Sustainable Transitions: unraveling the complex threads of global economic and personal change
How does the shift to a sustainable economy impact individuals, considering aspects like career changes, health, housing, and life satisfaction?
Speakers
Jan Eichhorn
Partner & Research director, d|part
Catherine Fieschi
Visiting Fellow, European University Institute
Heather Grabbe
Bruegel Senior fellow
Beata Javorcik
Member of the Scientific Council
Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Sari Laine
Senior Lead, Nature and daily life, SITRA
Francesco Nicoli
Bruegel Non-Resident Fellow
Agenda
Check-in and lunch
12:30-13:00Agenda
Presentation
13:00-13:10- Beata Javorcik, Member of the Scientific Council
Agenda
Discussion
13:10-14:00- Chair: Heather Grabbe, Bruegel Senior fellow
- Jan Eichhorn, Partner & Research director, d|part
- Catherine Fieschi, Visiting Fellow, European University Institute
- Beata Javorcik, Member of the Scientific Council
- Sari Laine, Senior Lead, Nature and daily life, SITRA
- Francesco Nicoli, Bruegel Non-Resident Fellow
Agenda
Q&A
14:00-14:15The transition to a sustainable economy is affecting not only businesses and governments but also individuals. At this event we discussed the significant effects of the climate transition on people in various regions, starting with the major trends highlighted in the most recent EBRD Transition Report. Entitled “Transitions big and small,” it looks at how economic shifts translate into the “small transitions” of career moves, changes in physical and mental health, the refurbishment of housing and – ultimately – changes in people’s satisfaction with life. We then dived into other research on generational divides on climate measures and how they feature in forthcoming election campaigns.