Honored to speak! And excited that journalism and science communication had a seat at the table at #overshootconference at IIASA
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📰 Your evening read on the IIASA #OvershootConference: @carlschleussner.bsky.social tells @carbonbrief.org that the scientific community is only just “beginning to appreciate” the need to understand & quantify how different overshoot pathways affect adaptation. www.carbonbrief.org/overshoot-ex...
At last week’s #OvershootConference at IIASA, Journalist in Residence, Lisa Palmer, along with science communicators Katharine Mansell, Holly Simpkin, and Marina Menga were tasked with gaining a better understanding of the narratives that can put the science into dialogue with a range of audiences.
🎬 And that’s a wrap on the #OvershootConference!
A huge thank you to our Scientific Steering Committee, Organizing Committee, and every single speaker and participant whose insights, questions, and collaboration made this event such a success.
🧵 As the #OvershootConference drew to a close today, the final plenary offered a space to step back and reflect across themes. What stood out was both the urgency and interconnectedness of the challenges we face when confronting climate overshoot:
On Thursday, the #OvershootConference turned to an urgent theme in the climate debate: Loss and Damage. Chaired by Elisa Calliari & Sindra Sharma, the session explored justice, finance, insurance, livelihoods, and adaptation in the context of climate overshoot.
Key takeaways in the thread below:
🎭 Science met art at the #OvershootConference today through various science-art performances. Gloria Benedikt's performative lecture, and works by the et art. collective, Mehrta Shirzadian, Lea Aigner, and Rosalie Arendt, brought new perspectives to the overshoot challenge
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Today’s poster and networking market at the #OvershootConference brought together an incredible range of research, bold ideas, and diverse voices. Participants explored posters, exchanged insights, and had conversations that will carry forward into future collaborations.
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Day 2 of the #OvershootConference started with a report back & reflection session followed by plenaries, panels, and parallel sessions exploring critical questions around the core conference themes.
Stay tuned for highlights, quotes, and snapshots!
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🎤 Dr. Jimmy Fletcher, Former Minister of Saint Lucia and Founder of the Caribbean Climate Justice Project, delivered powerful remarks during a social dinner at the close of Day 1 of the #OvershootConference: “Overshoot might be a phase but never a future we accept.”
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🌍 The first international #OvershootConference kicked off at IIASA today with an inspiring plenary session that set the tone for an important week of dialogue on pathways beyond overshoot.