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Despite the UK’s departure from the EU, there is still a case to be made for close cooperation between the two on climate change, especially on climate security, climate migration and climate innovation. In a world where authoritarian actors such as Russia and China are becoming more assertive, the need for deeper cooperation between liberal democracies has never been greater. The high-profile panel will discuss how UK and European politicians and policymakers can work closer together to lead the world on climate mitigation and adaptation.

At this event, Bright Blue and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will also discuss our latest essay collection Fast Track? European climate diplomacy after COP26, which brings together essays from UK politicians, members of the European Parliament, academics and thought leaders.

 

Key questions:

• How can the EU and the UK strengthen diplomatic ties on security and climate in response to increasingly assertive authoritarian states such as Russia and China?
   
• What impact will climate change have on the UK and EU’s security in the near future?
   
• How can European countries accelerate away from fossil fuels to greener energy as quickly as possible?
   
• How best can the UK and Europe facilitate and benefit from green growth globally?
   
• How can European countries be at the forefront of cultivating and commercialising the technologies that will help mitigate climate change?
   
• What will changes in migration to Europe look like as a result of climate change and how should policymakers respond to this?
   
• Are the UK and European nations doing enough to support the green transition in developing countries, and if not, what more could they do?

 

Date:  Wednesday, 23 March

Time:  16:00 - 17:30 (GMT) 

Location: Council Room, One Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AA

 

Speakers:

 

Tom Tugendhat MBE MP, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee

João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador of the European Union to the United Kingdom

Dr John Murton, UK Government’s COP26 Envoy

Ben Westerman, Climate Change Policy Lead, British Chambers of Commerce

Dr Ayesha Siddiqi, University Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge

 

More speakers to be announced

 

Chairman: Ryan Shorthouse, Chief Executive, Bright Blue