Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at CORE Oldenburg
| 6.00–7.00 pm | Public evening lecture (in German) - Claudia Kemfert (Leuphana University of Lüneburg and DIW Berlin)
- ‘Climate, People and Energy’
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Thursday, 8 October 2026 at the Lecture Theatre Centre (A14 – Lecture Theatre 1)
| 09:00–09:15 | Opening of the Climate Days |
| 09:15–10:45 | Scientific Symposium (Society and Law Cluster) - Christian Zuidema (RUG)
- ‘Energy transition in dense contested spaces: towards inclusivity and area-based thinking’
- Martha Roggenkamp (University of Groningen)
- ‘The North Sea as a source for energy transition’
- Jesse Hoffmann (Utrecht University)
- “Realigning energy transitions with the goals for a just and humane world”
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| 10.45–11.15 | Coffee break |
| 11.15–12.15 | Poster Session 1 |
| 12.15–1.15 pm | Lunch |
| 1.15–2.15 pm | Scientific Symposium (Clusters Policy and Digitalised Energy Systems) - Johan Lilliestam (FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg)
- “Modern Climate Policy: Transition and technology policy for net-zero emissions by 2050”
- Anke Weidlich (University of Freiburg)
- “Herculean coordination: Grid operations under high variable renewable penetration”
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| 14:15–15:15 | Poster Session 2 |
| 3.15–3.45 pm | Coffee break |
| 3.45–4.45 pm | Scientific Symposium (Technological Challenges Cluster) - Christina Papadimitriou (TU/e)
- ‘Orchestrating Citizen-Centred Energy Communities: Balancing Decarbonisation and Privacy’
- Sebastian Lehnhoff (University of Oldenburg)
- “Grid Stability Is Easy. Humans Are Hard. Trust and Opinion Dynamics in the Energy Transition”
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| 4.45–5.00 pm | Closing Remarks |
| From 6.30 pm | Film screening at cine k: “2040: We’re Saving the World!” |
Friday, 9 October 2026 (Lecture Theatre Centre A14 – Lecture Theatre 3)
| 8.00 am–1.00 pm | Transfer Formats: Science Policy Dialogue / TEN.efzn (for invited guests) |