After successful completion of the course, students are able to analyse the complexity of the current Climate Crisis, its impact on environment and society, and possible soloutions through a wide variety of view angles.The students will gather expertise and learn concepts from a wide variety of disciplines, including natural sciences, technology, (socio-)economics, behavioural sciences, the arts, and many more.
The course "Lectures for Future" is a varied mosaic of lectures addressing the ecological and societal challenges of the current climate crisis. The aim of the course is to view the climate crisis from a wide range of disciplines. "Lectures for future" are supported by the Scientists4Future (https://www.scientists4future.org/) movement.
In summer semester 2019/2020, 6 Viennese universities (BOKU, TU Wien, VetMed, Die Angewandte, WU Wien, FH BFI Wien) organise this lecture series. In total, over 60 different lectures are offered, each university offering a unique programme. The course "Lectures for Future II" at TU Wien covers 16 lectures given by external experts:
1. OPENING SESSION: The role of research in the context of climate crisis (Mo., 09.03.2020, 17-19.30)
- Helga Kromp-Kolb, Em.O.Univ.Prof. Dr.phil. (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): Climate Change: What Role for Universities?
- Magdalena Wicher, Mag.a (Institut für Höhere Studien): Researchers in charge! What it means to do socially responsible research and innovation
2. SESSION: Perception, behavior and cognitive dissonance in case of climate crisis (Mo., 20.04.2020, 17-19.30)
- Giuseppe Delmestri, Univ.-Prof. Dr. (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien): Denial and the climate crisis or why are mature men so angry on Greta
- Claus Lamm, Univ.-Prof. (Universität Wien): The contributions of psychological cognitive and behavioral biases to man-made climate change
3. SESSION: Green economics (Mo., 27.04.2020, 17-19.30)
- Barbara Kump, Dr. (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien): Organizational change towards environmental sustainability: Why should firms change and how can they do it?
- Mirko Lieber, M.Sc. (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien): Footprints – Living responsibly, fairly and sustainably from a quantitative perspective
4. SESSION: Politics and climate crisis (Mo., 04.05.2020, 17-19.30)
NOTICE: Due to Corona postponed from 30.03
- Renate Christ, Mag. Dr. (eh. IPCC): United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Respective roles and procedures, and recent developments and scientific findings
- Josef Baumüller, Mag. FH (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien): Non-financial and Climate Accounting: New Responsibilities for Companies in Austria and within the EU
5. SESSION: Ecological and social (re)distribution in the past, presence and future of climate crises (Mo., 11.05.2020, 17-19.30)
- Verena Winiwarter, Univ.-Prof. Ing. Dr. phil. (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): "Guardians of Eternity" The long term fate of wicked legacies
- Karin Reisinger, Dr DI (Akademie der Bildenden Künste): Feminist ecologies
6. SESSION: Health for human and animal beings in the course of climate change (Mo., 18.05.2020, 17-19.30)
- Günther Schauberger, Dr. (Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien): Impact of global warming on farm animals inside confined livestock buildings
- Katharina Brugger, Priv.-Doz. Dr. (Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien): On the impact of climate on vectors and vector-borne diseases
7. SESSION: The wicked chain of production, consumption and pollution (Mo., 15.06.2020, 17-19.30)
- Eva Waginger, Dr. Mag. (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien): "From cradle to grave and from cradle to cradle" illusions for greening the economy?
- Ernest Aigner, MSc (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien): Critical perspectives on economic growth
8. SESSION: Biodiversity loss (Mo., 22.06.2020, 17-19.30)
- Manuela Winkler, PD Mag. Dr. (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): Biodiversity crisis - climate crisis
- Werner Zollitsch, Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien): Climate change - biodiversity loss - food security: The role of livestock farming
