Climate change and society – Processes and sustainable scenarios

The greater the divide between self-declared goals and actual CO₂ reductions, the more heated the social discourse on the right policy grows. What strategies of adaptation and emissions cutting are being developed at the global and national level? Which of them have been successful – in which countries or sectors? What courses are politicians considering, and what are the roles of science and media in their decision-making? Can concrete prognoses for the next few decades move the protagonists to take action? If not, how can society cope with the consequences of unchecked global warming?

Coordination: Prof. Hermann Held, Prof. Anita Engels