Virtual Event
World Environment Day: The Public Service’s Role in the Renewable Energy Transition
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2024
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Speakers
What to do next:
- Watch the 5-minute highlights video above
- Dig in deeper and view the full recording of the event here
- Join us for another event on How to Build Emotional Intelligence to Increase Your Impact on Thursday, Jun 13
Join the Net Zero Community for Government.
Planning for and reaching net zero is one of the biggest challenges facing governments today. This community is a dedicated space for public servants working on or interested in reaching net zero to connect with one another.
Resources:
- For more tips on communicating about climate and nature, you can watch the recording from ‘Lessons from climate speechwriters on how to talk about climate’, an event earlier this year.
- If you are in the UK (or UK curious) have a look at the different plausible futures of renewable energy expansion in the Future Energy Scenarios
- Context is everything: Insights and lessons for successfully delivering the European Green Deal, a report shared by Sanna.
Event Description
Public servants and policymakers are at the forefront of a vital shift towards renewable energy. This day marks a commitment to sustainability and a chance to ensure the transition benefits everyone, shaping a future where energy is clean and accessible to all.
Join this free online event on World Environment Day, tailored for those in the public service keen to champion renewable energy. The event will focus on understanding and advocating for effective policies, promoting equitable access, leading sustainable government operations and engaging the public in this global effort.
Speakers from across the globe, active in the renewable energy space, will share insights and answer key questions on policy, innovation, equity and community involvement.
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Speakers
Jose Maria Valenzuela
Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Rosana Santos
Executive Director, E+ Energy Transition Institute
Brazil
Sanna Markkanen
Head of Policy Analysis, the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
United Kingdom
Sanna Markkanen, Head of Policy Analysis at CISL, is working on climate policy and financing sustainable infrastructure. Sanna co-authored a recently published paper: “Social impacts of climate change mitigation policies and their implications for inequality”. After completing her PhD in social policy in 2007, Sanna worked as a researcher and lecturer in the UK and Australia. She has extensive and diverse experience of policy evaluation and social policy research. Her previous work has focused on immigration, housing, inequality, deprivation and public health. In recent years, Sanna has carried out research on energy efficiency and the social and economic impacts of the transition to low carbon economy, including the inequality impacts of climate change mitigation policy.
