Confronting Climate Change: Justice, Solutions and Future Visions
A Panel Discussion Organized by Global Visions ry
As the impacts of the climate crisis intensify, so does the need for urgent, equitable, and forward-looking solutions. Climate change is not only an environmental issue—it is a question of justice, of systems and structures, and of the futures we choose to create.
How can climate policy reflect the needs and perspectives of the Global South? What forms of economic transformation are necessary to ensure a livable planet? And what does a sustainable and just future truly look like?
Join us for Confronting Climate Change: Justice, Solutions and Future Visions, a public panel discussion that brings together experts from diverse fields to examine the intersections of climate justice, sustainability, and future-oriented thinking. The conversation will explore the responsibilities of individuals, institutions, and global actors in addressing the climate crisis—and the radical changes required to build an equitable world.
This event is free of charge and will be held in English. All who are interested in engaging with climate justice and transformative change are warmly welcome.
Date and Place:
• 6.5.2025
• Musiikkitalo, Terassilämpiö
• Time: 18:30–20:15
Schedule:
• 18:30: Opening Remarks and Panel Discussion (1,5 hours)
• 20:00: Audience Questions (15 minutes)
• 20:15: Event Concludes
Guests:
Associate Professor Senja Laakso (University of Helsinki)
Senja Laakso is Associate Professor of Consumption Culture as Social Practices at the Centre for Consumer Society Research, University of Helsinki. She is also Adjunct Professor (Docent) in Sociology of Consumption and Sustainability at the University of Jyväskylä, and in Consumer Research at the University of Helsinki. Her research focuses on everyday life, (un)sustainable consumption, sufficiency, and sustainable wellbeing.
Dr. Bonn Juego (University of Jyväskylä)
Bonn Juego is a political economist and Senior Lecturer in International Development Studies at the University of Jyväskylä. He currently serves as Chair of the Finnish Society for Development Research. With a transdisciplinary background, his research focuses on the Global South, with particular emphasis on Southeast Asia and North-South relations. His recent work explores the crises and potential alternatives to capitalism, examining its political-economic, socio-ecological, and technological dimensions.
Professor Anja Nygren (University of Helsinki)
Anja Nygren is Professor of Global Development Studies and Director of the Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Changes (PSRC) at the University of Helsinki. She is also Adjunct Professor of Environmental Policy at the University of Helsinki and Adjunct Professor of Political Ecology at the University of Tampere. Her research focuses on global extractivisms and altered socio-environments, particularly in relation to access to resources, state-making, politics of scale, and the dynamics of socionature.
Anni Marttinen (LUT University)
Anni Marttinen is an Ecosocial Economist and Doctoral Researcher at LUT University. Her research focuses on wellbeing and post-growth economic models using system dynamics. She is also the founder of Rethinking Economics Finland, a network promoting new approaches to economic thinking. Marttinen is currently an Economist at Tehy ry.
Moderators: Max Tallberg and Astrid Aminoff
