[Astronomy seminar] [alla at astro.su.se] Astronomy seminar via zoom, 15 January 10:30: Matthias Samland

[Astronomy seminar announcements]

Dear All,

Here is a reminder for tomorrow’s seminar by Matthias.

We got several requests to record tomorrow’s seminar talk,
some people won’t be able to attend but they are interested in this topic.

So we will try to record the talk, but not the Q&A part.
The recorded video won’t be released public, and only shared with individual who expressed an interest in the topic but couldn't join to listen to the talk directly.

You could set your name anonymous when join the Zoom if you like. :)

Best wishes,
Matthias & Janet




On 11 Jan 2021, at 12:11, Janet Ting-Wan Chen <janet.chen at astro.su.se<mailto:janet.chen at astro.su.se>> wrote:

Dear all,

Happy New Year!

On Friday January 15 at 10:30 we will have the next Astronomy Seminar, remotely via zoom.

Our speaker is Matthias Samland from the Stockholm University.

Title: Astronomy's above average contribution to global heating. An astronomical institute's CO2 footprint.

Abstract: With weather and climate extremes increasing both in frequency and intensity each year, it is becoming increasingly apparent to the population at large that prediction’s from climate scientists are not depicting a far future, but are already under way and accelerating. The Paris Climate Agreement to limit global heating to under 1.5°C (an acceptable level of “doom”: e.g., at least only ~95% of corrals reefs will die and not all of them) was decided 5 years ago. This goal requires for society to quickly transition away from producing greenhouse gas emissions in all areas of life, including, of course, research.
I’ve been involved in the the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy’s (MPIA) Sustainability Group over the last years before coming to Stockholm and we have looked in detail at the carbon footprint of astronomy, viewed at the level of one astronomical institute. Understanding the distribution of CO2 impacts of different activities commonly undertaken by researchers (flying, computing, infrastructure, telescope operation) has to be the evidence basis for actually achieving carbon neutrality in time to prevent catastrophic levels of warming in the climate system. Climate change in turn has a catastrophic impact on astronomy itself as evidences by, for example, increasigly worse conditions at previously optimal observation sites.
This assessment has to be repeated yearly and combined with an actual path of emission reductions and a concrete plan to achieve said goals. Knowing the CO2 footprint of an institute is only the first step towards this goal, but incredibly important. In this talk I will walk you through the example of what we are, and have been, doing at MPIA, but many of the same conclusions will be applicable to institute’s world-wide. These activities have been put into motion by students and staff and are proof that involvement in this topic can lead to real change. As such this talk is intended to spark a discussion and also be a discussion.

https://www.albanova.se/event/matthias_samland/


We will have the colloquium using zoom. You will find the invitation at the end of this email.

Some guidelines:

1) Join the session with your microphone muted.

2) When you have a question, press the “raise hand button” and wait till you are asked to ask your question.

3) The session will be online from 10:20, please join at least a few minutes early as we would like to start 10:30 sharp.

We hope to see all of you there!

Matthias & Janet

Upcoming events:
22/01: Steve Schulze (SU)
29/01: no speaker yet
05/02: Natasha Jeffrey (Northumbria University, UK)
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Janet Ting-Wan Chen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Astronomy Seminar Matthias Samland
Time: Jan 15, 2021 10:30 AM Stockholm

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