Climate Change: Ethics, Social Dimensions and Communication

Climate change is not just an environmental issue, but a social issue as well. Every strategy put in place to address the climate crisis has repercussions on people and communities. Decisions related to climate change therefore need to balance economic growth, environmental preservation, and social justice. An effective delivery of authoritative and scientific information about the climate crisis and its possible solutions is of paramount importance to make informed decision both on a community and individual level.

This seminar, organized in the framework of the 2nd level specializing Master in Climate Change: adaptation and mitigation solutions of Politecnico di Torino, aims to:

• address the global patterns of inequality intertwined to climate change and explore its moral dimensions on a community level.
• provide tools and skills on how to educate and mobilize different audiences to take action and confront the climate crisis.

Renowned speakers and leading communication professionals will provide the audience with insights on the underlying causes of social vulnerability, human behaviour, and public engagement.


PROGRAMME

Monday, May 15^th 2023, 2.30pm – 5.30pm
CLIMATE CHANGE: ETHICS AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS (in English)
Webinar online (the link will be sent by email to those who will register through the form available at the bottom of this page)

Chair: Marco Piras, Director of the Master in Climate Change, Politecnico di Torino.
Speakers:

• Alvise Mattozzi, sociologist, Politecnico di Torino - THESEUS - Center on Technology, Society and Humanity
• Fausto Corvino, University of Gothenburg (Sweden)
• Vera Tripodi, Politecnico di Torino - THESEUS - Center on Technology, Society and Humanity
• Emilio Lebrè La Rovere, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Environmental Sciences Laboratory and Center for Integrated Studies on Climate Change and the Environment
• Paul Lachapelle, Department of Political Science, Montana State University, USA

Tuesday May 16^th 2023, 9.00 am - 12.15 pm
CLIMATE CHANGE: COMMUNICATION (in English)
Politecnico di Torino, Energy Center (Auditorium), Via Paolo Borsellino, 38 Torino

Chair: Marco Piras, Director of the Master in Climate Change, Politecnico di Torino.
Speakers:

• Mariagrazia Villa, Professor of Media Ethics and Deontology of Communication – Salesian University Institute of Venice and Verona
• Marco Merola, journalist and founder of Adaptation.it
• Irene Ronga, BraIn Plasticity and behavior changes (BIP) Research group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin
• Giuseppe Tipaldo, University of Turin - THESEUS, Politecnico di Torino
• Vincenzo Guarnieri, Biochemist and Art-Science Designer
• Edoardo Fulio Bragoni, External Relations Manager - Lavazza

At 12.15 pm a PRESS CONFERENCE will follow (in Italian), for the launch of the Special episode "Politecnico di Torino" of the Webdoc ADAPTATION, an exemple of constructive journalism focusing on climate change adaptation strategies. The protagonists of this episode are the researchers of the Department of Environmental, Land and Infrastructure Engineering of Politecnico di Torino.

A refreshment will be offered to participants at the end of the event.

The event is promoted in the framework of “Settimane della Scienza” and the Sustainable Development Festival 2023.