The 2023 Green Growth Summit will bring together high-level Member State representatives from the Green Growth Group, the EU institutions, and business. The Summit will mark the celebration of the

The 2023 Green Growth Summit will bring together high-level Member State representatives from the Green Growth Group, the EU institutions, and business. The Summit will mark the celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Green Growth Partnership (GGP). The GGP is convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and provides a forum to promote positive exchange between progressive European governments and businesses, with regular involvement of like-minded parliamentarians, and other key stakeholders and opinion formers, determined to support the development of a climate neutral and prosperous Europe.  📌 Agenda: 13:15 – 14:00: Scene Setter for the 10-year anniversary of the GGP:  “A look back at 10 years of climate policy – Where does the EU go from there?” 14:00 – 15:30: Session 1: ‘‘Stepping stones towards 2040” 15:50 – 17:20: Session 2: “The Green Deal as compass for the EU’s future competitiveness” 17:20 – 17:45: Closing Session: Fireside chat: “Unpacking the international implications of EU policies and expectations for the COP” This hybrid event will take place both physically in Brussels and online. Don't miss the chance to engage with high-level representatives from the Green Growth Group of ministers, EU institutions, experts, and businesses as they discuss the past decade's achievements and chart a course for a climate-neutral and prosperous Europe. Speakers include: Leonore Gewessler, Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria (video message) Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Third Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (video message) Uroš Vajgl, State Secretary for Environment and Climate, Slovenia Ambassador Barbara Cullinane, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU Ambassador Pierre Cartuyvels, Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the EU Berthold Goeke, Representing Head of Climate Department, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany Kristi Klaas, Deputy Director General for the Green Transition, Ministry of Climate, Estonia Bas Eickhout, MEP, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Christophe Grudler, MEP, Renew Europe Group Ville Niinistö, MEP, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Kurt Vandenberghe, Director General, DG Climate Action, European Commission Simon Henzell-Thomas, Global Director Climate & Nature, Ingka Group (IKEA) Rafael Mateo Alcalá, CEO, ACCIONA Energía Megan Mitrevski Dale, Director, Environmental Sustainability, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Signify, and Chair, CLG Europe Dr. Kimmo Järvinen, Head of European Governmental Affairs, SSAB María Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition Dr. Laura Diaz Anadon, Chaired Professor of Climate Change Policy, University of Cambridge, & Vice-Chair, European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change Ursula Woodburn, Director, CLG Europe and the Green Growth Partnership The event will be moderated by Maria Tadeo, Europe correspondent, Bloomberg TV, and John Ainger, Climate and Energy Reporter, Bloomberg News.

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Join us to discover how astronomer Vera Rubin's persistence, after her work was initially dismissed, finally convinced the scientific community that dark matter might exist. It is now taken for

Join us to discover how astronomer Vera Rubin's persistence, after her work was initially dismissed, finally convinced the scientific community that dark matter might exist. It is now taken for granted that the universe is mostly dark, made up of particles that are undetectable even by our most powerful telescopes. This discovery of the possible existence of dark matter signaled a Copernican-like revolution in astronomy: not only are we no longer the center of the universe, but even the stuff we’re made of appears to be insignificant. By showing that some astronomical objects seem to exaggerate gravity’s grip, Rubin played a pivotal role in this discovery. Yeager tells the story of Rubin’s childhood fascination with stars, and her scientific education at Vassar and Cornell. She became a rarity, a woman in science, and her findings were equally incredible to her colleagues. Since some observatories still restricted women from using their large telescopes, Rubin was unable to collect her own data until a decade after she had earned her Ph.D. But in 1993 she received the National Medal of Science for her groundbreaking work. She’s also been memorialized with a ridge on Mars, an asteroid, a galaxy, and most recently the Vera C. Rubin Observatory—the first national observatory named after a woman. Part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by The Bernard Osher Foundation. In association with Wonderfest. Author photo by Chris Johns. AUG 26, 2021 SPEAKERS Ashley Jean Yeager Associate News Editor, Science News; Author, Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond: The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin In Conversation with George Hammond Author, Conversations With Socrates 💯SUBSCRIBE for more VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub 📆 UPCOMING EVENTS: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events 🎉 BECOME a MEMBER: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership 💰 DONATE NOW: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 📺➕📻 Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen CWC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ CWC Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ CWC Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum 📣, bringing together its 20,000 members for more than 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy. Founded in 1903 in San Francisco California 🌉, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Hillary Clinton in 2010. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton have all given landmark speeches at the Club.

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The Garrison Institute presents a live webinar with

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