European Alliance of Academies
Café Climate Paris
The initiative “Café Climate” aims to promote dialogue on the climate crisis across Europe. In an informal atmosphere, experts, artists and the public sit down at tables like in a café to discuss the impact of the climate crisis on daily life, democracy, art and culture. The discussions at Café Climate Paris will be held in German, English and French. A collaboration between Maison Heinrich Heine, Fondation Suisse, the European Alliance of Academies and Akademie der Künste.
Café Climate is an initiative of the Climate Group of the European Alliance of Academies and creates a space for open dialogue on the impact of the climate crisis on everyday life, democracy, art and culture. In a relaxed café atmosphere, international experts, artists and the audience discuss various topics together at different tables, this time with, among others:
- Matteo Barsuglia (astrophysicist): Climate change and visions of the future from a scientific perspective
- Lucie Taïeb (writer): Climate and Ecological issues in literature
- Kirsten Reese (composer & sound artist): Climate and art in university teaching
- J. Emil Sennewald (philosopher) & Liesbeth Bik (visual artist): The role of imagination in the climate discourse
- Claire Dehove (artiste diplomate): Diplomacy for the rights of the natural commons
- Pauline Durand-Vialle (CEO of FERA): ‘Green Filming’ - Sustainability in film production
The event will be organised and moderated by Cécile Wajsbrot, Iris ter Schiphorst, Jovana Popic, Petja Ivanova, Liesbeth Bik and Daniel Hauser - artists from Europe who are involved in a climate working group within the European Alliance of Academies.
Talks will be held in German, English and French. The event is free of charge.
Please register in advance on the website: https://www.maison-heinrich-heine.org/culture/2025/6-juin/cafe-climat-paris
Registration is not obligatory.
An event in collaboration with Akademie der Künste, Maison Heinrich Heine, Fondation Suisse, and the European Alliance of Academies.