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

Sara Hagemann (Associate 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, executive director and head economist, ZOE Institute)

10.15-10.55: Panel: Moving Beyond GDP - New Metrics and Alternative Policy Instruments

Amanda Janoo (Economics & Policy Lead, Wellbeing Economy Alliance)
Jakob Hafele (Co-founder, Executive Director and Head Economist, ZOE Institute)
Louison Cahen-Fourot (Assistant Professor in Economics, Roskilde University)
Niels Fuglsang (MEP S&D Group, Denmark)
Peter Kjær Kruse-Andersen (Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Copenhagen)

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 Boundaries

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

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Please note that ample time will be allocated for questions and comments from the audience.