June 4, 2025
XIII ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE
"ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE:
RETHINKING CAPITALISM TO AVOID COLLAPSE"
Place: AULA MAGNA Universitat de Barcelona
Historic building, Plaça Universitat, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 Barcelona
Time: 10:00 - 13:30
Historic building, Plaça Universitat, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 Barcelona
Time: 10:00 - 13:30
This conference will delve into how environmental law, alongside a profound rethinking of the economic model, can serve as pivotal tools to foster urgent and effective actions in addressing the current environmental crisis.
You could find the presentations at this link:
PROGRAM
10:00-10:15 Opening
Joan Guàrdia, rector at Universitat de Barcelona (UB).
Miguel A. Torres, president of Familia Torres.
Tomàs Molina, meteorologist and doctor in Communication at UB.
10:15-10:30 Decarbonisation in times of geopolitical uncertainty.
David Lizoain, General Manager of Economic Analysis and Prospective Studies of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and author of the book Crimen climático.
10:30-10:50 The main challenges in the field of climate justice for the international community.
Mar Campins, Professor of Public International Law at the UB, specializing in EU environmental law.
10:50-11:10 Climate change and capitalism: what role do the courts play?
Francesco Sindico, Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow), Director of the Climate Change Legal Initiative (C2LI) and Co-Chair of the climate change specialist group of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.
11:10-11:30 Climatic migrations.
Miguel Pajares, biologist, Doctor in Social Anthropology, and author of the book Refugiados climáticos.
11:25-11:50 Coffee break
11:50-12:10 For a change in economic paradigm.
Jordi Roca, Professor of Economics at the UB, specializing in ecological economics.
12:10-12:30 Rethinking capitalism based on new corporate business models.
Raimon Puigjaner, Co-founder and CEO of R4SGroup, and Co-founder and President of B Lab Spain.
12:30-13:15 Round table: « Social and climate justice in a turbulent world »
Moderated by Tomàs Molina
Clàudia Custodio, Researcher at the Debt Observatory on Globalisation.
Xavier López, General Director of the Foundation Solidaritat UB.
Dolors Camats, Director of the Foundation Catalunya Europa.
Carlos Gª Paret, Economist and Political Advocacy Coordinator at Greenpeace.
13:15-13:20 Questions time
13:20-13:30 Closing
Ernest Abadal, Vice-rector assigned to the rector and for Teaching and Research Staff, UB.
Miguel A. Torres, president of Familia Torres.
Tomàs Molina, meteorologist and doctor in Communication at UB.
10:00-10:15 Opening
Joan Guàrdia, rector at Universitat de Barcelona (UB).
Miguel A. Torres, president of Familia Torres.
Tomàs Molina, meteorologist and doctor in Communication at UB.
10:15-10:30 Decarbonisation in times of geopolitical uncertainty.
David Lizoain, General Manager of Economic Analysis and Prospective Studies of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and author of the book Crimen climático.
10:30-10:50 The main challenges in the field of climate justice for the international community.
Mar Campins, Professor of Public International Law at the UB, specializing in EU environmental law.
10:50-11:10 Climate change and capitalism: what role do the courts play?
Francesco Sindico, Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow), Director of the Climate Change Legal Initiative (C2LI) and Co-Chair of the climate change specialist group of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law.
11:10-11:30 Climatic migrations.
Miguel Pajares, biologist, Doctor in Social Anthropology, and author of the book Refugiados climáticos.
11:25-11:50 Coffee break
11:50-12:10 For a change in economic paradigm.
Jordi Roca, Professor of Economics at the UB, specializing in ecological economics.
12:10-12:30 Rethinking capitalism based on new corporate business models.
Raimon Puigjaner, Co-founder and CEO of R4SGroup, and Co-founder and President of B Lab Spain.
12:30-13:15 Round table: « Social and climate justice in a turbulent world »
Moderated by Tomàs Molina
Clàudia Custodio, Researcher at the Debt Observatory on Globalisation.
Xavier López, General Director of the Foundation Solidaritat UB.
Dolors Camats, Director of the Foundation Catalunya Europa.
Carlos Gª Paret, Economist and Political Advocacy Coordinator at Greenpeace.
13:15-13:20 Questions time
13:20-13:30 Closing
Ernest Abadal, Vice-rector assigned to the rector and for Teaching and Research Staff, UB.
Miguel A. Torres, president of Familia Torres.
Tomàs Molina, meteorologist and doctor in Communication at UB.
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