Towards a New Economics and Politics of Planetary Boundaries
Is our economic system helping to drive the climate crisis? And do we need to measure progress on more than economic growth and GDP if we are to create a world in balance?
Together with the KR Foundation, we will focus on these questions at the conference "Towards a New Economics and Politics of Planetary Boundaries" on March 31.
Here, research meets civil society, businesses and politicians for a curious day focusing on the economy of the future.
Programme
9.00-9.10: Welcome
Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen (Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen) and moderator Ida Ebbensgaard
9.10-9.55: Keynote: Ecological Economics - Integrating the Value of Nature and Ecosystems Services into Economic Thinking and Practice
Joshua Farley (Professor of Economics, University of Vermont)
9.55-10.15: Bringing Policymaking Beyond GDP
Jakob Hafele (Co-founder, exectutive director and head economist, ZOE Institute)
10.15-10.55: Panel: Mocing Beyond GDP - New Metrics and Alternative Policy Instruments
Jakob Hafele (Co-founder, exectutive director and head economist, ZOE Institute)
Louison Cahen-Fourot (Assistant Professor in Economics, Roskilde University)
Aurore Lalucq (MEP S&D Group, France)
Peter Kjær Kruse-Andersen (Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Copenhagen)
TBA
10.55-11.25: Break
11.25-11.55: The Case for a New Economic Paradigm (virtual presentation)
Maja Göpel (Political economist & founder of Scientists4future)
11.55-12.20: The Global Wellbeing Economy Movement - Building an Economy that works for Nature and all People
Amanda Janoo (Economics & Policy Lead, Wellbeing Economy Alliance)
12.20-13.00: Panel: Collaborative Pathways towards an Economy within Planetary Boudaries
Amanda Janoo (Economics & Policy Lead, Wellbeing Economy Alliance),
Anne Højer Simonsen (Deputy Director, Confederation of Danish Industry),
Jo Swinson (Director, Partners for a New Economy),
Lars Gårn Hansen (Member of Danish Environmental Economic Council and Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Copenhagen)
Christina Jerne (Assistant Professor in Anthropology, University of Copenhagen)
13.00-14.30: Lunch and networking
Please note that ample time will be allocated for questions and comments from the audience.