FUTURES DIALOGUE

The existing sustainability and recovery plans do not sufficiently take into account the imminent consequences of the resource scarcity. As a result, the current policies and investment decisions will only be partly feasible and to a large extend lead to artificial solution and stranded assets. There is a real need to incorporate the limiting factors, dictated by the scarce building blocks of the Universe as a boundary condition for each regional and global improvement programme.

• Short-term: Action-agenda
  The envisioned outcome of the dialogues on 28+29 October is an Action-agenda that indicates how resource scarcity will become an integral part of all current and future sustainability dossiers.
• Mid-term: Futures agreement
  The resource scarcity offers both opportunities and threats. As a follow-up of the existing Dutch Energy- and Climate Agreements, a Futures Agreement will be composed for the Netherlands, in line the EU Green Deal. This masterplan explains how the Dutch unique qualities will be combined to execute the various sustainability plans as an integrated whole, taking into account the limiting factors of the resource scarcity.

09.30 –  Walk-in

10.00 –  Introduction

• Welcome by host and informateurs Futures Commission
• Setting the scene
  Wouter van Dieren (Club of Rome)
• The Resource Story
  Harald Sverdrup (Inland University of Norway)
  Sybren Bosch (Copper8)
• Oceans & Climate
  Hans van der Loo (IIER, Switzerland)
• The Great Divide, Rich and Poor
  Paul van Geest (Council of Churches)
  Kees van der Kooi (Council of Churches)

12.30 – Lunch

13.15 –  Working-sessions round 1 – Participation & planetary presentation

15.15 – Coffee break

15.45 – Working-sessions round 2 – Participation & planetary presentation

17.45 – Planetary debate & Conclusions – Chair: Twan Huys

18.45 – Diner & Intermezzo

• Music – Mattino
• Column – Tommy Wieringa

22.00 – End day 1

09.30 – Walk-in

10.00 – Opening by hosts Jort Kelder en Werner Schouten (Youth Climate movement – Klimaatbeweging)

10.15 – Contributions

• Climate and the Arctics – Sir David King (Cambridge University)
• Klimaat Gezant – Jaime de Bourbon de Parme (to be confirmed)
• Yes we can! – Robert Metzke (Philips)

12.00 – Lunch

13.00 – Working-sessions round 3 – Participation & planetary presentation

15.00 – Coffee break

15.30 – Planetary conversation & Panel on “the way forward”

• Panel: Eva Helmond, Carlos de Bourbon de Parme, René van Hell

16.45 – End day 2 & drinks