High-level panel discussion: Pursuing sustainability in times of uncertainty

In addition to the ongoing uncertainty on what Brexit will actually look like, a number of key EU Member States will have newly elected governments by November 2017 or soon thereafter which creates a window of opportunity for the EU to put environment centre stage in the final two years of the Juncker Commission’s term as well as in the elections for a new European Parliament in May 2019. The panel will address the current threats, their impacts on environment policies at a time when more concerted action is needed and possible solutions for overcoming the identified threats.

Moderator:
•  Lesley Riddoch, Independent radio and podcast broadcaster, Scotland

Panellists:

• Mary Creagh, Chair of the Environmental Audit Select Committee, UK Parliament
• Ian Jardine, National Adviser on Environmental Policy, Scottish Government
• Jeremy Wates, EEB Secretary General
• Anne McCall, Director, RSPB Scotland