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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
From 22nd to 24th of May 2013, the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) is convening a three day conference on the challenges that climate engineering raises for ethics as a discipline. The goal of the conference is not to evaluate climate engineering from a particular normative perspective, but rather to identify important challenges raised by climate engineering, and to search for ways to best deal with these challenges:
• How applicable are our normative theories to problems raised by climate engineering, e.g. uncertainties, complex processes and large scale and long lasting effects?
• What do different normative approaches bring to bear on the various ethical aspects of climate engineering, and for which aspects do we lack plausible normative approaches?
The conference does not aim at providing a solution, but rather focuses on clarifying the agenda for future research in climate ethics with respect to climate engineering. In doing so, we hope to bundle future research on normative aspects of climate engineering and to create a network of researchers dedicated to this task.
In the course of the conference there will also be the possibility to discuss challenges and problems of the governance of climate engineering research, as well as possible deployments, with leading experts in normative theory, environmental ethics and legal studies from different parts of the world (e.g. Europe, USA, Australia, Asia). The public round table discussion on “Climate Engineering Governance – Different Perspectives from Around the World” will take place on May 23rd, 2013 from 6.30pm to 8pm.
The background of the conference and the round table discussion is the interdisciplinary climate engineering research microcosm of the IASS cluster Sustainable Interactions with the Atmosphere (SIWA).
Information on participating / attending:
We welcome anybody who is interested in taking part in the public discussion as well as media representatives. For organizational reasons, please register with media@iass-potsdam.de. The round table discussion will be in English.
Date:
05/23/2013 18:30 - 05/23/2013 20:00
Registration deadline:
05/22/2013
Event venue:
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Berliner Straße 130
14467 Potsdam
Brandenburg
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Environment / ecology, Oceanology / climate, Philosophy / ethics, Religion
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
05/14/2013
Sender/author:
Sabine Sämisch
Department:
Presse und Kommunikation
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event43661
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