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Thursday February 11, 2021 12:00 - 12:15 Main Stage
Presenters: Lorenzo Benini, Roger Strand
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From ‘Drivers of change’ to ‘Narratives for change’: broadening the debate
A key message from “The European Environment - State and Outlook 2020” report of the European Environment Agency is that responses to sustainability challenges face many barriers that prevent the desired change. Consumerism and growth policies are among these barriers. There is a need to broaden the policy debate. Benini and Strand will briefly present a joint initiative to provoke a re-thinking of practices and values in our society called “Narratives for Change”.
- Dr. Roger Strand, Professor at the University of Bergen
- Dr. Lorenzo Benini, Expert in Systems and Sustainability Assessments, European Environment Agency (EEA)
Lecturers
Lorenzo Benini Presenter
Expert / Project Manager
European Environment Agency
I work at the European Environment Agency, an EU body located in Copenhagen. My expertise lies across the wide spectrum of production and consumption systems, as well as systemic challenges.
I am currently managing the project 'Narratives for Change', that seeks to broaden the sustainability debate by discussing profound societal lock-ins that prevent us from deep sustainability transformations.
Our first briefing 'Growth without Economic Growth', published in January 2021, has generated already quite some interest and debate.
https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/sustainability-transitions/drivers-of-change/growth-without-economic-growth
Roger Strand Presenter