Oldenburg Climate Days 2026

07.-09.10.2026: "Climate, people and energy"

After the Climate Days 2024 discussed the oceans and their role for climate and society, this year's Climate Days are focussing on socio-technical energy transitions from an interdisciplinary perspective under the title "Climate, People and Energy". As with the previous Climate Days, this year's programme is also diverse and aims to promote dialogue between science, industry and society and provide insights into current and future perspectives on energy transitions.

The following programme items await you at the Oldenburg Climate Days 2026:

Wednesday, 07 October 2026, from 6 pm at Core Oldenburg:

• A public evening lecture by Prof. Dr Claudia Kemfert (Leuphana University Lüneburg and DIW Berlin). This programme item is aimed in particular at the interested Oldenburg public. The lecture will be held in German.

Thursday, 08 October 2026, 09-17 in lecture hall 1 (A14):

• An English-language scientific symposium with a total of 7 lectures by renowned scientists along the main topics digitalised energy systems, policy, society and law and technological challenges of future energy systems.
• A poster session on research in the field of energy transitions.
  • All energy researchers from Oldenburg, Bremen, Groningen and beyond are cordially invited to participate in the poster session and discuss their work (information on registration will follow).
• Findings and contents of this day will be visualised using graphic recording.

Friday, 09 October 2026, 09-13 h in lecture hall 3 (A14):

• A programme dedicated to transfer and a science-policy dialogue between local decision-makers* and students.

Further information can be found in the flyer here.

Further information on registration and the programme will follow.

Registration is free of charge.

The Oldenburg Climate Days take place every two years and have a different "Climate, People, X" theme each year. In 2026, the "X" is energy.