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Humans in the Arctic: How to Create a Climate for Change Wednesday 22 January 2014, 09:00-15:30, Tabletten, Pharmacy building F1.101
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. Given the scope of the tasks ahead, it is remarkable that so little action is taken to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. The need for effective communication, public outreach and education to increase support for policy, collective action and behavior change is urgent. The changes ahead – not least in the Arctic – ask for innovative solutions to motivate societal change towards a low-carbon economy.
In the High North, new access to rich natural resources creates a dissonance between a moral imperative to change the current economic behavior and the wish to profit from the economic possibilities of climate change. Citizens of the Arctic are challenged to define the future of their region by participating in decision-making processes at local, national and international levels. What role can Northerners play in creating a climate for change towards green solutions and sustainable innovation?
The Psychology of Climate and Citizen Involvement in Climate Policy Development
The Arctic Frontiers Side Event is a co-operation between the University of the Arctic (UArctic) and a Norwegian research project titled “Climate Policy, Psychology and Indicators: How to induce behavior change to support GHG emission reduction policies”. Currently under development, it is led by the BI Centre for Climate Strategy, Oslo, in cooperation with Statistics Norway and several member institutions belonging to the University of the Arctic (UArctic) – Center for International Climate and Environmental Research Oslo (Cicero) and UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. The research group has applied for funding from the Norwegian Research Council (NRC).
The aim of the project is to develop indicators for national climate policy that not only communicate and implement the need for the reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions, but can also be understood by citizens as the right thing to do. The project has a highly experimental approach in that it uses nudging and participatory research methods in order to develop possible solutions, and it will further explore the role of climate communication in creating societal change.
The Arctic Frontiers Side Event will introduce key elements of the project, formulate challenges related to human behavior in the face of climate change and present how the research group plans to approach them. We invite interested researchers, communicators, organizations and students to discuss the topic and its relevance for humans in the Arctic and give input to the project. A particular focus is given to the role of higher education and research in developing a climate for change in the region.
Humans in the Arctic: How to Create a Climate for Change 22. January, 09:00-16:00 at UiT, Pharmacy building, Auditorium Tabletten F1.101
09:00 Welcome and Introduction – Per Espen Stoknes (BI) & Hans-Kristian Hernes (UiT) Climate Policy, Psychology and Indicators
Climate Psychology and Communication – Challenges and Strategies to Create Societal Change Part I – Lead: Per Espen Stoknes, Center for Climate Strategy - Norwegian Business Institute (BI) 09:05-09:30 Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions and Everyday Life Kari Marie Norgaard, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Oregon
09:30-10:00 The Psychological Climate Paradox: From Challenge to Change Per Espen Stoknes, Associate Professor, BI Center for Climate Strategy
10:00-10:30 Climate Crossroads: The Role of the Media in Creating a Climate for Change Elisabeth Eide, Professor, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Dept of Journalism and Media Studies & Prof. II, University of Bergen
10:30-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
Deliberative Democracy - Citizen Involvement in Developing Climate Policy Part II Lead: Grete Hovelsrud, Senior Researcher CICERO & Research Director, Nordland Research
11:00-11:30 Voluntary & Local Organizations in the Political Process: Challenges & Opportunities Marit Sjøvaag Marino, Senior Researcher, BI Center for Climate Strategy
11:30-12:00 What Role Can Citizens Play in Creating an Effective Climate Policy? Steffen Kallbekken, CEO GreenNudge & Researcher at CICERO
12:00-12:15 Discussion
12:15-13:00 Lunch
Green Growth – Economic Innovation in the North and Indicators of Sustainability Part II - Lead: Else Grete Broderstad, Leader, Centre for Sami Studies at UiT
13:00-13:30 The Economy of the North (ECONOR) – The Human Dimension Iulie Aslaksen, Senior Researcher, Statistics Norway (SSB), ECONOR project leader
13:30-14:00 Economy, Climate and the Human Face of Arctic Futures Joan Nymand Larsen, Senior Scientist, Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland
14:00-14:30 Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas Ken Coates, Director at International Centre for Northern Governance and Development (ICNGD), Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
14:30-14:45 Discussion
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break Education for Global Responsibility – The Role of Higher Education & Research in Creating Change - Part IV - Lead: Hans-Kristian Hernes, Professor, UiT Department of Political Science
15:00 – 16:00 5 min statement each + Panel Discussion
• Lars Kullerud, President, University of the Arctic (UArctic) • Anne Husebekk, Rector & Wenche Jacobsen, Pro-rector for Education, UiT The Arctic
University of Norway • Sven-Roald Nystø, Chairman of the Board, Centre for Sami Studies, University of Tromsø
& Special Advisor, Árran Lulesami Centre • Gerlis Fugman, Director, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) • UiT Student Representatives: Fornybardagen, Daavin - Merville D. Mouho & Student
Parliament – Miljøansvarlig, Fornybardagen – Robert Tommy Hagen
16:00 Summary and End of Seminar
Embodiment Facilitation: Anne Solgaard, Norwegian Institute for Expressive Arts & Communication (NIKUT)
20:00–22:00 EXTRAORDINARY INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR (in Norwegian)
Public Debate with Tromsø citizens, local organization and our side event organized by UN Association in Norway – Office Tromsø
“Oljebyen Tromsø”? – Skal vi satse på olje eller finns det alternativer?
FNs generalsekretær kalte klimaendringene den største trusselen mot menneskeheten. Vi som bor i Arktis blir påvirket i større grad en tidligere antatt. Forskerne er enig i at vi er nødt til å handle nå. På hvilke verdier skal vi bygge framtidens samfunn? Hvem skal gjøre dette? Hvordan skal dette gjøres, og kan vi klare dette? Paneldebatt med:
• Wim Weber, Miljørådgiver, Tromsø Kommune – Framtidens byer • Marit Sjøvaag Marino, Forsker, BI Center for Climate Strategy • Arvid Jensen, Styreleder, Petro Arctic
Moderator: Oddvar Nygård, Newspaper Nordlys (to be confirmed)
Climate Psychology & Communications - Challenges & Strategies to Create Societal Change
Kari Marie Norgaard Prof. of Sociology & Environmental Studies, Univ. of Oregon, USA Environmental sociology, climate change, gender and environment, race and environment, sociology of culture, social movements and sociology of emotions, social organisation of denial, environmental justice work
• Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions and Everyday Life (MIT Press)
• Cognitive and Behavioral Challenges in Responding to Climate Change
Per Espen Stoknes Associate Professor, BI Center for Climate Strategy, Oslo Green growth, climate strategy, scenarios, foresight & corporate strategy, team development, behavioral economics, ecopsychology, philosophy, founding member of the Alliance for Wild Ethics
• Money & Soul. A New Balance Between Finance and Feelings
• Learning from the Future (Norwegian) • Economic metaphors (Diss. Norwegian) • Landscapes of Soul - Reflections on Nature and Myth
(Norwegian)
Elisabeth Eide Professor, Dept of Journalism and Media Studies, Oslo & Akershus University College & Prof II, Dept of Information Science and Media Studies, UiB
Journalism, climate and globalization, media and politics, media and gender, media and migration
• Media Meets Climate. The Global Challenge for Journalism • Climate Crossroads. Towards Precautionary Practices:
Politics, Media and Climate Change • Journalism, Climate and Globalization
Deliberative Democracy - Citizen Involvement in Developing Climate Policy
Marit Sjøvaag Marino Senior Researcher, BI Center for Climate Strategy, Oslo
Political science (LSE), climate and energy politics, barriers to change, climate communication, political processes at both national and European level, educating educators about climate policy and climate change
• Klimaløftet - How to act on CO2 • People´s opinion of climate policy - Popular support for
climate policy alternatives in Norway
Steffen Kallbekken CEO Green Nudge & Research Fellow, CICERO, Oslo
Behavioural economics, climate policy instruments, international climate agreements, emissons trading, climate targets, nudging
• CICEP Strategic Challenges in International Climate and Energy Policy
• GreeNudge • Nudging - Cities of the Future • Miljø 2015 - Effectivenss and Public Acceptability of
Environmental Policies
Green Growth - Economic Innovation in the North and Indicators of Sustainability
Iulie Aslaksen Senior Researcher, Statistics Norway - Project Leader, ECONOR-Project III, Oslo
Energy and environmental economics, climate policy, sustainable development indicators, biodiversity, nature index, oil price models, feminist economics, interdisciplinary approaches to economics
• ECONOR II - The Economy of the North 2008 • Introduction: Quality of Life Indicators • Sustainable Development Indicators: From Statistics to
Policy • BIOPOLICY: Biodiversity and Nature Index
Ken Coates Director, International Centre for Northern Governance and Development (ICNGD) & Professor, Johnson-Shoyama School of Public Policy - University of Saskatchewan, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Expert and blogger for the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
• Arctic Front: Defending Canada in the Far North • A Global History of Indigenous Peoples: Struggle and
Survival • CIGI Blog: The Rise of the Fourth World
Joan Nymand Larsen Senior Scientist, Stefansson Arctic Institute, Akureyri, Iceland; President - International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) 2008-2011
Economic development and quality of life, natural resource-based economies of the North, impacts of industrial development and global change processes for Northern regions and communities
• The Political Economy of Northern Regional Development • Arctic Social Indicators • Arctic Human Development Report • Arctic Futures Program
Education for Global Responsibility - The Role of HE & Research in Creating Change
Panel Debate:
• Lars Kullerud, President, University of the Arctic (UArctic)
• Anne Husebekk, Rector, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Wenche Jacoben, Prorector for Education, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Sven-Roald Nystø, Chairman of the Board, UiT Centre for Sami Studies
• Gerlis Fugman, Director, Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)
• UiT Student Representatives:
o Merville D. Mouhu, UiT Fornybardagen & Davvin: Vår fremtid - Vårt ansvar
o Robert Tommy Hagen, UiT Fornybardagen & Student Parliament
Registration
The event is organized by the University of the Arctic (UArctic) and free of charge for UIT students, staff, local residents and organisations.
• Local residents and organizations can register directly to UArctic/UiT - Free of charge, but lunch and other AF conference services not included
o www.uit.no/humans-change
Lunch is served only to invited guests and registered participants of the Arctic Frontiers Conference.
• Participants of Arctic Frontiers register through the o AF conference´s registration form:
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact:
Ute Vogel: [email protected], tel. (+47) 776 23282 International Advisor, Communications and Recruitment
UArctic GoNorth Office UiT The Arctic University of Norway Department of Academic Affairs International Office 9037 Tromsø
