Successful ETH-Klimarunde on weather extremes and climate change
On Thursday, 20 October 2022, the ETH-Klimarunde successfully took place at ETH Zurich. The event is co-organised by the Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM) and the Energy Science Center (ESC). This year's motto focused on "Weather Extremes in Climate Change: How well prepared are we?" The very well attendes event was once again a place for exchange and dialogue with many stakeholders involved in the discussions.
Once again, the ETH-Klimarunde took place on the premises of ETH Zurich. The event attracted a great deal of interest and the first part of the event, the "Tischgespräche" (table discussions) were well sought after. The experts covered a wide array of topics and the visitors engaged in animated discussions. The second part of the Klimarunde consisted of the presentations and panel discussions in the Audimax. Both the speakers and the panelists were profoundly challenged by highschool students, which led to an animated and refreshingly honest discussion.
With regard to climate change and the energy transition, Christian Schaffner from the Energy Science Center, highlighted in his presentation the fact that Swiss academia could put more emphasis on creating more awareness for the topics, and thus contribute towards a greater understanding of the challenges and opportunitites.
