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Germany has achieved its climate targets for 2020 after all. Thanks to Corona. However, it is now clear that the targets for 2020 were not ambitious enough. The EU has already taken action. CO2 emissions are now set to fall by 55 percent across Europe by 2030. But what does this mean for Germany? What new targets need to be enshrined in the Climate Protection Act? And what does this mean for the individual sectors? How do we approach the sectors that are not making a contribution despite the overall reduction inCO2 emissions, such as the building and transport sectors? And how do you cushion social imbalances? Is the necessaryCO2 reduction even achievable in such a short time (2030 = 55%) – also in view of the experience with corona? Can we still maintain the 1.5 degree target or the 2 degree target of the Paris Agreement?
We want to discuss these and other questions with high-ranking climate experts in a new compact discussion format from UfU. Klaus Mindrup helped negotiate the Climate Protection Act for the SPD and is considered one of the brightest minds in Berlin when it comes to climate protection. Prof. Dr. Dr. Schellnhuber is probably the world’s best-known German climate researcher. Now that he has somewhat withdrawn from day-to-day business, his focus on the requirements of climate protection is all the clearer. Petra Pinzler, one of the female journalists in Germany who has taken responsibility for this topic like no other, will moderate the event.
If you have any questions in advance, please send them to us? We cannot guarantee that all questions can be asked in the 90 minutes. However, we will endeavor to address as many questions as possible.
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021; 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Digital
Moderator:
Petra Pinzler, author and journalist, numerous books, most recently: “Vier fürs Klima: Wie unsere Familie versucht, CO2 neutral zu leben”, Droemer Verlag 2018
Interview partner:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans Joachim “John” Schellnhuber: climate researcher, work focuses on climate impact research and earth system analysis; founded the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in 1992, developing it into one of the world’s leading think tanks on climate issues. Prof. Schellnhuber is a long-standing member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and is also active in numerous national and international high-ranking advisory bodies on climate issues, including advising the EU Commission and the German government; numerous books and awards.
Klaus Mindrup: Member of the Bundestag (SPD), Environment Committee and Committee on Building and Housing, head of the SPD parliamentary group on climate protection, co-spokesperson for the Berlin SPD members of parliament, main areas of work: Social climate change and climate protection, expansion of renewable energies, cooperative policy, tenant electricity, etc.
About the format:
“First-hand information” is a new event format at UfU, which is intended to inform interested parties about various topics in the style of a parliamentary evening. The focus is always on answering questions from the audience and thus gaining first-hand information. The guests will each give a short keynote speech before the Q&A session. The event will be held by UfU at regular intervals and will initially take place digitally.
Questions:
Questions for guests can be sent to jonas.rueffer@ufu.de before and during the event.
Presentation:
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. is happy to make his presentation available for personal use. You can download the presentation here: Presentation_Schellnhuber
