Lecture series: Transformation of energy - On the way to climate neutrality? How can the university and Kassel become climate-neutral?

The lecture series "Transformations and the urban-rural relationship (in North Hesse)" focuses on different facets of the socio-ecological turnaround, including the region of North Hesse. Every week, two speakers from academia and practice will give lectures and discuss with each other. One of the lectures will be dedicated to reviewing the general state of knowledge on individual aspects of the transformation. The second lecture will focus on North Hesse and discuss the challenges arising from the socio-ecological transition for the region. The aim is to work out which new urban-rural conflicts are associated with the expansion of renewable energies, which challenges the North Hessian economy is facing and that the transformation processes not only have an economic side, but are also changing the North Hessian party and media landscape

Organization: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder, Head of the Department of Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany - Statehood in Transition

Topic on 17.01.2023: Transformation of energy - On the way to climate neutrality? How can the university and Kassel become climate neutral?
The central goal of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement is to limit global warming to a maximum of 2°C compared to the pre-industrial age. Together with the partner states of the European Union, Germany has set itself the ambitious goal of being climate-neutral by 2050. However, the way in which this goal is to be achieved and the extent to which federal, state and municipal policies can contribute to achieving climate neutrality is the subject of controversial debate. Against this background, various political strategies must be evaluated and weighed up against each other in terms of their economic, ecological and social consequences. The example of the North Hesse region will also be used to show what contributions can be made to climate neutrality at regional level.

Speakers: Dr. Sabrina Schulz (Progressives Zentrum), Prof. Dr. Martin Hein (retired bishop)