Save the date: Climate Change and Green Transitions as Global Challenges for Science and Society 11.-14.4.2023
Initiative for a Safer Climate will be represented at the Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center’s (ACCC) 2nd Impact Week titled Climate Change and Green Transition as Global Challenges to Science and Society. Initiative for a Safer Climate is funded by ACCC, which in turn is funded by the Academy of Finland as one of its ten Flagship programs.
Safer Climate will host a breakfast event for the network members on the morning of Tuesday 11.4 and a panel discussion later on the day. The four-day program brings together scientists and ACCC’s collaborators from different sectors. The event is open and free of charge for all Safer Climate members and collaborators but requires a registration. Updated information on the event will be shared later via email and on the ACCC Impact Week website. You can register here.
Description of the event & tentative agenda
When: April 11-14, 2023
Where: Cultural Center Sofia, Vuosaari, Helsinki, FI (Kallvikinniementie 35)
The Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) Flagship program welcomes collaborators across disciplines and sectors to join our 2nd Impact Week event on April 11-14, 2023 in Helsinki. We invite researchers and professionals in businesses, civil society organizations, climate policy makers, education, research infrastructure and all ACCC members to join us in discussing pathways to climate neutrality. This year’s thematic focus is in climate change as a global challenge for civil society and decision-makers and in financing the green transition.
The aim of the event is to further develop existing and new collaborations with key ACCC stakeholders from global organisations, countries, businesses and civil society organizations.. Together, we will work toward practical steps to develop reliable roadmap(s) for carbon neutrality and beyond. During the week, we will:
Provide latest research results from ACCC and other climate science related to biosphere-atmosphere interactions; particularly biosphere carbon sequestration, sinks and storages
Discuss the financing of carbon sequestration, sinks and storage solutions at scale needed
Contribute to a vision for global observations and research infrastructures in atmosphere and climate sciences
Collect suggestions and feedback to help us to develop ACCC’s work and to support creating a roadmap for 2025-2028
Daily themes
Tuesday 11.4: Research results and climate mitigation solutions for civil society / Sofia Earth Forum
Wednesday 12.4: Beyond net-zero - emission reductions, carbon sinks and the role of nature-based climate solutions
Thursday 13.4: Research infrastructure & verification methods and tools
Friday 14.4: Financing green transition
Registration: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/121622/lomake.html
Tentative agenda and more information from our website: https://www.acccflagship.fi/index.php/2nd-accc-impact-week-2023/
For questions and comments, contact acccflagship@helsinki.fi
The event is organized by the constituting organizations of ACCC: Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/University of Helsinki, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Tampere University and University of Eastern Finland.
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Apr 11, 2023
Climate change, climate solutions for civil society
09:00 / Safer Climate networking pre-event
11:00 / Lunch
12:00 / Climate change as a global challenge
Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Academician Markku Kulmala, INAR University of Helsinki
Metropolitan Ambrosius
President Tarja Halonen
Vatican representative
14:00 / Coffee break
14:30 / Science and Civil Society: Working Together for Research-Based Climate Action, panel
Moderator Dr. Rosa Rantanen, INAR University of Helsinki
Advocacy and Communications Specialist, Pekka Reinikainen, Finnish Red Cross
Board member, Theresia Bilola, Think Africa
Professor of Practice in Global Grand Challenges, Anneli Pauli, ACCC
15:30 / Break
15:45 / Climate expert education in Finland, panel
Moderator Dr. Laura Riuttanen, INAR University of Helsinki
Head of unit, Hilppa Gregow, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Head of unit, Helena Soimakallio, Technology, Finland
CEO Tuuli Kaskinen, Climate Leadership Coalition - CLC
Senior Expert, Julia Jousilahti, Demos
17:00 / End of day
Apr 12, 2023
Beyond net-zero - emission reductions, carbon sinks and the role of nature-based climate solutions
09:00 / Beyond net-zero - The need for fast emission reductions and massive carbon sinks
Glen Peters, research director for the Climate Mitigation group, CICERO (Oslo), Global Carbon project
Prof. Markku Ollikainen, chair of the Finnish Climate Change Panel
10:00 /ACCC Research & Innovation Ecosystem and Roadmap for 2025-2028
10.30 / Break
10.45 / ACCC nature based solutions - showcases
AI in optimising forest carbon sink and timber production, Prof. Olli Tahvonen, University of Helsinki
Agricultural fields carbon balance and other functions in real-time, Research Prof. Jari Liski, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Forest carbon sink, Prof. Jukka Pumpanen, University of Eastern Finland
Carbon storage potential of urban green, the potential of carbon sinks in urban environments, Prof. Leena Järvi, INAR University of Helsinki
12:00 / Lunch
13:00 / Climate legislation for nature-based solutions
Prof. Annalisa Savaresi, University of Eastern Finland
University research Yulia Yamineva, University of Eastern Finland
13:30 / Nature-based solutions in practice
Senior Forestry Officer Anssi Pekkarinen, Global Forest Resources Assessment, FAO
Secretary General Pekka Pesonen, Copa-Cocega, European farmers and European Agri-cooperatives
Senior Ministerial Adviser Heikki Granholm, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment Juhani Damski, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
14:30 / Coffee break
15:00 / International climate agreements – how to get to net-zero and beyond
Moderator Mr. Jouni Keronen, Professor in Practise, ACCC
Paris agreement and needed next steps
EU’s role in driving climate policies
IPCC role in COP party objective setting
16:00 Invited remarks
Ilkka Herlin
Prof. Allen Goldstein University of California, USA
17:00 / End of day
Apr 13, 2023
Research infrastructure and verification methods and tools
09:00 / Current status and development need for climate measurements
Director General, Werner Kutsch, Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) ERIC
Chief of Science, Data and Systems Change, Kelly Levin, Bezos Earth Fund
10:00 / ACCC Measurement Infrastructure
Prof. Tuukka Petäjä, Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS), INAR University of Helsinki
Prof. Jaana Bäck, The Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem (eLTER), INAR University of Helsinki
10.45 / Break
11:00 / Biosphere-atmosphere interactions – scientific results and knowledge gaps
Aerosols and trace gases, Prof. Katrianne Lehtipalo, INAR, FMI
Greenhouse Gases and methane Prof. Annalea Lohila, INAR, FMI
Forest ecosystems, Prof. Albert Porcar-Castell, INAR
12:00 / Lunch
13:00 / Carbon neutrality targets interplay with Air Quality
AQ, sources, emissions, measurements, mitigation, Prof. Topi Rönkkö, Tampere University
ACCC co-creation of new technologies together with the companies, verification and establishment of new technologies for atmospheric observations. Case(s) e.g Neste
15:00 / Coffee break
15:30 / Carbon neutrality targets interplay with AQ, Prof. Miikka Dal Maso, Tampere University
VAISALA, Airmodus, Dekati
16:00 / ACCC International collaboration
Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) Program, GlobalSMEAR, Science diplomacy, Docent Hanna Lappalainen, INAR University of Helsinki
GlobalSMEAR in Asia, Lessons learnt on the Asian business culture, Dr. Joni Kujansuu, INAR University of Helsinki
Megasense, Real-time, Scalable, Intelligent, Software-driven air quality monitoring and mitigation system, Prof. Sasu Tarkoma, University of Helsinki
17:00 / End of the day
Apr 14.4 2023
Financing nature-based solutions
8:45 / ACCC Innovation Forum, Markku Kulmala and Sami Paatero
9:00 / Financing nature-based solutions - invited presentations
Erkki Liikanen, Chair, IFRS Foundation
10:00 / Transparency framework for companie
Partner, Advisory at KPMG Tomas Otterström, KPMG
Pekka Moren, Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
Company compensations, Climate Analytics, Sami Paatero
10.30 / Break
11:00 / Financing nature-based solutions – the role of various stakeholders – panel
Moderator CEO Tuuli Kaskinen, CLC
Mari Pantsar
Saara Kankaanrinta, co-founder and member of Foundation for a Living Baltic Sea
Mika Anttonen, Chairman, St1
Academician Markku Kulmala, INAR University of Helsinki
12:30 / Lunch, refreshments, networking
13:30 / ACCC Impact week concluding remarks
14:00 / End of day
The event is organized by the constituting organizations of ACCC : Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/University of Helsinki, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Tampere University and University of Eastern Finland.