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Astrid Alexandersen

Program Manager

KR Foundation

Program Manager

KR Foundation

For the past five years she has been leading KR Foundation’s programme on sustainable finance and has developed collaborations among climate philanthropies. She has a background working with policy and campaigns with various NGOs, social movements, and at the European Commission.

Astrid Alexandersen on the Schedule 2024

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Sunday, 25. August

Starting times

Afternoon

The End of the World as We Know It: Big Oil’s Final Countdown

English 90

If the global community is to be true to its commitments, carbon emissions need to be reduced by at least 45 % globally and by at least 55 % EU-wide by 2030. Fossil fuel use and production need to be scaled down, yet the industry remains heavily subsidised. It is time to explore the most effective ways of bringing movement into the stuck system of ‘big oil’ power. What can (shareholder) activism, (financial) regulation, investment stewardship, or other actors achieve?

Congress Centrum Alpbach , CCA Liechtenstein-Hayek-Saal

14:00 - 15:30 The End of the World as We Know It: Big Oil’s Final Countdown

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