Welcome speech - Paula Lehtomäki, Secretary-General, the Nordic Council of Ministers: 04:30 What is just green transition? Why is it so important? How to create local value in the process? - Interview with Nordregio’s Senior Research Fellows Anna Karlsdóttir and Anna Lundgren: 10:30 Green leadership – How did mid-size town Lahti become The EU Green Capital 2021? - Pekka Timonen, Mayor of Lahti, Finland: 00:20:40 How to design an effective climate policy with regional impact? - Johan Kuylenstierna, Chair, Swedish Climate Policy Council: 00:40:10 Panel Discussion: Climate Action Post COP26 and regional implications: 01:01:00 Tour-de-Nordics: 01:27:35 Final remarks by Rolf Elmér, Director of Nordregio: 02:11:10 Discover Nordregio Forum 2021 session 2 will focus on just and green regional development. The Nordics are perceived as global front-runners towards carbon neutrality, but what kind of impact do we see at local and regional levels? How can we ride the wave and lead towards just green transition and rural renaissance? Join the discussion and learn from the precedents. Discover more about the second session's topic: - Not Just a Green Transition (NJUST) – Examining the path towards a socially just green transition in the Nordic Region https://nordregio.org/research/not-just-a-green-transition-njust-examining-the-path-towards-a-socially-just-green-transition-in-the-nordic-region/ - Projects of Green and Inclusive Rural Development in the Nordics: https://nordregioprojects.org/rural-projects/ - Discover Lahti: https://greenlahti.fi/en/story