Headline: Events in 2017

Umbrüche beim Fossilen Trio

In Zusammenarbeit mit der Fachagentur Windenergie veranstaltet das IASS ein Fachgespräch, das inhaltlich an die IASS-Veranstaltung „Bundesländer als Motor der bürgernahen Energiewende“ vom Juni 2016 anknüpft.

In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IAE-CAS) veranstaltet das IASS einen chinesisch-deutschen Workshop, der Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten bei der Umsetzung der Energiewende beleuchtet.

Climate engineering is becoming increasingly relevant within political, scientific, and cultural discussions of climate change. Building on the success of the first international climate engineering conference in 2014 (CEC14), by organizing CEC17 in October 2017, we strive to continue critical global discussions by bringing together the research, policy, and civic communities to discuss the highly complex and interlinked ethical, social and technical issues related to climate engineering.

Potsdam Summer School brings together talented early career researchers and professionals from science and the public and private sectors from around the world to discuss frontier research questions relating to diverse issues around sustainable development, fostering international cooperation and

Post-capitalism has become the subject of much recent debate, spurred by publications from Jeremy Rifkin (2015), Paul Mason (2016), J. K. Gibson-Graham (2006), Left Accelerationists like Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams (2015), and members of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and Degrowth communities.

Das Abkommen von Paris ist ein diplomatischer Durchbruch und eine Ikone internationaler Kooperation. Doch nicht nur der von US-Präsident Trump angekündigte Ausstieg der US-Regierung gefährdet die politische Umsetzung des ambitionierten Abkommens.

With its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations has adopted an ambitious agenda for the future of human society through to 2030, that ranges from the alleviation of poverty and hunger, to economic growth and sustainable consumption. SDG 14 is dedicated to the protection of the oceans and the sustainable use of marine resources.