12: Towards a Sustainable Global Carbon Loop
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Hauptschule
Seminar
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in englischer SpracheThe global carbon loop is strongly defined by natural as well as anthropogenic CO2-sources and sinks. The natural drivers of the C-cycle are linked to minute changes in climate, resulting in feedback effects. All human activities affect climate either directly or indirectly. We will look into the past and discuss to what extent climate affected the rise and fall of civilizations and how ancient societies were able to close their own carbon loops. The seminar explores future options for action: from climate-smart agriculture to geoengineering, hopefully discovering the most promising ways to address climate change for our civilization.
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Univ.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Robert JANDL
University Docent, Climate Impact Research Coordination, Austrian Research Center for Forests, Vienna
| 1986-1992 | Research Assistant, BOKU University, Vienna |
| 1992-2016 | Senior Researcher, Directorate Staff, Research Coordinator, Austrian Forest Research Center, Vienna, Austria |
| 1993-1994 | Research Associate, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon |
| 2005 | Fulbright Scholar, Colorado State University, Ft Collins, Colorado |
| 2010 | Fulbright Scholar, Color State University, Ft Collins, Colorado |
Dr.phil. Sophie ZECHMEISTER-BOLTENSTERN
Professor, Head Institute of Soil Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
| 1983-1989 | Doctoral thesis in Biology, Institute of Plant Physiology, University of Vienna |
| 1986-1990 | Junior Scientist, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna |
| 1990-1991 | Assistant Professor, Institute of Plant Physiology, University of Vienna |
| 1991-1995 | Junior Scientist, Institute for Soil Management, BMLFUW Vienna |
| 1993-1994 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Soil Science Department SAC / University of Edinburgh, U.K. |
| 1995-2004 | Senior Scientist, Austrian Research Center for Forests, Vienna |
| 2004-2011 | Head of Soil Biology, Austrian Research Center for Forests, Vienna |
| since 2011 | Professor, Soil Science/Soil Microbiolgy, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna |
