Headline: Events in 2020

Wie können wir unser Leben nachhaltiger gestalten – auch angesichts der Veränderungen durch die Corona-Krise: Diese Frage treibt nicht nur Expert*innen aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft um, sondern vor allem auch die kommende Generation. Allerdings: In den direkten Austausch dazu kommen junge Menschen und Expert*innen noch eher selten. Genau dafür möchte die wpn2030 gemeinsam mit dem Tagesspiegel einen Raum schaffen.

Meeting the Paris climate targets requires the rapid decarbonization of energy systems around the world. Despite the dynamic development of renewable energy markets worldwide, a global transition to sustainable energy remains a deeply political process with far reaching implications. Further changes in policies and regulations are required to enable the development and diffusion of sustainable technologies and to reshape markets to meet the needs of fluctuating renewable energy sources. Social and political support is needed to legitimize ambitious policy solutions at a time of growing support for populist policy approaches. Moreover, as clean energy transitions start to unfold their socio-economic impacts, both evident and anticipated, are giving rise to political struggles at different levels of governance. They range from emerging shifts in the global geopolitics of energy (Van de Graaf and Verbruggen 2015; Overland 2019), to conflicts over energy technology and infrastructure decisions (Kuzemko et al 2019), and new forms of ownership and service delivery at the community-level (Kuzemko 2019).

On 19 August, the Women Leaders for Planetary Health are honored to host Ms Inger Andersen, UN Environment Programme Executive Director, to learn about her organisation's role in combating inequalities and promote planetary health, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organised by the Women Leaders for Planetary Health (WLPH), this webinar is part of the coffee break series "Knowledge for Change.-One Sip at Time", a 30min dialogue with inspiring leaders around the world.

Um die Erwartungen und Herausforderungen, mit denen regionale Akteurinnen und Akteure sowie Expertinnen und Experten in der Lausitz erfolgreich umzugehen gelernt haben, zu diskutieren und ihr Erfahrungswissen zu nutzen, lädt das Institut für transformative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung (IASS Potsdam) am 18. August 2020 zu einer Akteurskonferenz im Rahmen des Regionaldialogs ein.

What does it mean to mainstream gender in climate finance? How gender-just solutions can be scaled up? Why is it important to consider the gender dimension when designing climate projects and how this protects human health?

You are cordially invited to participate in a discussion on COVID-19 and energy in emerging economies. Join experts on Brazil, South Africa, India, and China to discuss how governments are responding to changes in energy markets, and what this means for the transition to renewables.

Am 14. Juni finden in Potsdam unter dem Motto „ Mobil, Klimafreundlich & Nachhaltig“ die Fahrradkonzerte statt, die seit 2009 vom Büro der Musikfestspiele Potsdam organisiert werden. In diesem Jahr wird das IASS eine der Stationen sein. Von 12:30 bis 14:30 Uhr sind unsere Tore für BesucherInnen geöffnet.

With the International Ocean Governance Forum (IOG-Forum), the European Commission together with the European External Action Service (EEAS) is developing a new discussion and exchange platform for international ocean governance under the lead of the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG Mare). As a kick-off, the three thematic working groups will offer online webinars between 22 and 24 April 2020 to present the objectives and contents of the IOG Forum and the thematic working groups.

What are the best pathways for sustainable futures? Master in Global Economic Governance & Public Affairs run an international dialogue with researchers of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS). Better Governance is at the core of major challenges of the 21st century such as Systemic Risks and the Covid19 crises, the Geopolitics of the Energy Transition, Global Digital Economy”.