The challenges related to climate change are multiple and require measures at different scales. Not only innovative technical solutions are needed, but also effective measures at the political level as well as behavioral changes in society. During this academy, we want to address these issues from an interdisciplinary point of view by incorporating the ideas and knowledge of participants from different disciplines as well as invited experts. The students will work in groups with the aim to start designing creative solutions in key areas such as energy, transport and food.
At the end of the course, the students will:
- have gained a thorough understanding of the climate challenge and its determinants
- be able to assess a range of possible solutions to climate change
- know how to integrate interdisciplinary perspectives towards climate solutions
- have reflected on what it takes to implement strategies for low-carbon behavior, and how this can be linked to viable business models
- have engaged with like-minded students and hence be energized to shape a climate-positive future
Working language(s): English/German/French
Lead: Prof. Dr. Sonia Seneviratne, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich
Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen, Institute for Economy and Environment, University of St. Gallen
Guest speakers:
- Gabriela Blatter, Senior Policy Advisor and negotiator at the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Alumna of the Swiss Study Foundation (confirmed)
- Dr. Felix Creutzig, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change, Technical University Berlin (confirmed)
- Dr. Helen Keller, Institute for International Law and Comparative Constitutional Law, University of Zurich (confirmed)
- Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol (confirmed)
Generelle Informationen: -> PDF
Participants: Interested students from all fields of study
Reader: A reader will be available electronically before start
coordination: Lydia Tchambaz
administration: Michelle Hug
Diese Sommerakademie wird mit der Unterstützung der Werner Siemens-Stiftung angeboten
