Impact Monday - Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Inequality

Social inequality has played a major role in how climate change and broader environmental degradation, including pollution and biodiversity loss, emerged, in how their impacts are unfolding, and in how associated policy challenges are tackled. Unpacking the intricate connections between social and ecological problems highlights the systemic nature of this crisis - a reality that holds true globally and within Belgium. Josefine Vanhille briefly provides an overview of the scientific evidence specific to Belgium and explore and discuss the policy implications proposed by the High Committee for a Just Transition (May 2022 - November 2023) - as answer to the mandate from the Federal Minister of Climate, Environment and Green Deal, Ms. Zakia Khattabi on how a Just Transition can be organised and institutionalised in Belgium.

Josefine Vanhille obtained her PhD at the Centre for Social Policy (University of Antwerp) researching the role of social inequality in the climate transition. More recently she has worked as scientific support for the Belgian High Committee for a Just Transition and on the social dimensions of the European Green Deal. Her research interest firmly lies in the equity dimensions of environmental policy, in her empirical work mostly through a distributive lens. When taking a break from all that, she likes to read up on the social psychology perspectives to climate and societal change.

📅 WHEN? Monday 4th of November from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

🎟️ PRICE? 5 EUR to be paid in CASH at the entrance*

📍 WHERE? LIVE SESSION AT THE IMPACT HOUSE (Joseph II Street 20, 1000 Brussels)

*Price includes a drink at the end of the session

The session will be in English

Host or Publisher Impact House