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Think2030 Cyprus Conference
This is a decisive decade for the European Union marked by geopolitical instability, accelerating climate impacts, and growing competitiveness and resilience concerns. In this challenging context, the question of how to sustain and strengthen EU environmental leadership has never been more pressing.
How can Europe deliver on its climate, biodiversity and zero-pollution ambitions while ensuring strategic autonomy in key sectors such as food systems, water management, and industrial production? How can environmental policy continue to act as a driver of resilience, innovation, and long-term prosperity?
These questions hang there as the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) marks its 50th anniversary as the Brussels-based think tank specialised in EU environmental policy. For five decades, IEEP has supported evidence-based and impact-driven policymaking, helping to shape Europe’s environmental acquis and its global leadership in sustainability.
IEEP’s Think2030 Conference is thus the opportunity of the year to reflect on fifty years of EU environmental policymaking while looking decisively to the future. Together with Think Sustainable Europe, the IEEP network of think tanks, and our partners, the conference will welcome decision-makers, environmental experts, industry and civil society.
The event will deliver policy insights and recommendations on the key environmental priorities of the Cyprus Presidency to promote EU leadership on sustainability, resilience, and competitiveness. In fact, the conference will take place during the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which places a strong emphasis on climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, water management and reinforcing Europe’s global standing. These priorities will provide an important policy context for the discussions throughout the day.
The conference will feature a combination of high-level keynotes, plenary sessions, and 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 sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and a balanced EU trade policy that delivers both for strategic autonomy and environmental sustainability.