The UN Climate Change Conference 2021, known as COP26, takes place in Glasgow from 1st to 12th November 2021. To coincide with this occasion, on 03 November SGSSS will present inspiring examples of doctoral research that showcase some of the ways in which social science can bring new perspectives to meeting the diverse challenges of the climate crisis. An expert panel will discuss the presentations and talk about the ways in which the social sciences can contribute to our understandings of one of the most urgent human-driven global challenges. Throughout the event dedicated posters will be available to view on a digital board. Participants will be able to contribute their questions through a dynamic written Q&A tool to engage with the presenters and guests of this event.

Please see the event outline below.

Shaping the Future: Rising to the Challenge of the Climate Crisis
Wednesday 03 November, 15:15 – 17:00

Opening

Simon Shackley, Lecturer in Climate Change, School of GeoScience

 Session 1: Presentations

Chaired by Andrew Manches, SGSSS Associate Director Interdisciplinarity,
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Education, Community and Society

• School Mathematics and Global Citizenship – Only Connect
  Corinne Angier, University of Stirling
• Creating well-designed and sustainable places in Scotland: What does it take?
  Robert Richardson, University of Glasgow

Q&A

Comfort Break

 Session 2: Presentations

Chaired by Andrew Manches, SGSSS Associate Director Interdisciplinarity,
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Education, Community and Society

• Learning to transition: Proposals from an Italian renewable energy community
  Lorenzo Sapochetti, University of St Andrews
• ‘The rains are unpredictable these days’: ecological grief over water in Southern Malawi
  Dave Namusanya, Abertay University

Q&A

Experts discussion

Chaired by Andrew Manches, SGSSS Associate Director Interdisciplinarity,
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Education, Community and Society

• Deirde Shaw, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Research, University of Glasgow
• Iain Docherty, Dean for the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Stirling
• Simon Shackley, Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Edinburgh
• Rehema White, Academic in Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews

 Conclusions

Andrew Manches, SGSSS Associate Director Interdisciplinarity,
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Education, Community and Society

Posters

• Bedtime Eco-Stories – Exploring how children’s fiction has the potential to mitigate eco-anxiety and promote climate disaster resilience
  Joana Esteves Craveiro de Oliveira, University of Edinburgh
• Water use in Scotland: Hidden threats to a commodity taken for granted
  Maria Clemens, University of Strathclyde
• Digitalising Sustainable Clothing Consumption
  Nikoleta Atanasova, University of Glasgow
• Global Restorative Climate Justice and Deglaciating Environments
  Tanya Jones, University of Dundee
• Using Language to Promote Sustainable Food Choices
  Tess Davis, University of Glasgow