The Workshop 'Science for the Green Transition' was held as a digital workshop on 7 September 2021. It was co-organised by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (FORMAS) and Science Europe.
The event aimed to study the role and contribution of national governments, research performers, and research funders to the application and translation of scientific knowledge into policies and actions that help address the climate crisis.
00:00:00 Welcome
00:05:25 Re-thinking the role of science in science–policy in Science Europe
00:18:37 COP26: What is it and why is it important?
00:35:27 The European Green Deal
00:53:21 The perspective from the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU
01:13:25 The role of science policy advice for the Green Transition
01:27:30 The co-ordination of scientific evidence and the importance of sound and trustful research for evidence-based policy making
01:45:05 Scientific evidence and consensus building for environmental policy making in Europe
02:03:34 Leveraging scientific knowledge in a coherent way for policy makers to inspire action
02:24:32 Report from the breakout sessions and discussion
02:46:29 Concluding remarks
