Climate Futures
Dialogues across the Science-Society-Policy Interface
Challenges and opportunities for tackling climate change lie in its inherent intersectionality, i.e. its reach across all spheres of the environment such as the atmosphere, the biosphere, the ocean, and the cryosphere and also different socio-economic sectors such as transport, housing, energy and food. The scenarios compatible with the Paris Agreement’s goals require the exploration and exploitation of co-benefits between different sectors and also between mitigation and adaptation measures. A profound interdisciplinary understanding of climate change and climate action is thus urgently needed. At the same time, it is now evident that more knowledge about climate change does not necessarily translate into effective climate action. Resistance to calls for climate action can emerge from diverse groups in society, representing significant challenges to climate governance at different scales (from the global to the local). One possible solution has been the expansion of effective climate science communication and education that takes seriously the everyday experiences and practices of those tasked with the implementation of climate action initiatives.
Core Team
- Dr. Bernhard Goodwin (Media and Communication, LMU)
- PD Dr. Simone Müller ((Global) Environmental History, RCC, LMU / since 2023 University of Augsburg)
- Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs (Environment and Climate Policy, TUM)
Steering Committee
- Prof. Dr. Michael John Gorman (Biotopia, LMU)
- Prof. Dr. Imke Hoppe (Science Communication, LMU)
- Prof. Dr. Ann-Katrin Kaufhold (Staats- und Verwaltungsrecht, LMU)
- Prof. Dr. Christoph Knill (Politikwissenschaft, LMU)
- Dr. Sarah Schönbauer (Sociology of Science, TUM)
- Prof. Dr. Markus Vogt (Kath. Theologie, LMU)
Events since April 2023
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29 JanPeatland Protection and Climate ChangeSpeaker: Dr. Franziska Tanneberger (Greifswald) | Chair: Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz (LMU)
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27 NovThe Implications of Visual Primacy for Climate Messages
Speaker: Prof. Betsi Grabe, Ph.D. (Bloomington) | Chair: Prof. Dr. Mario Haim (LMU)
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23 Nov—24 NovScience Meets Society
Workshop unter Leitung von Dr. Bernhard Goodwin und Prof. Dr. Henrike Rau (LMU).
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06 NovGelingende Kommunikation zwischen Wissenschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik
Workshop led by Prof. Dr. Roland Wenzlhuemer and Dr. Bernhard Goodwin (LMU)
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12 JulGlobal Climate Justice
Panel discussion with Prof. Thomas Lekan, Ph.D. (University of South Carolina/RCC Fellow), Prof. Dr. Eleonora Rohland (Bielefeld), and Prof. Dr. Kirsten Schmalenbach (Salzburg) | Chair: Prof. Dr. Simone Müller (Augsburg)
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19 JunWas geht in Sachen Mobilität? Fallstudie München
Panel Discussion with Georg Dunkel (Mobilitätsreferat Stadt München), Thomas Kretschmer (BR) and Dr. Alexander Wentland (TUM)
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17 MayLand under Pressure. Ways to Climate-Neutrality
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Erb and Prof. Sonali Shukla McDermid, Ph.D. | Chair: Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz (LMU)
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04 MayGesellschaft Ohne Wandel? Klimaschutz in Zeiten der Multi-Krise
Panel Discussion with Dr. Katharina Beyerl (RIFS Potsdam), Prof. Dr. Anna Henkel (Passau), Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi (LMU) and Vera Schroeder (SZ)
Events until March 2023
- Podiumsdiskussion mit Dr. Florentine Koppenborg, PD Dr. Simone Müller, Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz und Prof. Dr. Henrike Rau | Moderation: Ilka Eliana Knigge (BR/Deutschlandfunk) – "Climate Futures: Interdisziplinäre Strategien für den Klimaschutz"
(Sommersemester 2022) - Workshop unter Leitung von PD Dr. Simone Müller, Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz, Prof. Dr. Henrike Rau (LMU) und Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs (TUM) – "Researching Climate Futures: Current Work and Potential Collaborations at LMU and TUM"
(Wintersemester 2022/23) - Workshop unter Leitung von PD Dr. Simone Müller, Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz, Prof. Dr. Henrike Rau (LMU) und Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs (TUM) – "Responsibility and Denial: Reconciling Contrasting Climate Cultures for Future Climate Action
(Wintersemester 2022/23)