Launch event on "Zero Pollution and the European Year of Skills"

On 27 June 2023, the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform (ZPSP) will host the first in a series of Zero Pollution Talks. These online events are being launched to foster stakeholder engagement and nurture vibrant exchanges of knowledge with a view to raise awareness and tackle a wide range of issues related to zero pollution. The Talks will bring together a diverse set of stakeholders, including experts and policymakers, for an hour-long, online discussion with possibilities for participants to interact. The sessions will be recorded to create a zero pollution knowledge base.

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Delivering zero pollution and the wider Green Deal transformation needs skilled people. The European Year of Skills 2023 is an opportunity to boost the visibility of ongoing efforts and better map needs.

The event will look at the progress on developing a core green-skills set for the labour market to guide training across the economy, with a view to creating a generation of climate, environment, and health conscious professionals and green economic operators. Moreover, we will look at education and reflect on how far the green transition and sustainability have become part of the curriculum.

Agenda:

• Welcome and introduction
• Keynote speaker interventions:

• Sophia ERIKSSON WATERSCHOOT (Director for ‘Youth, Education & Erasmus+’ in DG EAC, European Commission)
• Manuela GELENG (Director for ‘Jobs and Skills’ in DG EMPL,  European Commission)
• Veronika SAFRANKOVA (Head of Brussels Office, UNEP)

• Discussion and Q&A
• Conclusions and wrap-up.

Moderators: Veronica Manfredi (Director for Zero Pollution in DG ENV, European Commission) & (TBC) Marieke Schouten (Co-chair of the ZPSP, Alderman of the Municipality of Nieuwegei, and member of the Committee of the Regions).

When: 27 June 15:00 – 16:00 CEST.

Where: online

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Further information and registration are available here