Living Library #3 : How to act? On allies, ambassadors and actions.

We work too hard We’re too tired to fall in love. Therefore we must overthrow the government. We work too hard We’re too tired to overthrow the government. Therefore we must fall in love. Rod Smith The Living Library is a conversational space that takes place in the intersection between fiction, action and research. Over […]

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Climate, Covid and the global care crisis: new pathways for a Just Transition

To start the Autumn semester at Uppsala University, Fourth Zennström Professor in Climate Change Leadership, Stefania Barca, will be giving the CEMUS start up lecture, titled “Climate, Covid and the global care crisis: new pathways for a Just Transition.” In keeping with university guidelines is that the event will be hybrid, with both an on-campus […]

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Democracy and the Challenges of Climate Change

14:00 - 15:30 CEST In the run-up to the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, International IDEA is hosting a webinar to launch the discussion paper on Democracy and the Challenges of Climate Change, written by Daniel Lindvall. The webinar will discuss what innovations, policies and actions are available to democracies to successfully tackle climate change as well […]

Nordic Climate Leadership – Drivers, barriers and opportunities on the road to and from Glasgow.

9:00 - 10:00 UTC The Nordic countries have long been climate policy pioneers. But what are the associated drivers, barriers and results, and how can the remaining gaps within targets be bridged? This workshop explores how lessons learned can be of value outside the Nordic Countries, and what can be learnt from efforts elsewhere. Speakers: Mikael […]

Climate Law and Governance Day

Mikael Karlsson will be joining other experts in climate governance and climate law at this exciting event! Co-hosts from the University of Glasgow, the University of Cambridge and the University of Strathclyde, also the CISDL’s tiny CLGI Secretariat and hundreds of other partners who have joined over the years, are delighted to invite you to […]

CEFO: Kinge Gardien– Circular design

Baltic Sea Library – Geocentrum Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68681779591   The interdisciplinary seminar takes place Tuesdays 10:15-12:00 twice per month during term time via zoom or/and in the Baltic Library, at the Department of Earth Sciences,  Villavägen 16. The first and last seminar each term includes planning discussions where PhD-students and researchers suggest future activities. The seminar is hosted by affiliated […]

Fair Climate Transformation Governance – Interlinking carbon budgets, fair governance and COP26

09:00 - 10:30 UTC How can societies transform in order to fit within carbon budgets? This seminar describes Paris Agreement-based carbon budgets as a foundation for discussing the merits and shortcomings of various governance strategies, including potential COP26 outcomes, with a focus on social fairness and effectiveness in meeting climate targets.  While much is known […]

Climate Change- a Critical Test for Democracy

On 15 November, 15.00 EST. Community of Democracies will discuss the issue of Climate Change as a Critical Test for Democracy. Daniel Lindvall, CCL Researcher will participate in the panel discussion. The event will aim to discuss how democracies can address climate change and its consequences.  At the same time the event will provide a […]

CEFO: Maarten Deleye – Higher education and sustainability

Maarten Deleye – Higher education and sustainability. A topic modeling discourse analysis of academic discourses. Baltic University Library – Geocentrum Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/68681779591   The interdisciplinary seminar takes place Tuesdays 10:15-12:00 twice per month during term time via zoom or/and in the Baltic Library, at the Department of Earth Sciences,  Villavägen 16. The first and last seminar each term includes planning […]

Combatting Climate Science Denial: a workshop

Sonja Lyttkens sal, New Ångströms Ångström Laboratory, House 10, Uppsala, Sweden

How do you respond to someone who denies climate change? What are the different ways misinformation, disinformation and denial impact attitudes and beliefs about climate change science? How can we, as scientists or science advocates, respond to these different misperceptions?   Whether you are scientist or student, you might have encountered this in your personal […]

Why is climate policy increasingly contested when we know so much more?

Humanistiska teatern, Uppsala University, Thunbergsvägen 3C, Uppsala Thunbergsvägen 3C, Uppsala, Sweden

Welcome to an exciting seminar on environmental change governance, spanning from the upcoming climate COP28 in Dubai, to the European Green Deal, to present Swedish environmental policy making. Listen to an introduction from the new Zennström Visiting Professor, Stacy VanDeveer, and contribute to a panel discussion with participants from academia, civil society and businesses. Date […]