Nobel Prize Summit
OUR PLANET, u003cbru003eOUR FUTURE
Our Planet, Our Future
26-28 April 2021
Virtual event
Our future depends on our collective ability to become effective stewards of the global commons – the climate, ice, land, ocean, fresh water, forests, soils and rich diversity of life.
The first Nobel Prize Summit brought together Nobel Prize laureates, scientists, policy makers, business leaders, and youth leaders to explore the question: What can be achieved in this decade to put the world on a path to a more sustainable, more prosperous future for all of humanity?
Across three days, the virtual event combined keynotes and lively discussion with live performance and theatre. Speakers explored solutions to some of humanity’s greatest challenges: climate change and biodiversity loss, increasing inequality, and technological innovation in support of societal goals.
The summit asked: what can we learn from our collective response to the global pandemic? And, how can societies distinguish facts from fiction in a new information ecosystem?
Read the call for action produced from the summit: “Our Planet, Our Future. An Urgent Call for Action.”
The Nobel Prize Summit is hosted by the Nobel Foundation and organised by the US National Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the Stockholm Resilience Centre/Beijer Institute.
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Nobel Prize Summit webinars
Ahead of the Nobel Prize Summit we hosted a number of webinars that took a look at the summit themes. Learn more below.
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u003ca href=u0022https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2021-04-01-ensuring-a-thriving-ocean-economy-for-everyone.htmlu0022u003eEnsuring a Thriving Ocean Economy for Everyone | 12 April 2021u003c/au003en
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u003ca href=u0022http://scienceandentertainmentexchange.org/blog/rsvp-for-the-power-of-stories-writing-the-future-of-our-planet/u0022u003eThe Power of Stories: Writing the Future of Our Planet | 31 March 2021u003c/au003en
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u003ca href=u0022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAGQHPbsvTYu0022u003eTipping Points for Sustainability Transitions | 30 March 2021u003c/au003en
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u003ca href=u0022https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/01-29-2021/nobel-prize-summit-webinar-science-society-and-developmentu0022u003eScience, Society, and Development | 29 January 2021u003c/au003en
Further reading from the summit organisers
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nnnu003ca href=u0022https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2014/07/summary-our-future-in-the-anthropocene-biosphere-wp.pdfu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eOur Future in the Anthropocene Biosphere | Short version (pdf)u003c/au003ennnn
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u003ca href=u0022https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-021-01544-8u0022u003eOur Future in the Anthropocene Biosphere | White Paper (March 2021)u003c/au003en
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u003ca href=u0022https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/nobels-in-science-lessons-from-the-pandemic-by-lars-heikensten-et-al-2020-10?barrier=accesspaylogu0022u003eListen to the Science | Project Syndicateu003c/au003en
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u003ca href=u0022https://www2.project-syndicate.org/commentary/nobel-prize-summit-climate-change-solutions-by-johan-rockstrom-et-al-2020-02?barrier=accesspaylogu0022u003eNot a Decade to Spare for Climate Action | Project Syndicateu003c/au003en
“If we start now, this decade can become the turning point that puts us on course toward a more vibrant, viable, and equitable future for humanity.”
Vidar Helgesen, executive director of the Nobel Foundation
Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Marcia McNutt, president of the US National Academy of Sciences