"Earth System Dynamics - New Prospects for bilateral French German Cooperation

The German-French Collaboration in Science and Technology has a long and very successful tradition. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change motivated the French Embassy in Berlin and the Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam to jointly organize a bilateral 2-days Symposium on Earth System Dynamics. Among others, it highlights (i) Observation and understanding System Earth, and (ii) science and technologies for the energy transition as the main topics.

A public event at the French Embassy on the evening of the 12th September 2017 marks the official closure of the symposium. International renowned experts highlight the European and international perspective of climate change research and discuss their views with stakeholders from academia, economy, politics and civil society.

Draft agenda of the event:

4:30 p.m. Registration at Entrance Wilhelmstrasse, please bring your identiy cards with you.

5 p.m. Welcome by Guillaume Ollagnier Deputy Ambassador of France in Germany

5:15 p.m: Presentation of the results of the French-German Symposium “Earth System Dynamics – New Prospects for bilateral French – German Cooperation”

5:30 p.m: Keynote-lectures:

- Michael Rast, Head of the Science Strategy,Coordination & Planning Office; European Space Agency, ESA: ESA’s Earth Observation Program – Today and Tomorrow

- Ottmar Edenhofer, Director of MCC - Deputy Director and Chief Economist of PIK: The Energy Transition in Germany after Paris - International and European Perspectives

6:15 p.m: Moderated panel discussion

- Ottmar Edenhofer; Director of MCC - Deputy Director and Chief Economist of PIK

- Eric Humler, Deputy Director National Institute of Science of the Universe INSU

- Michael Rast, Head of the Science Strategy,Coordination & Planning Office; European Space Agency, ESA

Moderated by Josef Zens, GFZ

7:00 p.m: Reception