Future Talks: KLIMA & FOSSILE BRENNSTOFFE
CLIMATE & FOSSIL FUELS Friday, 15 January 2021, 6 pm Coal, natural gas and oil are still the world’s most important sources of energy. Their combustion releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere that are the main causative factors of global warming. Added to that are ‘large-scale fossil fuel construction projects’ such as motorways and airports. Not only does their construction consume vast amounts of resources and release CO2, their operation also contributes to a much diminished use of climate-friendly infrastructure facilities. The only realistic way to reduce emissions and therefore preserve the Earth from climate collapse is to replace fossil fuels with renewable energies and reduce our global energy consumption. So where do we currently stand within that process? What steps do we need to take, and how can a fair and equitable transition actually work on a global level? Guests: Dominik Schmitz, Centre for Global Change & Sustainability, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Karin Hiltgartner, Institute of Spatial Planning, Vienna University of Technology Klaus Schafler, artist Anna Lindorfer, Fridays for Future activist and graduand, Vienna University of Technology Over the past five years, KUNST HAUS WIEN has embraced a clearly defined orientation in its programme policy, electing to address environmental and sustainability issues within the art discourse context, in its capacity as the first ‘Green Museum’. Indeed, KUNST HAUS WIEN is committed to the ‘Museums for Future’ movement in keeping with its understanding of the museum as a public institution and ‘generator of value’ called upon to convey a socio-political stance. As a place of critical and lively debate on issues pertaining to the future, the Museum is keen to bring art, science and activism together and is extending a series of invitations to its new discussion format: Future Talks. The format itself is intended to support the Fridays for Future movement, which since 2019 has been calling on politicians to prioritise environmental protection at both the national and global political levels. Audiences are invited to participate in the events, but also to submit questions ahead of time and provide their input via social media channels so they can be incorporated into the discussions. An event in co-operation with the daily newspaper Kurier. Participation is free of charge; please register at anmeldung@kunsthauswien.com
Format: Konferenzen, Workshops, Präsentationen
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