June 2026
Valuing nature
Human societies are not external to nature, but embedded within ecological systems on which they depend. Yet the scale, speed, and cumulative effects of human activity exert profound pressure on these systems, with consequences that are increasingly systemic, unequal, and in some cases potentially irreversible. Therefore, understanding how nature is valued and how this shapes governance becomes crucial.
February 2026
Towards a just green transition
The triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution — and the measures to mitigate and adapt to them — disproportionately affect certain social groups and regions. Those with the fewest resources, and those who have contributed least to these problems, are often most negatively affected.
December 2024
Solar radiation modification
Solar radiation modification is a set of potential geoengineering techniques that could create a net cooling effect on the climate and thus help with addressing the triple planetary crisis. Little is known about how large scale deployment of SRM would play out and the risks it would incur are major and hard to predict.
News and events
Online event
27 July 2026
at
16:00
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Ethics to Policy Roundtable
Join us for a webinar co-organised with the Ethics, Evidence, and Policy Network and the Ethics Advice Mechanism to the European Commission, where we will discuss the role of values in science-policy advice. A panel of speakers will discuss the recently launched REAL method evidence report and other ways to embed ethical considerations into policy decisions.
News 8 July 2026
EthAM to advise on multiple dimensions of AI policy in 2027
The Ethics Advice Mechanism will play a significant role in shaping discussions on the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence across several key sectors in 2027. Through a range of Communications, the European Commission has confirmed its intention to request multiple Opinions from the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE).
Hybrid (interactive in-person and online) event
6 July
to
10 July 2026
18th World Congress of Bioethics
Nikola Biller-Andorno, member of the EGE, will present the Opinion "Valuing Nature: Implications for EU Governance" on 9 July 2026.