in Denmark, and for the European Parliament in 2019, we have been hit by a whole series of political upheavals that are transforming our societies: COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, the re-election of Donald Trump to the White House, the Greenland crisis, and most recently the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Individually, these crises are major political challenges, and taken together, they signal - according to a growing number of researchers and decision-makers - a whole new geopolitical era. An era in which a widespread political belief in peace and progress through cooperation and trade is increasingly being replaced by an emphasis on security through rearmament and resilience.
These upheavals are affecting the green transition - from the local to the global level. This is evident both in the fact that the green transition is receiving relatively less attention in light of the multitude of challenges we face, but also in attempts to rethink the approach to green transition so that it is more closely aligned with, and implemented in synergy with, the growing focus on security and competitiveness.
You are invited to a seminar that brings together UCPH researchers for mutual inspiration on how the green transition is connected to security policy. The seminar will feature keynote presentations, panel discussions, and proposals for how UCPH can strengthen its interdisciplinary work in this area. More specifically, the seminar will be structured around a number of sessions, each addressing a theme at the intersection of green transition and geopolitics.
This seminar is only for employees at the University of Copenhagen.