Event Programming

2020-2021 Annual Event Series

Green Europe

Concerns about human-induced climate change have provoked young people to demand urgent and concerted actions on the part of politicians and policymakers.  Combating global warming and supporting the shift to an environmentally sustainable, decarbonized economy are top priorities in the EU. What obstacles does a “green Europe” face? What do the histories of environmental change and activism teach us? What cultural narratives and images mobilize desires for a green future?  The BMW Center for German and European Studies invites scholars and practitioners from a range of disciplines and organizations to reflect on these questions. 

*Events for “Green Europe” will be held virtually through Zoom.

Events in the “Green Europe” Series:

September 14, 2020:
“A Conversation About History and Climate Change”
John McNeill (Georgetown University) and Peter Engelke (Atlantic Council)

October 5, 2020:
“Green Trade and Agriculture in the EU”
Thomas Baert (Delegation of the European Union to the United States)

October 19, 2020:
“Solidarity-based Initiatives and Social Entrepreneurship as Contributors to Environmental Sustainability: A European Viewpoint”
Jérôme Blanc (Sciences Po, Lyon)

October 21, 2020:
“The EU Green Deal ”
Magnus Nordanskog (European Parliament Liaison Office) and Nicolae Ștefănuță (Member of European Parliament)

November 4, 2020:
“A Radical Vision: Affordable, Sustainable Energy for All”
Dean Rachel Kyte (The Fletcher School, Tufts University) and Dean Joel Hellman (Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University)

November 10, 2020:
“A World Bank Perspective on Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy in Europe”
Kseniya Lvovsky (World Bank Group)

November 19, 2020:
“A Touch of Green Amid the Grey? The German Greens and Europe – Between Rejection and Reformulation”
Silke Mende (Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin)

December 2, 2020:
“Green Europe Mid-Season Student Wrap- Up”
George Washington University, King’s College, Science Po, and Georgetown University

February 10, 2021:
“Green Europe Meets the World: Policy & Governance”
Jonas Nahm (Johns Hopkins University) and Jessica Green (University of Oregon)

April 15, 2021:
“The European Game Has Finally Ended: Social Justice After Climate Change” 
Nathan Hensley (Georgetown University)

April 22, 2021:
“Earth Day Environmental Fiction Litfest” 

May 4, 2021:
“Green Europe Wrap-Up Panel”
CGES Faculty & Student