Asian Green Revolution Amidst Global Uncertainties: Where Does the EU Stand?. Erik Solheim

December 13th, 2022

Lecture delivered by H.E. Erik Solheim, Former Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme and Norway’s Minister of the Environment and International Development.

Global warming and climate change are increasingly threatening ecosystems, society, economies, and polities. International and regional organisations like the United Nations, ASEAN, the EU and countries like India and China aim towards low-carbon, sustainable economies, and cleaner technologies. There is a regional and global need for green investments and innovations to increase the supply of energy and decrease the cost of low-carbon technologies. How do EU-Asia relations contribute to global development and the environment?

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 – 04:16 Introduction by Prof. Dr. Bersick
04:16 – 07:48 Climate change problems
07:48 – 12:44 China green policies and technology
12:45 – 14:47 India green policies and technology
14:48 – 15:56 Indonesia green policies and technology
15:57 – 21:00 Protection and green market
21:01 – 26:29 Geopolitics of green innovation IT tech
26:30 – 27:20 Jean Monnet message
27:21 – 33:35 Q&A - How can Europe compete?
33:35 – 39:37 Q&A - China Tree Planting project
39:38 – 42:43 Q&A - Normative obligations for greenhouse gas emissions
42:44 – 57:46 Q&A - Energy dependencies
57:47 – 1:00:45 Closing remarks

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This lecture is part of the Jean Monnet Lecture Series on EU-Asia Connectivity. A research activity conducted under the Jean Monnet Chair “Connecting Europe and Asia: People, Power and Policies” (CEAPPP) hosted by Prof. Dr. Bersick, Head of Department, International Political Economy of East Asia, Faculty of East Asian Studies, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

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This research activity is conducted with the European Commission support under the programme Erasmus+ Programme, Jean Monnet Actions. “The European Commission support for the production of this activity does not constitute endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.”