Nordic Climate Solutions: Green to Scale in Reykjavik

• January 18, 2017 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Nordic House, Sturlugata 5, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
• #greentoscale, #NNCS, @HaskoliIslands, @SitraFund, @Nordic_Climate, @CICERO_klima, @SEIclimate, @concitoint

On January 18 the Nordic House in Reykjavik, Iceland, will host a seminar on the Nordic Green to Scale project, which explores how scaling up 15 proven Nordic climate solutions could help cutting emissions on a global scale.

The seminar is organized in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainability Studies at the University of Iceland and the Nordic Region in Focus. The seminar language is English and participation is free of charge.

Programme

Opening address
Nordic climate policies
Vanda Hellsing, Chairman of the Nordic Council of Minister´s Climate and Air Pollution Group (KOL)

Keynotes
Results of the Nordic Green to Scale study
Oras Tynkkynen, Senior Advisor at Sitra (The Finnish Innovation Fund)
Icelandic climate solutions
Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, Professor at the University of Iceland

Short presentations
City of Reykjavik
E1, app for electric car owners
CarbFix
Carbon Recycling International  

Panel discussion
Moderator: Guðrún Pétursdóttir, Director of The Institute for Sustainability Studies at the University of Iceland.

For further information about the Green to Scale project contact:
Prófessor Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, bdavids@hi.is, sími: 525-5233

For further information about the seminar contact:
Kristín Ingvarsdóttir, kristini@nordichouse.is, sími: 551-7030