Panel discussion on the IPCC report
On February 28, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest (second) contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report. In this report, climate scientists assess the current state of knowledge and adaption options for climate change. One of the contributing authors is FAU Professor Wolfgang Kießling: an interview with him is available here. On March 9th, the Green Office and the Students’ Representatives Working Group for Ecology and Sustainability will host a panel discussion attended by representatives from research, business and civil society.
All you need to know:
- Panel Discussion on “Quo Vadis – Climate Change, Biodiversity Crisis and Society”
- on Wednesday March 9, 2022, 5‑7 pm, admission from 4:15 pm
- FAU Audimax, Bismarckstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen (the event will also be streamed online)
- Please allow sufficient time and have your 2G proof ready.
- A recording of the discussion can be found at:https://youtu.be/l0-BMlkvXm8
Participants:
Prof. Wolfgang Kießling, Paleobiology FAU
Prof. Wolfgang Kießling is a paleobiologist and lead author of two chapters on the summary for policymakers in Working Group 2 of the IPCC, which deals with the effects of climate change, vulnerabilities and adaptation options.
Prof. Martin Hundhausen, Scientists for Future Erlangen FAU
Prof. Martin Hundhausen, physicist, Scientist for Future, has been active in climate protection for more than 20 years.
Richard Mergner, Bund Naturschutz Bayern
Richard Mergner, Diplom Geograph, has been chairman of the BUND Naturschutz in Bavaria since 2018 and advocates for a social environmental transformation of our society and our economic system.
Prof. Stefan Niessen, Head of Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure, Siemens AG
Professor Stefan Niessen has been leading the “Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure” technology field at Siemens since 2016 and is developing models, simulation and optimization methods for the design and operation of multimodally coupled energy systems in buildings, factories, cities and regions in the research network.
Dr. Katrin Valentin, course coordinator for Education for Sustainable Development
Dr. Katrin Valentin is an educational scientist and course coordinator for Education for Sustainable Development (BNE) at the Center for Teacher Education at FAU
Dr. Julia Metz, Senior Advisor at the Climate Neutrality Foundation
Dr. Julia Metz, Senior Advisor at the Climate Neutrality Foundation, is a political scientist who is developing recommendations for political action to make Germany climate neutral.
Shary Reeves, Host
Shary Reeves, known from the television show “Wissen macht Ah!”, is a journalist, actress, author and was German ambassador of the UN Decade of Biological Diversity (2011-2020).
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