Welcome to an open lecture with Pär Holmgren “Translating Climate Knowledge into Political Action” this Thursday April 2!
When: April 2 at 10.15-12.00 CEST
Where: Norrland 2, Geocentrum, Villavägen 16, see map here: https://link.mazemap.com/gw8s4nea
Online: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/63112846484
This lecture is part of and in collaboration with the CEMUS course Climate and Leadership: Power, Politics and Culture, 15 credits.
Pär Holmgren is a meteorologist, climate expert and since 2019 member of the European Parliament for the Swedish Green Party (Miljöpartiet de Gröna). In the parliament he sits on the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, and also as substitute on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Pär is a trained officer in the Swedish Armed Forces and has worked as meteorologist at Swedish Public Service Television (SVT), and has a long engagement in climate issues and has among other things received the Environmental Hero of the Year (Årets miljöhjälte) from the World Wildlife Fund and a Honorary Doctorate Degree from Uppsala University.
Read more: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197398/PAR_HOLMGREN/home