Eventforum Bern, Fabrikstrasse 12
Organizer:
SCNAT Initiative für Nachhaltigkeitsforschung (SRI)
The path to a society with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions requires more than just technological solutions - it also requires far-reaching social change. For this change to succeed, it must be fair, socially acceptable and economically viable.
At the Sustainability Science Forum 2025, experts from academia, politics and practice will discuss how this can be achieved, focusing on political frameworks, social innovations, potential conflicts of interest and strategies for fair structural change.
✨ The conference program is now online: Discover exciting keynotes, diverse sessions and inspiring speakers who will open up new perspectives on the path to a sustainable future.
Conference program
08:30 Arrival |
09:00 Welcome Sebastian Wörwag, President Bern University of Applied Sciences |
09:15 Setting the Stage Prerequisites for the net zero transition: A political science classification Steering just transformations: The welfare state in the field of tension between socio-ecological inequalities |
09:55 Moderated discussion, questions from the audience |
10:20 Break |
10:50 Focus on sectors: challenges and solutions Food: Justice in the coffee trade Housing: Putting the social dimension at the center of energy renovations with Eco21 Mobility: How to make climate-friendly mobility affordable for all |
11:40 Humorous review of the morning |
12:00 Lunch |
13:15 Parallel sessions Session 1: Equity inCO2 capture, use and storage Session 2: Towards a Research Agenda on Just Transition in Switzerland Session 3: Social innovation as a lever for just transition Session 4: Justice for Everyday Consumers Session 5: Mission Impossible? Sufficiency and social justice Session 6: Beneath the Surface |
14:30 Break |
14:45 Looking at the transformation from different angles The judge as savior of the climate? Climate lawsuits - opportunities and limits Labor market and justice in the transition to net zero economics The role of companies in a just transition |
15:45 What we have learned and where we are going Fishbowl |
16:05 Thoughts on a just and climate-neutral Switzerland Jonas Lüscher (Author) |
16:30 Aperitif |
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