Living with Climate Change
International, cross-disciplinary conference in Bergen 8鈥�9 May 2023. #ClimlifeBergen
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Welcome to the University of Bergen, 8鈥�9 May 2023!
The cross-disciplinary research project, CLIMLIFE, headed by professor Kjersti Fl酶ttum, aims to generate new and vital knowledge about the role of climate in lifestyle issues, revealing barriers and opportunities for action, and highlighting conflict and consensus. This is also the aim of the conference.
While there is broad agreement on the urgent need for action to mitigate climate change, people must also go on living their daily lives, attending to their needs and interests of themselves, their families and their community.
Climate change concerns all aspects of our lives and affects how we think about everything from our personal lifestyle choices as consumers, our political behaviour as citizens, to how we perceive the fate of our planet and the future of humanity. In addition to political measures, often related to taxes, energy and huge infrastructure projects, the willingness and interest among individuals and local communities seems to be a prerequisite for necessary actions.
Focus areas of both the CLIMLIFE project and the conference are:
- the relationships between people鈥檚 (notably young people鈥檚) motivations/preferences and choices,
- how politicians, at various levels, perceive and prioritize people鈥檚 everyday matters within their seemingly larger and more important issues, and
- how media cover everyday lifestyle matters.
The core focus are citizens鈥� potential motivations or strategies for action or non-action, such as activism, responsiveness, resignation or rejection.
For information about participants and abstracts, please click here:
PROGRAMME
#ClimlifeBergen
Monday 8 May | |
Venue: The University Aula, located in the south wing of the Natural History Museum, Mus茅plassen 3, 5007 Bergen | |
| 08.15鈥�09.00 | Registration, coffee/tea |
| 09.00鈥�09.20 | Welcome and opening of conference听
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| 09.20鈥�09.30 | Live music: Gabriel Fliflet |
| 09.30鈥�10.15 | Views from climate/environment journalists |
| 10.15鈥�10.30 | Short break |
| 10.30鈥�12.00 | Presentation of main results from the CLIMLIFE project 产测听Kjersti Fl酶ttum, Helge Drange, Dag Elgesem, , Ida Vik酶ren Andersen, 脴yvind Gjerstad |
| 12.00鈥�12.30 | Presentation of the Norwegian Citizen Panel, DIGSSCORE, University of Bergen,听by Scientific Director, Professor Elisabeth Ivarsflaten |
| 12.30鈥�13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30鈥�14.15 | Young people鈥檚 coping in the face of climate change: On the importance of meaning-focused coping, dialectical thinking, and defiant hope.听Keynote by , Associate Professor of psychology, 脰rebro University. Chair, Q/A: Professor Trine Dahl 听 |
| 14.15鈥�15.00 | Can we overcome the conflicting views on climate politics?听Keynote by H氓vard Haarstad, Professor of human geography, Head of Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET), University of Bergen. Chair, Q/A: Professor Dag Elgesem |
| 15.00鈥�15.15 | Short break, coffee/tea |
| 15.15鈥�16.00 | The changing role of journalism in climate change communication
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| 16.00鈥�17.00 | PANEL DEBATE:听What can various generations learn from each other in matters regarding a climate-friendly lifestyle? Panelists: (脰rebro University), (University of Oslo),听Mia Cathryn Chamberlain听(Natur og Ungdom/Nature and Youth),听 (Norwegian Parliament).听 |
Tuesday 9 May | |
Venue: University of Bergen, Faculty of Law, Magnus Lagab酶tes Plass 1, 5010 Berge | |
| 08.15鈥�08.45 | Registration |
| 08.45鈥�09.00 | Practical information |
| 09.00鈥�09.45 | Climate Change temporalities: From science to vernacular culture.听Keynote by Kyrre Kverndokk, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Bergen. Chair, Q/A: 脴yvind Gjerstad |
| 09.45鈥�10.00 | Short break, coffee/tea |
| 10.00鈥�12.00 | Parallel sessions of paper presentations (see programme below) |
| 12.00鈥�13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00鈥�15.00 | Parallel sessions of paper presentations听(see programme below) |
| 15.00-15.15 | Short break, coffee/tea |
| 15.15鈥�16.00 | We are good at setting targets 鈥� less so to deliver and implement. How to change our systems, organisations and our behaviour as fast as is needed. Who must do what?听Keynote by , Former European Commissioner for Climate Action and Danish Minister for the Environment and for Climate and Energy |
| 16.00鈥�16.15 | Closing remark |
| 17.30-18.30 | Reception at H氓kon's Hall, a medieval cultural monument built by king H氓kon H氓konsson. The reception is hosted 产测听Bergen City Council. All participants are welcome.听. |
Paper sessions Programme听
Climate change is a many-faceted phenomenon. This has had an impact on the thematic composition of the paper sessions. Some of the papers clearly address the indicated theme, while others may have a slightly different focus but still be relevant to the conference theme.
Time schedule paper sessions programme
9 May at 10鈥�12
1.1听 听Media/journalism
Venue: Auditorium 4
Chair:听Dag Elgesem
10.00听 Painter
10.20听 Br眉ggemann
10.40听 Kristiansen
11.00听 Atanasova
11.20听 Yan
1.2听 听Youth/justice
Venue: Seminar room D
Chair:听Trine Dahl
10.00听 Eide
10.20听 Duncan
10.40听 Borgen-Eide听
11.00听 Verezhak
11.20听 Perron
1.3听 听Narrative/culture
Venue: Seminar room E
Chair:听脴yvind Gjerstad
10.00听 Lygren
10.20听 Bordignon
10.40听 Aasmundsen
11.00听 Ytterstad
11.20听 Makrooni
11.40听 Bremer
1.4听 听Journalism/Public debate
Venue: Seminar room F
Chair:听Ida V. Andersen
10.00听 Anderson
10.20听 B酶dker
10.40听 H盲rgestam
11.00听 K盲盲nt盲
11.20听 Schuck
1.5听 听Politics/public opinion
Venue: Seminar room 1
Chair:听Helge Drange
10.00听 Faleide
10.20听 Kazanci Altinok
10.40听 Tvinnereim
11.00听 Falck
11.20听 Vivi
11.40听 Hidle
9听May at 13鈥�15
2.1听 听Media/communication
Venue: Auditorium 4
Chair:听Solveig H. Lygren听
13.00听 Wormbs
13.20听 Andersen
13.40听 Bj忙rke
14.00听 Saltelli
14.20听 Mao
2.2听 听Youth/activism/future
Venue: Seminar room D听
Chair:听脴yvind Gjerstad
13.00听 Samofalova
13.20听 Vargas
13.40听 Haugestad
14.00听 Ducol
14.20听 Sekanina
2.3听 听Consumption
Venue: Seminar room E
Chair:听Dag Elgesem
13.00听 Bengtson
13.20听 Pinto
13.40听 Bostr枚m
14.00听 Helliesen
14.20听 Callmer
2.4听 听Emotions
Venue: Seminar room F听
Chair:听Johanna Gunn
13.00听 B枚hm
13.20听 Kazys
13.40听 Storelv
14.00听 Meijers
14.20听 M酶ller-Skau
14.40听 Gregersen
2.5听 听Communication/governance
Venue: Seminar room 1
Chair:听Emil Perron
13.00听 Nadeau
13.20听 Remme
13.40听 Vulpe
14.00听 Rosales
14.20听 Cort茅s-Zaborras
Streaming
Day 1 of the conference will be streamed.
Registration
Registration is now closed.
#ClimlifeBergen
Questions?
- If you have any queries, please contact: Emil Perron听
Visit Bergen during your stay听
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Hotel suggestions
- , H氓konsgaten 7
- , Nyg氓rdsgaten 31
Local caf茅s (suggestions)
- Godt Br酶d Christie Caf茅,听Mus茅plass 3
- Blom caf茅,听John Lunds plass 1
- Nobel Bopel,听Welhavens gate 64
- L酶vetann Caf茅 & Bistro,听Klosteret 16
- Spise Sammen cantine and caf茅,听Parkveien 1
- Nyg氓rdsparken caf茅,听Parkveien 28
- R氓varene Caf茅 & Bio Bistro,听Marken 9
Restaurants (suggestions)听
- Bien basar,听Vetrlidsallmenningen 2
- Pingvinen,听Vaskerelven 14
- Kaf茅 Spesial,听Christies gate 13听
- Frescohallen,听V氓gsallmenningen 1
- Bergen Brunsj,听Kaigaten 16
