Communication – Education – Participation. Successful Ways to Climate Protection

International Conference in Berlin
29.11.2012-30.11.2012

The conference "Communication, Education, Participation. Successful Ways to Climate Protection"  focussed on the role of education, communication and participation in a context of climate change and climate protection.

In addition to presentations by Felix Ekardt (Research Unit Sustainibility and Climate Policy), Fritz Reusswig (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Christine Katz (Leuphana University), Angela Oels (Halle University), René Zimmer (UfU) and Malte Schmidthals (UfU), the workshops gave the opportunity for an international exchange. Discussions were on successful methods in climate change education, on participation methods that include both effective climate protection and appropriate public participation, as well as on communication strategies for highlighting the importance of climate protection in the public debate and for motivating people to act against climate change.

The conference is part of a social-ecological research project organised by UFU together with project partners from the UK, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the USA, Germany and China.

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Programme

Presentations:

Dr. Fritz Reusswig: Changes in Climate Change Discourse
(Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research)

Dr. Christine Katz: Education at Times of Climate Change
(Leuphana University Eberswalde)

Dr. Angela Oels: Sustainibility, participoation and power - why participation does not necessarily lead to more climate protection
(Martin Luther University Halle)

Prof. Dr. Felix Ekardt: Climate Change, Law and Governance
(  Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Policy, Leipzig)

Dr. Martin Rocholl: Communication and participation challenges in implementing climate mitigation measures
(European Climate Foundation)

 Dr. René Zimmer: The role of communication research in climate change
(Independent Institute for Environmental Issues/UfU) 

 Malte Schmidthals: Selected examples on the relation between technical innovation, economic reversal, user behavior and lifestyles in a context of a changing energy policy
(Independent Institute for Environmental Issues/UfU)

Natalia Kravciuk (Gutta Club, Moldova) presentation

Deirdre Raffan (Centre for Alternative Technologies/CAT, UK) 

Michael L. Smith (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic) presentation

Jennifer Gleason (Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, USA) presentation summary

Andreas Drack (Commissioner for Climate Protection Issues of Upper Austria) presentation

Janus Hendrichsen (School Energy Forum/OVE, Denmark)

Gesa Lüdecke (Leuphana University Lueneburg) presentation

Michael Zschiesche (Independent Institute for Environmental Issues/UfU) presentation 

Korinna Sievert (Independent Institute for Environmental Issues/UfU)

 

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