European Forum Alpach: From Climate Anxiety to Climate Action
The Environment Agency Austria invited to a 90-minute chat at the European Forum Alpbach on the afternoon of August 28 at Hotel zur Post.
The psychological effects of the climate crisis are becoming increasingly apparent in society: Feelings of being overwhelmed, guilt, sadness or even despair are summarised as Climate Anxiety. In order to be able to act again, we need to regain control of the situation. How can stories be told to create hope, scope for action and motivation to act? In short: How can Climate Anxiety become climate action?
Moderation: Verena Ehold, Managing Director, Environment Agency Austria
The talk was in English.
Speaker:
Henriette Spyra, Director General Innovation & Technology, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology
As an innovation and mobility expert, she looks back at 15 years in public sector and research positions. As a stubborn optimist, she enjoys bridging the worlds of policy, technology, sustainability, and innovation.
Eva Horn, Professor of Modern German Literature and Cultural History, University of Vienna
She is author of “Zukunft als Katastrophe” (2014) and “The Anthropocene – Key Issues for the Humanities” (2020). Currently she is working on a cultural history of climate.
Jan Kamensky, Artist, Visual Utopias
The Hamburg-based artist describes himself as a visual utopian and digital gardener. Since 2020, he has been creating unique animations in which he playfully visualises the transformation of car-friendly streets into people-friendly places.
Milena Bister, Postdoc researcher, University of Vienna
She is an anthropologist of science and technology and postdoc researcher in the research project “Pre-Enacting Climate Change Knowledge”. Her research explores the governance of climate change and socio-material orderings of health and illness.
Event information:
28 August 2023, 14:00 - 15:30
Hotel zur Post, A-6236 Alpbach 184
