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  • Conference
  • Lausanne

System Change, not Climate Change?!

A conference about the needs and means of change

Time

18:30 - 21:00

Venue

Université de Lausanne
Amphimax

The national inauguration of the Sustainability Weeks Switzerland 2019 is taking place in Lausanne this year. The reality of climate change is no longer to be underpinned! As Greta said in the forum of COP 24, it is now urgent to change the way our societies operate to ensure a future for all.

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During this conference, the various speakers will share their experience on the different steps necessary for change, from awareness to action. They will discuss the reasons for societal changes and how everyone can work towards them.

Speakers:

  • Prof. em. Dr. Jacques Dubochet, University of Lausanne, 2017 Chemistry Nobel Prize Laureate
  • Prof. Dr. Dominique Bourg, University of Lausanne, Geography and Sustainability
  • Dr. Payal Parekh, International climate campaigner and mobiliser
  • Joëlle Perreten, Student EPFL, Swiss Arctic Project

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