CO-CARBON final seminar: Where is urban green in climate action?

Welcome to the CO-CARBON FINAL SEMINAR in Think Corner, 20.5.2026, 13-15 (EET). The final seminar summarizes the key scientific results of the CO-CARBON research project. In addition, the practical Handbook for Carbon-Smart Urban Green will be published. The keynote speaker Prof. Michael Christie from Aberystwyth University, UK, will reflect on the broader context of economic and social valuation of urban green spaces. Finally, in the panel, we will discuss how to safeguard urban green and its climate benefits in a growing city. 

The seminar is targeted to urban planners, researchers, landscape architects, green infrastructure professionals, and everyone interested in the development and decision-making of carbon-smart cities.  

Tentative programme 

Coffee and tea available for the registered participants 

13:00 Welcome! Introducing the CO-CARBON research project | Professor Leena Järvi, University of Helsinki 

13:05 Keynote: The economic and social values of urban green space: Insights from the IPBES values Assessment | Professor Michael Christie, Aberystwyth University, UK 

13:30 Findings of the CO-CARBON research project ​ 

14:15 Carbon-smart urban green handbook launch | Associate Professor Ranja Hautamäki, Aalto-University 

14:25 Panel discussion: How to safeguard urban green and its climate benefits in a growing city?​ Panelists incl. Prof. Michael Christie (Aberystwyth University), Kaisa Mustajärvi (City of Tampere/University of Jyväskylä) and Liisa Kulmala (Finnish Meteorological Institute). 

15:00 Closing of the seminar 

Please, register for the seminar by 10 May.   

The final seminar is part of . During the festival, there will be an exhibition in the Think Corner, carbon-wise gardening guidelines will be shared in several public libraries and thematic routes for geocaching will be launched.  

develops carbon-wise urban green through co-creative processes, forming science-based solutions to support its implementation among society. Researchers from environmental, soil and social sciences together with landscape designers cover the path from metering to modelling, designing, building and maintenance of urban green. Co-Carbon is funded by the Strategic Research Council.