Think2030 Dialogue Denmark

How can the EU maintain its climate leadership while simultaneously improving its security, competitiveness and prosperity in a political landscape characterised by volatile geopolitics? The 2040 climate target and the architecture to deliver on it have the potential to set the EU on a path towards not only climate neutrality, but also greater security, competitiveness, and prosperity – if done right. In association with the Danish Presidency of the EU Council, CONCITO, Institute for European environmental policy (IEEP), and Think Tank EUROPA will convene European decision-makers, businesses, policy experts and civil society leaders to discuss the path forward in the current political landscape. The aim of the conference is to deliver strategic insights and policy recommendations on both the overall political approach of the EU and the required financial underpinning, as well as different elements of the concrete post-2030 climate and energy architecture. The conference will feature a combination of high-level keynotes, plenary sessions, as well as a series of breakout ‘science and policy sessions’ for more in-depth policy discussions with prominent experts. The ‘science and policy sessions will focus on topics including the role of agriculture in the post-2030 climate architecture, the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal, the challenge of financing the green transition, and the role of energy reform in improving EU competitiveness. The conference is part of the Think2030 series, a multi-stakeholder forum that provides science-based policy recommendations for a more sustainable Europe. The Think2030 Dialogue Denmark follows the last national dialogue events co-organised with the Belgian Presidency in Brussels in March 2024 (Think2030 Conference Belgium) and the Polish Presidency in Warsaw in March 2025 (Think2030 Dialogue Poland).