This session was originally presented during a previous Sweden Innovation Days 2024, but the urgency of its message remains just as relevant today in the face of accelerating climate change.
Speaker Benjamin Horton
Moderated by Ylva Strander, then Head of Department, Systems transformation and Policy,
Climate change is real and human activities are the main cause. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on earth. Learn more about how to work with sustainability.
Global warming limits to 1.5°C are significant because they would help reduce the risks of devastating consequences, such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and biodiversity loss. To prevent warming beyond 1.5°C, we need to reduce emissions by 8% every year from this year to 2030. Why are we not moving faster? Why are we not listening to the dire warnings by top climate researchers?
In this session we will meet one of them. Being a brilliant and inspiring storyteller Professor Benjamin Horton will tell us the truth we need to hear. It is not pretty but it is important. And it will affect life as we know it.