February 2010

Getting into the Right Lane for 2050: From Vision to Strategy for a Sustainable Europe
(The original event took place Monday, February 15, 2010)
Right Lane webinar summary [0.42 MB]

Presenters:

Jan Bakkes, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Per Sandberg, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Length of recording time: 2 hours

To obtain a recording of the webinar Getting into the Right Lane for 2050, you can download the recorded session here [32.5 MB]. At the outset, you are asked if you want to download a PowerPoint presentation (these are the slides of the session). This is recommended.

Overview of the session

TIAS first online webinar was led by Jan Bakkes of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) on the recently released study, "Getting into the Right Lane for 2050", jointly published by PBL and the Stockholm Resilience Centre. The study examines the long-term challenges facing the EU in a vision of Europe for 2050, focusing on the key areas of climate change and energy security; land resources, food and biodiversity; and transport and mobility. The core question is: If we want to achieve this vision, what strategic decisions need to be taken in the next few years?

This presentation is followed by an overview of the WBSCD Vision 2050 Study presented by its director, Per Sandberg. The study lays out the challenges, pathway and options that business can use to create an opportunity-rich strategy, both regionally and globally, that will lead to a sustainable world.

Follow up to the webinar

As an outcome of this event, the group of members who participated will undertake a comparison of various visioning/backcasting projects (e.g. SCENES, Right Lane 2050, WWAP, WBCSD, etc) for the purpose of not only sharing approaches, but also informing policy. For more information or to join this group, contact Caroline van Bers (cvbers[at]usf.uos.de).