Human activity is irreversibly changing our planet, especially our climate. The voracious demand for fossil fuels and natural resources has led us to an ecological breaking point, even after decades of climate action.
It's time to rethink how we manage our oceans, forests, cities, consumption patters and economic systems. And the science is here for it.
With the aim of addressing the most pressing environmental issues of our time, the ICTA-UAB Growth vs Climate Conference 2024 will gather leading scientists, thinkers, policymakers, activists, and journalists from 13-15 March 2024 at the UAB campus in Barcelona.
Participants will discuss perspectives on growth in the fight against climate change, as a path for reversing the climate trend. Will green growth, the bioeconomy, or the Green New Deal be enough to avert a climate disaster, or should we look to degrowth or agrowth as alternative models? What are the tradeoffs associated with different mitigation strategies and how can we avoid rebound effects and negative social impacts?
The 3-day event will feature keynote speakers and presentations on scientific results on specific and cross-cutting themes, policy debates and co-creation workshops organized across five societal challenges: Oceans, Land, Cities, Consumption, and Policy.
Ecofeminist Yayo Herrero will give the keynote lecture, and the inaugural debate will feature former Spanish Minister for Consumer Affairs Alberto Garzón, anthropologist Victoria Reyes-García, economic anthropologist Jason Hickel, environmental economist Jeroen van den Bergh and activist Tatiana Roa.
The illustrator Javier Royo will be in charge of leaving a graphic record of the event's big ideas. A closing ceremony featuring poetry slammer Adriana Bertrán will be followed by castellers
The organizers have opened the registration for the conference until 31 January 2024.
