Speed talk summary 30 September

Centre master’s student Aaron Tuckey started off this week’s talks with a funny and thoughtful poem about vegans. Lisen Schultz and Cecilia Linder presented a work environment survey by SU which will be launched 14 October. The survey aims to to gauge staff’s perception of our work environment, socially and organisationally (not physically). They are looking for honest answers, so make sure you fill it in! For more questions contact Cecilia Linder cecilia.linder@su.se Jacob Hileman presented a new paper on brokerage in environmental governance networks, co-written with Örjan Bodin. Who are playing the role as the broker between different parties? Clue: it’s complicated. Ricarda Winkelmann & Jonathan Donges from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Research presented their PIK FutureLab on Earth Resilience in the Anthropocene, particularly looking at tipping points and the possibilities to design an Earth Resilience Index. Contact Jonathan F. Donges donges@pik-potsdam.de and ricardaw@pik-potsdam.de for more details. Owen Gaffney reported back from the UN Climate Action Summit and the launch of several initiatives/reports such as the Exponential Roadmap https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2019-09-19-solutions-that-could-rapidly-cut-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html , “United in Science” and the “Planetary Emergency Plan”. Contact Owen Gaffney (owen.gaffney@su.se) Garry Peterson provided an update on the Seeds of the Good Anthropocene project, with new papers and a better website. For more info, contact Garry Peterson (garry.peterson@su.se) and check out the website https://goodanthropocenes.net/ Jennifer Hinton reported back from the work done by the Transition Town movement, specifically the Swedish branch and its recent conference in Umeå. Conctact Jennifer Hinton jennifer.hinton@su.se for more details. Or go to the website https://transitionnetwork.org/ Announcements etc: Tomorrow, Tuesday 1 October the seminar on ten years of Planetary Boundaries will take place at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It will be a full-day event with presentations, discussions and music. Worth going! More info: louise@albaeco.com We introduced a new segment to our Speed talks: 11 not so random questions to a PhD student. David Fagerlind david.fagerlind@su.se was first out. Turns out he has no idea what to do if he was given 50 million SEK. Besides having a breakdown, obviously.