From energy policy to sustainable mobility and the challenges facing coastal cities, what key issues are shaping our future? The Helmholtz CLIMATE dialogue platform, in partnership with the Research Institute for Sustainability, will launch a new season of the podcast “Helmholtz Talks – Science and Politics in Conversation,” on 29 January 2026. This German-language podcast brings together politicians and researchers to discuss critical societal challenges and explore solutions emerging through closer cooperation between science and policy actors.