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SEI at Almedalen Week 2024

Almedalsveckan (Almedalen Week) is an annual political event held in Visby, Sweden, where politicians, stakeholders and the public gather for speeches, seminars and discussions. This year, over 2000 public events will occur.

SEI will contribute its research expertise to more than fifteen seminars and dialogues, all open to the public and some live-streamed. These events are organized in close collaboration with Swedish and international stakeholders.

25 to 28 June 2024
Visby, Sweden and Online
Event contact

Ylva Rylander / ylva.rylander@sei.org

Måns Nilsson, SEI Executive Director, will engage in two high-level sessions and two dialogues on Sweden’s climate policy, geopolitics and future research funding as well as industry transition.

Åsa Persson, SEI Research Director and Deputy Director, will lend her expertise at three external seminars on climate policy, climate-neutral food chains and welfare.

SEI’s Karina Barquet, Aaron Maltais, Janet Vähämäki, Rasmus Kløcker Larsen, Katarina Inga, Frans Sjölander, Felipe Sanchez, Ylva Rylander and Maria Sköld will contribute to multiple dialogues on Sami rights, a just and fair transition, deforestation of the Amazon, geopolitics, the industry transition and other topics during the week.

High-level session: half time for the government – how is climate policy moving forward? (09:15-10:00)

Sweden needs to demonstrate climate leadership both domestically and within the EU. The session will explore methods to create acceptance for an ambitious climate policy and ensure a fair climate transition, especially in the context of raising fuel prices which could affect resource-poor groups.

SEI’s research highlights which social groups are most affected by the transition. Social justice, potentially through distributive policy instruments, is essential to accelerate the pace of the climate transition.

Speakers:

  • Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, SEI
  • Nina Ekelund, Director General, Haga Initiative (Moderator)
  • Rickard Nordin, Member of Parliament, Center Party (C)
  • Helena Storckenfeldt, Member of Parliament, Moderate Party (M)
  • Johanna Fager Wettergren, Sustainability Chief, Swedbank
  • Aaron Maltais, Senior Research Fellow, SEI
  • Sara Davidsson, Sustainability & Compliance Director, Stena Recycling
  • Alarik Sandrup, Director of Public and Regulatory Affairs, Lantmännen
  • Katarina Thorling, Head of Sustainability Management, Preem

Venue: Sustainability Arena, Teaterskeppet, “Stora Matsalen”, Visby.

Organizers: SEI, Haga Initiative, Mistra Geopolitics

Live webcast | More info (in Swedish)

How to govern a fair transition to a fossil free transport system?(11:00-11:45)

Sweden’s ambitious plan for a fossil-free society by 2045 necessitates significant societal changes, including in mobility systems and behaviors. This session will discuss who the most vulnerable groups are in the transition to a sustainable and fossil-free transport system, and what policy tools can support them.

Speakers:

  • Annie Croona, Journalist, Dagens ETC
  • Marika Palmér Rivera, Representative, LO
  • Maria Ivansson, Operations Manager, Sweden’s Climate Municipalities
  • Aaron Maltais, Senior Research Fellow, SEI (Moderator)

Venue: B-Huset, Uppsala University, Huvudentré Cramérgatan 3, “Sal B15 Plan 1”, Visby.

Organizer: SEI

More info (in Swedish)

Evaluation of Sweden’s hydropower is underway – how can Sami interests be guarded? (13:30-14:45)

Hydropower is a crucial renewable energy source for Sweden’s climate goals, but the regulation of rivers has submerged large Sami areas, leading to forced displacements and negatively affecting the Sami culture and lifestyle.

SEI speakers:

  • Rasmus Kløcker Larsen, Senior Research Fellow and Team Lead for the Rights and Equity Team, SEI
  • Katarina Inga, Research Associate, SEI

Venue: B-Huset, Uppsala University, Huvudentré Cramérgatan 3, Sal B14 Plan 1, Visby.

Organizers: SEI, Amnesty Sápmi

More info (in Swedish)

Scaling climate action (14:00-15:00)

This panel discussion, part of an event hosted by the Indian Ambassador to Sweden, will explore how Sweden and India are collaborating to accelerate the green transition in heavy industries such as cement and steel.

SEI speaker: Felipe Sanchez, Country Partnerships Lead, LeadIT

Venue: E22 Auditorium, Almedalsbiblioteket, Uppsala University Campus Gotland.

Organizers: Engaging India/Uppsala University

Live webcast (in English)

High-level session: harnessing science and bilateral cooperation – Sweden’s response to shifting geopolitical dynamics (16:00-16:45)

This session will explore how development cooperation and research are becoming increasingly crucial in understanding and managing today’s rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, including state power games. Discussion will focus on how Sweden should reorganize aid, financing, and collaborations in this evolving context.

Speakers:

  • Jakob Granit, Director General, SIDA
  • Darja Isaksson, Director General, Vinnova
  • Anna Jöborn, Executive Director, Mistra
  • Johan Kuylenstierna, Director General, Formas
  • Robert Andrén, Director General, Swedish Energy Agency
  • Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, SEI (Moderator)
  • Katarina Barquet, SEI (Moderator)

Venue: Donnersgatan 6, Hansaplatsen, previously Sverige i Världen, Visby.

Organizers: SEI, Mistra Geopolitics

Live webcast (in Swedish) | More info (in Swedish)

More bans for the sake of climate change? (10:00-10:45)

What alternative ways can contribute to changed behavior without bans and reprisals becoming our new standard? Can internal and external change help us create concrete initiatives towards a more sustainable lifestyle and if so, how?

SEI speaker: Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, SEI

Venue: Adelsgatan 43, Vårdklockans Kyrka

More info (in Swedish)

Green transition equals green colonialism? (11:30-12:15)

The Sámi population, Europe’s only indigenous people, is threatened both by climate change and by growing demands for energy and minerals in the name of the green transition. How can new forms of exploitation be avoided?

SEI speaker: Katarina Inga

Venue: Strandvägen, H517, “Alla röster ska höras”

More info (in Swedish)

Roundtable dialogue: in the wake of the transition – how do we build resilience in the north? (13:15–14:45)

Fossil-free electricity and the materials necessary for electrification are key to European security, Swedish competitiveness, and a sustainable future for future generations. But how do we build resilience in the north?

SEI speaker: Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, SEI

Venue: Fiskargränd 5, “Norra Scen – arena för grön omställning”, Visby

More info (in Swedish)

High-level session: the future of offshore infrastructure in a changing security situation (14:30-15:15)

An increased infrastructure in Swedish seas raises new questions about vulnerability, competition for areas, and environmental risks.

Panel

  • Ewa Skoog Haslum, Marinchef, Försvarsmakten
  • Lena Lindgren Schelin, Generaldirektör, Kustbevakningen
  • Karina Barquet, Senior Research Fellow, SEI and Mistra Geopolitics
  • Erik Nordman, Säkerhetschef och Säkerhetsskyddschef, Svenska Kraftnät
  • Frans Sjölander, Project Manager, SEI and Mistra Geopolitics
  • Robert Hedman, Energistrateg, Region Blekinge
  • Torsten Linders, Programme Director Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue, University of Gothenburg

Venue: Cramérgatan 5, Almedalsbiblioteket, E22

Organizers: SEI, Östersjödagarna, Uppsala universitet, Mistra Geopolitics

Live stream | More info (in Swedish)

Climate-neutral food chain – is it possible? (15:00-16:00)

All sectors must reduce their emissions, including the food sector. The term “climate neutral food chain” is widely used, but is it even possible to achieve? How do we handle the tricky goal conflicts that arise when the industry’s conditions meet the ambitions of politics?

SEI speaker: Åsa Persson, Research Director, SEI

Venue: Tranhusgatan 6, “S:t Clemens Ruin”

More info (in Swedish)

What does the government want with civil society – stifle or support? (16:00-16:45)

The government emphasizes the importance of civil society. Contributions to public education are decreasing. Peace organizations have had their funding withdrawn. The government is investigating a nationalization of civil society’s responsibility for aid. What will be the advantages and disadvantages?

SEI speaker: Janet Vähämäki, SEI Team Leader: Development Policy and Finance

Venue: Adelsgatan 43, Vårdklockans kyrka.

More info (in Swedish)

The effects of a warmer planet – will insurance not be a right tomorrow? (8:00-8:45)

That we are affected by global warming is a fact. But what will life in Sweden and in the world look like on a new warmer planet? What will be the consequences of global warming? What will be the conditions for business, geopolitics and not least people’s physical and mental health?

SEI speaker: Åsa Persson, Research Director, SEI

Organizers: Länsförsäkringar

Venue: Strandvägen, H553, Containerparken Kruttornet

More info (in Swedish)

What do we get for the tax money? How are reforms in tax-financed welfare evaluated? (9:30-10:10)

A large part of democracy consists of tax-financed activities, initiatives and reforms that should give us a better society. But to paraphrase one of the country’s most powerful industrialists: What the ### do we get for the money?

SEI speaker: Åsa Persson, SEI Research Director and Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council

Venue: Hamngatan, H400, “Verian’s tent”

More info (in Swedish)

What political decisions are required to better stimulate sustainable construction? (13:00-14:45)

We have climate goals that must be reached by 2030. How do we increase the pace, who does what, and how can politics at national and municipal level, legislation and incentives remove obstacles to achieving and scaling up climate-neutral construction?

SEI speaker: Åsa Persson, Research Director, SEI

Organizer: Sustainable Innovation

Venue: Teaterskeppet, ” Stora matsalen”

More info (in Swedish)

Protecting the Amazon – what are the challenges and possibilities? What can Sweden do? (16:15-17:30)

The conservation of the Amazon rainforest is of vital importance for the entire world and a major theme for Swedish development cooperation in the region. But how can such protection accommodate local demands for development, and what are the possibilities for Sweden to make an actual difference?

SEI speaker: Ylva Rylander, SEI Communications and Impact Officer for Trase

Venue: D-huset, Uppsala University, Kaserngatan 1, Sal D24

More info (in English)

SEI experts at Almedalen Week 2024

Måns Nilsson
Måns Nilsson

Speaker at high-level sessions

SEI Headquarters

Åsa Persson
Åsa Persson

Speaker

SEI Headquarters

Ylva Rylander
Ylva Rylander

Communications lead and speaker

SEI Headquarters

Aaron Maltais
Aaron Maltais

Speaker and moderator

SEI Headquarters

Karina Barquet
Karina Barquet

Speaker and moderator

SEI Headquarters

Janet Vähämäki
Janet Vähämäki

Speaker

SEI Headquarters

Rasmus Kløcker Larsen

Speaker and moderator

SEI Headquarters

Katarina Inga
Katarina Inga

Speaker

SEI Headquarters

Maria Sköld
Maria Sköld

Communications and Impact

SEI Headquarters

Felipe Sanchez
Felipe Sanchez

Speaker for LeadIT

SEI Headquarters

Frans Sjolander
Frans Sjölander

Moderator

SEI Headquarters

Topics and subtopics
Economy : Sustainable lifestyles / Climate : Climate policy / Governance : Geopolitics
Tags
Almedalen , SEI , 2030 Agenda , oceans , sustainable development , technology
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Sweden , Europe

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