The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, in cooperation with EASAC (European Academies’ Science Advisory Council) is organizing a high-level seminar titled ‘Energy dialogue in EU – Science advising policy-makers’.

Time: 4 May 2015 5.00-7.00 pm
Place: House of Science and Letters (Tieteiden talo), Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki

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PROGRAMME:

Chair: Professor Peter Lund, Aalto University

 

Opening words

Professor Eva-Mari Aro, Chairman of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

 

Introduction to the topic

Professor Peter Lund, Aalto University

 

Up-coming energy policy issues in the EU machine

Dr. William Gillett, Director of EASAC Energy Programme

 

Scientific policy advice: the case of technology assessments

Dr. Michael Ornetzeder, Austrian Academy of Sciences

 

The role of forests in climate change – European science academies’ preparing for policy advice

Prof. Jaana Bäck, University of Helsinki

 

Science-policy dialogue: Getting the topic, venue, time and intensity right

Prof. Janne Hukkinen, University of Helsinki

 

Panel discussion

Chair: Professor Peter Lund, Aalto University