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When it comes to energy transition, Dario Liguti of #UNECE highlights that many recommendations of #GEO7 are already taking place, but not at scale. The transition will need systems thinking in scaling up, changing existing economic structure & need for innovations in technology.
August 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Following the morning high-level dialogue, an interactive workshop gathered experts to reflect on the concrete role science can play to support just system transformations and the needed operationalization of #GEO7.
August 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
#GEO7 situates circularity as a system transformation: the transition to a circular economy is not only a technological challenge.

Isabel Martínez of @brsconventions.bsky.social stresses #circularity must be safe and must benefit people and planet, preventing hazardous chemicals from circulating.
August 27, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Highlighting how #GEO7 findings are about people and planet, H.E. Amb. Fernando Espinosa of #Mexico underscores the role #GENeva plays in connecting the dots from science, policy, diplomacy to human rights to help challenge what is “realistic” in addressing global challenges.
August 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Highlighting how benefits the $8 trillion investment required from #GEO7 could only be seen in 2050, Maximilian Martin of Lombard Odier shares ways the financial industry can contribute, including: creating definable assets, sovereign outcome facilities, & mainstreaming nature.
August 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Welcoming all to the dialogue, Nicolas Seidler of Geneva Science-Policy Interface underscores that the #GEO7 report is a call to action, highlighting that the willingness, creativity and spirit of cooperation that we bring to these environmental challenges must rise the level of the urgency.
August 27, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Lead Author of #GEO7 Chapter 13, Henri Rueff of University of Bern stresses the relevance of the assessment in covering the whole spectrum of the global environmental agenda & highlights its role in attempting to address the science-policy challenge through clear solutions pathways.
August 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Highlighting challenges in #FoodSystems change, Eva-Marie Meemken of @ethz.ch shares #GEO7 shows the true cost of food, showing various steps that can be taken, including:
🔸 better data
🔸 focus on fruit & vegetables
🔸 changes in local procurement
🔸 invest in local innovation
August 27, 2026 at 12:19 PM
#Live now!

🌍 This science-policy dialogue in #GENeva focuses on the #GEO7 report showing rapid, integrated action across energy, food, materials & waste, finance, and environment can put us on a more sustainable pathway.

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August 27, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Miguel Luís of #Portugal underscores the Member States' role in translating evidence into policy, while protecting the integrity of evidence as well.

He also highlights the need for governments to be politically realistic about the implications of #GEO7 across domains.
August 27, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Lead Author of #GEO7 Indigenous Knowledge & Local Knowledge Chapeaux A - E, Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel provides insights on the contributions of #IndigenousKnowledge & local knowledge being included in GEO for the first time, sharing lessons learned and areas of improvement.
August 27, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Providing an overview of #GEO7, Co-chair Robert Watson stresses the urgency to address global environmental issues as totally interconnected.

He stresses that transformation is possible with a combination of behaviour, technology and governance changes
August 27, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Moderating the panel discussion, Sabin Bieri of University of Bern highlights that transformation and transformative systemic change is not a new concept, but #GEO7 points to recommended changes that are deep in scale and wide in scope, including whole-of-society and economic changes.
August 27, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Stressing that the value of #GEO7 depends on the decisions it generates, Sebastian König of #Switzerland underscores that the impact of an assessment depends on:

🌎 Government involvement from start
🌍 Trust building within the process
🌏 Creation of ownership at the end

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August 27, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Steven Stone of @unep.org stresses the environmental crisis cannot be solved by a single actor, as it requires a systems change.

Years after the landmark Rio+20 document "The Future We Want", #GEO7 highlights that wanting is no longer enough, choosing & deciding are paramount,.
August 27, 2026 at 7:55 AM
What does systemic transformation mean in practice?

Join the panel discussion as experts share their reflections on the #GEO7 system-specific transformations, and discuss how science can effectively inform policy and implementation.

📅 27 August
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August 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Strengthening science-policy cooperation is essential to ensure coherence, learning & impact across pillars of the #TriplePlanetaryCrisis.

Join the high-level dialogue on the findings of #GEO7 translating global evidence into action.

📅 27 August
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August 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#GEO7, @unep.org's flagship assessment, provides comprehensive, science-based information to address complex environmental challenges.

Join the Chair & lead authors to dive into its key messages and transformation pathways towards a future we choose.

📅 27 August
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August 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM
#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 24-30 Aug?

✅ #GEO7
✅ #HRC63
✅ Intl. Day against Nuclear Tests #IDANT
✅ #ISPCWP Operationalization
✅ #UNCCDCOP17
✅ #WaterAction
✅ #GreenSummer
✅ & more

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August 24, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Countries embracing sustainability could increase global GDP by 6% by 2070, and 25% by 2100.

#GEO7 underscores that transforming our economic and financial systems is not only an environmental necessity, but an economic opportunity.

📅 27 August
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August 18, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Ending nature’s decline will be crucial to building a more sustainable future.

#GEO7 calls for restoring nature, scaling up natural solutions to environmental problems, and making resource management more transparent and equitable.

📅 27 August
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August 18, 2026 at 11:28 AM
#GEO7 estimates that the annual societal cost of energy and transport sectors is at US$25 trillion a year.

Energy transition means moving away from fossil fuels and scaling up renewable energy & efficiency, while ensuring human rights.

📅 27 August
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August 18, 2026 at 11:28 AM
How can we move towards more sustainable food systems?

#GEO7 points to five shifts: healthier and more sustainable diets, efficient farming, sustainable fisheries, less food waste, new production methods and more resilient food systems.

📅 27 August
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August 18, 2026 at 11:28 AM
#GEO7 shows that circular economy models can help keep resources in use for as long as possible by redesigning, reusing, repairing & recycling things already made.

Integrated, transformative approaches to pollution and waste are needed.

📅 27 August
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August 18, 2026 at 11:28 AM
🌍 A future we choose.

Join the science-policy dialogue in #GENeva on the #GEO7 report that shows that rapid, integrated action across energy, food, materials & waste, finance, and environment can put us on a more sustainable pathway.

📅 27 August
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August 18, 2026 at 11:28 AM