On behalf of Aalto University in Finland, lead coordinator of the Northern Dimension Institute we invite you to the ND Future Forum 2020:
Curbing Black Carbon Emissions in the Northern Dimension Area
Date: November 24, 2020
Time: 12 PM – 4 PM CET
Venue: Online Event (Webex Meetings)
The Future Forum event consists of two sessions, each of which includes a keynote presentation and a commentary panel.
Session 1: Strategies to reduce the environmental impact of black carbon emissions
Keynote presentation ‘The multiple pathways needed to reduce emissions of black carbon affecting the Arctic’ by Dr. Mikael Hildén, Director, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), followed by an international commentary panel.
Session 2: Health effects of black carbon emissions and ways of reducing them
Keynote presentation ‘Health effects of black carbon in the Northern Dimension area’ by Dr. Raimo O. Salonen, Chief Medical Officer, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), followed by an international commentary panel.
Download the preliminary programme (pdf) here >
Deadline for the registration is November 17, 2020. Please register as soon as possible due to the limited number of places available.
Feel free to forward this invitation to interested experts in your region.
For further information and agenda, please visit the ND website, Facebook and Twitter.
The second ND Future Forum 2020 event ‘Combatting COVID-19 in the Northern Dimension Area’ will take place on December 3. A separate invite will be distributed to register for the event.
We warmly welcome you to the Future Forum 2020!
Professor Riitta Kosonen
Lead Coordinator of the Northern Dimension Institute
Aalto University
