This lecture series is offered every winter and is open to students from all departments as well as the interested public. In addition, we are offering a Climate Fresk workshop this semester, organized by the Office for Sustainability and the HONEDA network.
Time: Thursdays 6:05 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Location: S101/A02
TUCan No.: 11-02-6020-vl
How does the Earth system work and function? Experts from various disciplines shed light on key interrelationships in the context of global environmental change, providing well-founded perspectives for understanding the current planetary crisis.
Lecture content: Functioning and crises of our Earth system
The lecture series introduces the field of Earth system research. This field views the Earth as a system and aims to understand its formation and functioning, thus making a key contribution to understanding the “state” of our planet. To this end, it integrates knowledge and methods from a wide range of scientific disciplines. By analyzing empirically proven models and projecting them into the future, Earth system research attempts to identify so-called “tipping points” in the Earth system and to visualize the associated environmental consequences.
The lecture series will examine the methods, research approaches, and findings of Earth system research in the context of various global environmental changes (e.g., climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification).
The focus is on the interaction between land, atmosphere, water, ice, biosphere, societies, technologies, and the economy, taking human influence into account. Interdisciplinary connections are established and Earth system research itself is critically examined.
The semester program for the lecture series will be available here shortly.
If you have any questions or would like to participate as a guest, please feel free to contact us:
