The transition to a climate-positive world requires significant societal changes in a short time. It entails an increased risk of uncertainty, conflicts, and resistance. To succeed, it is crucial that the changes are inclusive and perceived as fair.
Prince Frei participated in a conference on inclusive transition at the School of Business, Economics and Law in Gothenburg. The conference was a collaboration between Reväst, WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award, Urban Futures, and Wexsus. The conference featured inspiring lectures by, among others, philosopher and author Jonna Bornemark and transformation researcher Per Olsson. The highlight of the morning was the announcement of the winners of the WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award 2024. The final session of the morning program was a panel discussion on Perspectives on inclusive transition locally and globally.
Lecture: What is inclusive transition and why is it crucial? Per Olsson, Deputy Science Director at the Stockholm Resilience Centre
Per Olsson presented his current research on the capacity to navigate transformations towards a just and sustainable future. The theme of collaboration and fair transition was central throughout the presentation, including maintaining a perspective on a compassionate and dignified transition from the old to the new.
Lecture: Turning the World – How do we change our cultural perspective on the surrounding nature? Jonna Bornemark, professor of philosophy at the Center for Practical Knowledge, Södertörn University.
Drawing on the concept of knowledge by the late medieval philosopher Cusanus, philosopher Jonna Bornemark lectured on how we can change a human culture that is urgently in need of updating its relationship to nature. Non-knowing, sensuality, desire, imagination, and encounters with minnows were central as Jonna Bornemark reflected on how we can turn the world in a slightly different direction.
Announcement of this year’s winners of the WIN WIN Award & WIN WIN Youth Award. Annie Hohlfält, jury chairperson for the WIN WIN Award, and Alexandru Al-Qassam, jury chairperson for the WIN WIN Youth Award.
The WIN WIN Award 2024, along with a prize sum of 1 million SEK, is awarded this year to the Just Transition Centre, an international labor organization, for their pioneering efforts to ensure workers’ inclusion in the green transition process. Read more about the Just Transition Centre.
The WIN WIN Youth Award 2024, along with a prize sum of 50,000 SEK, is awarded to Norway’s Nature and Youth for their collaborative efforts with workers from the oil industry to ensure a fair and green transitionLearn more about Norway’s Natur og Ungdom.
Panel Discussion: Perspectives on inclusive transition locally and globally. Malin Aghed, Moderator
Tove Lund, Strategy Coordinator, Democracy and Citizen Service, City of Gothenburg
Andreas Litsegård, Associate Professor in Peace and Development Research, University of Gothenburg
Sandra Roos, Sustainability Manager, KappAhl
Kristina Grange, Professor in Urban Planning Theory, Chalmers University of Technology
