How can grass become a key factor in the transition to a more circular and resource-efficient food system?
Green Valleys invites you to a final conference where we bring together researchers, politicians and farmers from Sweden and Denmark to share experiences, insights and future prospects.
During the day, you will learn about the results of several years of work within the project. The focus is on politics, policy and the instruments needed to enable the transition. Through conversation and dialogue between academia, practitioners and politicians, we explore how research meets the reality of farmers and the perspective of decision-makers.
Welcome to a day filled with conversation, knowledge and inspiration – where theory meets practice and where the next step for green biorefining takes shape through shared learning and dialogue.
Date: 11 November
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Place: Chalmers tekniska högskola, Chalmersplatsen 4, 41296 Göteborg
The event is aimed at decision-makers, civil servants, researchers and advisors, but also at farmers and entrepreneurs who are interested in the bioeconomy, circular value chains and the future of agriculture.
The event is free of charge and is organised in collaboration with Agroväst Gröna Möten.
If you have any questions, please contact caroline.dahren@agrovast.se. Information will be sent out the day before the event to the email address you provide.
It is important that you register by 6 November via www.gronamoten.se. The event will be held in English.
Program
09:00 Breakfast and check-in
09:30 Welcome!
Göran Berndes, Prof., is our moderator and will guide us through the day.
An introduction to the project’s results and lessons learned from the work within Green Valleys – and a look ahead to the next step
for green biorefining in Sweden and Denmark.
Morten Ambye-Jensen, PhD, Aarhus University and Christel Cederberg, Assoc. Prof, Chalmers.
The role of biomass in climate change
How can agriculture contribute more to society’s climate change efforts?
Prof. Henrik Smith, Lund University, former member of the Climate Policy Council
What policies are needed to reduce emissions and promote climate change in the energy and industrial sectors?
Prof. Filip Johnsson, Chalmers University of Technology, member of the Climate Policy Council
Discussion
Approx. 11:45-13:00 Lunch
Climate and environmental policy
The climate leap – what does it mean for agriculture?
Fredrik Fredrikson, Länsstyrelsen Västra Götaland
The green tripartite agreement – what does it mean at regional and municipal level?
Emil Egerod Hubbard, Skive Municipality
Instruments and policy in practice – experiences from Sweden and Denmark
Implementation of green biorefining – what is needed from a political perspective?
Steen Bitsch, CEO, Vestjyllands Andel
Practical experiences and challenges
Johan Christensen, Klevs Gård
Discussion
15:00 Closing
Please note that the programme is updated continuously.
