Upcoming Talks

Es spricht: Fabian Dablander, University of Amsterdam

Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing humanity. Scientists are well-positioned to help address it beyond conducting academic research, yet little is known about their engagement with the issue. In this talk, I will discuss scientists’ engagement with climate change based on a large-scale survey of 9,220 scientists across 115 countries, all disciplines, and all career stages. We examined scientists' beliefs about their role—and the role of scientific institutions—in addressing climate change as well as their engagement in climate actions. These actions include forms of advocacy and activism ranging from signing petitions to engaging in civil disobedience and high-impact lifestyle changes such as reducing flying or adopting a plant-rich diet. Based on quantitative and qualitative analyses, I will discuss a two-step model that captures the intellectual and practical barriers scientists face when engaging in advocacy and protest. I will also discuss ongoing experimental research on how scientists’ participation in protest affects climate policy support and public perceptions of scientific credibility. This talk aims to highlight the opportunities and challenges for scientists in advancing climate action, and to stimulate discussion about our role on a planet in crisis.

Es spricht: László Székelyhidi, MPI für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften

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Es spricht: Moritz Drupp, UHH

Climate change affects the well-being of people around the world, and will continue to do so for centuries into the future. Because the damages from climate change are largely not appropriately incorporated into economic decisions, climate change has been termed the greatest market failure the world has ever seen. Economist summarise the extent of this failure by the social cost of carbon (SCC). Quantifying the SCC, however, is an exercise that is rife with uncertainties and contestation. This talk will provide an overview from six years of research within CLICCS on how research has progressed in estimating the SCC. We will subsequently discuss expert recommendations on how and which carbon prices to set and where this may lead us if enacted globally. Finally, the talk will shed light on how well carbon or fuel prices have historically fared in reducing the emission of CO2 as well as of co-pollutants, considering the German Eco Tax and the EU Emissions Trading Scheme as prominent examples.

Es spricht: Mojib Lati, GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel

The possible collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), in the public known as the Gulf stream circulation, as a result of global warming is attracting a great deal of public attention. Numerous scientific publications indeed show that in climate models, the AMOC could collapse abruptly under strong freshwater forcing due to Greenland ice melt, and some suggest that this could happen in the next few decades. Direct AMOC measurements have only been available for about 20 years, which is too short a time to recognize a sustainable trend. What do other variables such as the sea surface temperature show and how reliable are the models? This talk discusses some of the major uncertainties regarding the future evolution of the AMOC.

Es spricht: Aarti Gupta,Wageningen University & Research

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