On Wednesday, December 13th, Professor Phoebe Koundouri participated on the Societal and Economic Implications of the Green Transition, focusing on Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece, organized by the European Council on Foreign Relations #ECFR
The panel titled “The Future of Regional Cooperation” highlighted the importance of the European Green Deal for energy security amid uncertainties like Russia’s war in Ukraine. It emphasized the need for cross-border cooperation and innovative technologies to attract resources and fortify the regional supply chain.
Professor Koundouri talked among others on how the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector emissions tend to form in Greece by 2050, and how it will be shaped by 2030 on a global scale, the Descent Work Sustainable Economic Growth, Life on Land, Life Below Water, Affordable & Clean Energy, following the SDGs’ goals.
Speakers:
• Julian Popov, Minister of Environment and Waters of the Republic of Bulgaria; ECFR Council Member
• Phoebe Koundouri, Professor Athens University of Economics and Business & Technical
University of Denmark, President EAERE, Chair SDSN Global Climate Hub, Co-chair SDSN Europe
• Mariya Trifonova, Chief Assistant Professor, Sofia University; Visiting Fellow, ECFR
• Razvan Nicolescu, Member of the Governing Board, European Institute for Innovation and Technology; Former Minister of Energy of Romania; ECFR Council Member
Moderated by: Vessela Tcherneva, Deputy Director and Head of Sofia office, ECFR
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