Wednesday, 18.11.2009: 7:30-10:00pm SR 1 (Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude)

Anup Sam Ninan

Anup is a fellow at Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) in the Thematic Field of Global Integration, working on the sustainability discourses in climate change.

Climate Change as Sites of Politics

This talk primarily maps different domains of climate politics. Played out explicitly and implicitly, at different dimensions and scales, the scientific and political manifestations of climate change regime is often protean-like, that change shapes and forms often. In the process, it leads to a wide variety of objects and practices like carbon 'credits', carbon 'exchanges' and renewed discussions about nuclear energy.

Thursday, 19.11. 2009, 8:00-11:00 pm, HS B (Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude)

Gudrun Pollack & Julia Jahnke

Gudrun Pollack holds a Bsc. in ERM. She is now finishing her Msc. in human and social ecology at the Alpen Adria University of Klagenfurt.

Julia Jahnke, gardener and garden activist holds a Bsc. in horticultural sciences and Msc. in sustainable land use. She is currently taking part in a climate research project in Berlin and Brandenburg (INKA BB).

Political garden and bike projects - environmental management off track?

The political garden and bike projects touch many aspects of the eco-social net. With two speeches about political gardening and the Vienna Bikekitchen, Gurun and Julia will explain the connections between the ecological, social and political dimensions involved in such projects. On Friday morning we invite you to take a walk to some garden projects in Cottbus.

Friday, 20.11.2009, 3:30- 5:00 pm, HS A (Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude)

Lea Herberg & Susann Eisert

Lea Herberg works on sustainable agriculture at the German Development Corporation (GTZ). She holds a Bsc. in ERM from BTU Cottbus and a Msc. in international rural development (New Zealand).

Susann Eisert holds a Bsc. in ERM from the BTU Cottbus, and a Msc. in environmental planning and engineering ecology from the TU of Munich. Today she works as an environmental project manager implementing an EMS according to the ISO 14001.

Contemporary Aspects of Agriculture

Lea will introduce adaptation measures to Climate Change in agriculture. Furthermore Sustainable Agriculture and Small-scale Farming will be discussed.

Corporate Environmental Protection

A tool to reduce the environmental footprint of a business and to decrease the pollution and waste a business produces is to use the standard for environmental management system called ISO 14000. Susann will explain how environmental management concepts can be implemented in everyday working practice as well as the increasing importance of energy and resource efficiency in industries (“Green Machines”).

Monday, 23.11.2009, 7:30- 9:00 pm, HS A (Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude)

Ingmar Lippert

Ingmar Lippert holds a Bsc. in ERM from the BTU Cottbus, and a Msc. in Environment, Culture and Society from Lancaster University. Currently, he works for the Chair of Sociology of Augsburg University (Germany).

What would be your CO2 Balance?

The CO2- balance is supposed to be a sustainable measure for observing the amount of carbon dioxid (CO2) released by diverse activities. Ingmar will introduce an instance of actual corporate carbon management as a role game. This will give you the chance to dive into the process of competing and calculating the CO2 balance of a corporation.

Wednesday, 25.11.2009, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, Audimax2 (Zentrales Hörsaalgebäude)

Ahmed Zahran

Ahmed Zahran holds a Bsc. in economics from the American University in Cairo, and a Msc. in political economy of development from the SOAS London. He worked on cutting carbon emissions under the Kyoto Protocol directives in Shell in Tunis and London (2003 -2007). Since two years he is leading the CDM and Renewables division in TriOcean Energy, MENA region's first vertically integrated private energy company.

Potential of CDM and Renewable Energies in the MENA Region

Clean development mechanisms are a tool of the Kyoto protocol to reduce GHG emissions, enhance technology and wealth transfer and achieve sustainable development. Zahran will talk about this industry’s current status and future prospects in the MENA region, as well as the huge potential in the region to develop renewable energies generation.