"Who owns the future? Conflicts over property in the climate crisis"

Whether it's the energy transition, mobility or agriculture – the ecological crisis demands a new debate about ownership, participation and responsibility. Conflicts are coming to light: Who benefits from the changes, who bears their social and ecological costs, and who decides on scarce resources? The question of sustainable production and economic practices that move away from short-term profit logic is more urgent than ever. At the same time, political forces that deny any need for action and often even deny climate change are gaining strength worldwide. Climate summits are ending without results.

The questions posed by the research projects in the Collaborative Research Centre are wide-ranging, both in terms of content and region. They range from "Who owns the wind turbine, who owns the land?" and "Who pays for our hydrogen?" to "Who owns nature, who owns the seabed, who owns the atmosphere?" and "Is sharing ecological and does it change ownership structures?". The scientists also ask: "Why is green capitalism failing?" and "Green boom in China – what does this mean for "our" socio-ecological transformation?".

Joining us at the “Volksbad” on this evening are: Klaus Dörre, Silke van Dyk, Lena Ebersbach, Matthias Groß, Petra Gümplová, Philipp Köncke, Steffen Liebig, Jörg Oberthür, Hartmut Rosa, Stefan Schmalz, Marco Sonnberger, Anne Tittor, Tilo Wesche and Verena Wolf. Following the table discussions with the scientists, there will be a panel discussion with Sophie Lampl, Managing Director of Greenpeace, and Hans-Jürgen Urban, Member of the Executive Board of “IG Metall”, on where there is room for manoeuvre for socio-ecological policy in the current situation and what this has to do with property relations.