Programme, Talks & Conference Proceedings

Due to the particular challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Klimatag 2021 took place online from 12 to 13 April 2021. The motto of the conference this time was "Clash of Cultures? Climate Research Meets Industry!".

Monday, 12 April 2021 - Programme Details

08:30 – 09:00     Log In and Arrival

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The Zoom link for participation will be sent to you the day before the conference upon successful registration. There will be one Zoom link for the entire conference; only for the ACRP Poster Sessions will separate Zoom links be sent out due to their parallel scheduling.

• Please use the latest version of Zoom for your participation. We kindly ask you to install it in advance.
• For a smooth experience, please log in 30 minutes before your first programme item using the Zoom link. https://zoom.us/download
• Please log in with: First Name Last Name (Institution). If you log in with your saved name, you can rename yourself by clicking on the three dots next to your name.
• Please test your camera and microphone in advance – a headset (Bluetooth or wired) is often the better choice.

09:00 – 10:40     Opening and Welcome by Co-organisers and Funding Bodies, followed by Keynote and Discussion Forum I Moderation: Katrin Brugger and Elisabeth Worliczek (both CCCA)

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Welcome by

• Peter Moser - Vice-Rector for Infrastructure and International Relations at Montanuniversität Leoben
• Ingmar Höbarth - Managing Director of the Climate and Energy Fund
• Ursula Lackner - Regional Councillor, State of Styria
• Helmut Hojesky - Head of Division VII/1-Climate Policy Coordination at the BMK
• Karolina Begusch-Pfefferkorn - Division V/4b-Environmental and Earth System Sciences incl. climate research, BMBWF
• Helga Kromp-Kolb - CCCA Chair

Keynote followed by a discussion forum on the topic "Clash of Cultures? Climate Research Meets Industry!":

Keynote Input

• Lukas Meyer - Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Practical Philosophy unit at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Graz; CCCA Board Member
  Topic: Industry and Ethics

Project Inputs from Industry and Business

• Thomas Bürgler - voestalpine, Head of R & D Pig Iron and CEO of K1-MET GmbH at voestalpine Stahl GmbH
  Title: Hydrogen in Steel Production
• K. Christian Schuster - Lenzing, Priv.-Doz. - Senior Sustainability Expert - Corporate Sustainability
  Title: Science Based Targets in the Lenzing Group – on the Path to Implementation
• Stefan Moidl - IG Windkraft, Managing Director
  Title: Climate-neutral Austria – what can wind power and renewables contribute?

Keynote Input

• Sigrid Stagl - Founder of the Institute for Ecological Economics and Head of the Department of Socioeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business
  Topic: What economic framework conditions are needed for a climate-friendly industry?

Discussion Forum to follow

10:30 – 11:30     Students' Workshop in cooperation with Klimabündnis Steiermark (closed session)

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Students from HAK Judenburg will be taking part in this year's student programme. First, the students will follow the opening of the 21st Klimatag live, including the keynotes. This will be followed by a virtual climate quiz for the students, run in cooperation with Klimabündnis Steiermark. The quiz gives students the chance to test their existing knowledge of climate change and to discuss the key themes from the Klimatag opening and keynotes.

10:40 – 11:00     Coffee Break & Speed Dating

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After your screen-free time during the coffee break, take the opportunity to meet other conference participants in Zoom Breakout Rooms. Following a 10-minute screen break, there'll be 10 minutes for networking in small groups.

11:00 – 12:15     Scientific Session I "Cities & Municipalities" & Early Career Award Ceremony 2020 I Moderation: Katharina Gugerell (MUL, Programme Committee)

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The session consists of 4 selected talks on current climate research incl. discussion within the Zoom conference. In addition, the audio poster presentations listed below are assigned to this session. We're using Miro as a discussion and feedback platform for the posters. Please set up a free Miro account for this purpose.

Talks

• Bradley Matthews (Umweltbundesamt) - CarboWien: Feasibility study for measurements of CO2 emissions in the city of Vienna, V01
• Roman Maier (TU Graz) - The Graz Monitoring Network – measuring more accurately together, V02
• Sandro Oswald (ZAMG) - Urban climate modelling and improved land use classification for climate change adaptation: a case study for the city of Klagenfurt, CCCA Early Career Award 2020, V03
• Wolfgang Lexer (Umweltbundesamt) - Climate change adaptation in small Austrian municipalities: success factors, barriers and recommendations, V04

Associated Posters

• Elisabeth Füssl (FACTUM) - KlimaEntLaster, P01
• Wolfgang Sulzer (Uni Graz) - The thermal behaviour of Graz's Gründerzeit-era inner courtyards, P02
• Katharina Toth (BOKU)  - Climate Games in the City of Vienna, P03
• Markus Ellersdorfer (MUL) - Development of a sustainable cultivation system for food production in metropolitan regions, P05
• Annina Thaller (Uni Graz) - The road towards sustainable mobility: Disruptive potential of urban transport policies, P06
• Mira Kirchner (MK Landschaftsarchitektur) - Education for climate adaptation: urban climate impacts on biodiversity and challenges for green infrastructure, P07
• Matthias Ratheiser (Weatherpark GmbH) - Raising awareness among planners for the climate-resilient city of tomorrow, P08
• Thomas Weninger (BAW) - Thriving urban trees in the sponge city – adapting the Stockholm system for the Austrian climate and monitoring to analyse effectiveness, P09
• Johannes Müller (AIT) - Ecological and traffic-related impacts of zone-based, electric, autonomous shared vehicles (SAEVs): results of a traffic simulation for Vienna, P10

Note: Poster number P04 has not been assigned, as the contribution was withdrawn prior to the Klimatag.

11:00 – 13:15     ACRP Poster Session 1 I Moderation: Biljana Spasojevic (Kommunalkredit Public Consulting GmbH) I Quality assurance: ACRP Steering Committee

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The ACRP Poster Sessions are where the quality assurance process for the Austrian Climate Research Programme for 2021 takes place. Each session features 8 selected ACRP projects presenting to the ACRP Steering Committee. To give the posters a presence outside of the ACRP Poster Session, participants also had the option of creating an audio poster presentation. We're also using Miro as a discussion and feedback platform for these contributions. Please set up a free Miro account for this purpose.

• Veronika Kulmer (JR) - Fair and effective carbon pricing for Austria: insights from model comparison (FARECarbon), ACRP21_01
• Claudia Kettner-Marx (WIFO) - A Social, Technological and economic evaluation of Austria's Renewable electricity Transformation 2030 (START2030), ACRP21_02
• Stefanie Peer (WU Wien) - Participatory Value Evaluation: a novel assessment process for transport policies aiming at climate change mitigation (aPPRAISE), ACRP21_03
• Lena Schaller (BOKU) - Governance options and management approaches for climate-friendly management of peatland areas in Austria (PeatGov-Austria), ACRP21_04
• Lukas Clementschitsch (bauXund) - New Options for Resilient Measures for human health and well-being in the construction industry under climate change in Austria (NORM), ACRP21_05
• Iris Kral (BOKU)  - Potential analysis of AgriVoltaics in Austria in the context of climate change – with special respect to environmental, economic and social aspects (PA³C³), ACRP21_06
• Barbara Truger (TU Graz) - ParisBuildings, ACRP21_07
• Ernest Aigner (WU Wien) - Structures for a climate-friendly life (SR-CL), ACRP21_08

12:15 – 13:45     Lunch Break

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Give yourself this screen-free time and use the break to have some lunch and rest your eyes.

13:45 – 15:15     Scientific Session II "Impact & Observation" & Presentation of the Climate Status Report 2020 I Moderation: Marc Olefs (ZAMG, Programme Committee)

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The session consists of 4 selected talks on current climate research incl. discussion within the Zoom conference. In addition, the Climate Status Report 2020 will be presented in this session. The audio poster presentations listed below are also assigned to this session. We're using Miro as a discussion and feedback platform for the posters. Please create a free Miro account for this purpose.

Presentation Climate Status Report 2020 I Presenter: Herbert Formayer (BOKU, scientific project leader of the KSB)

Talks

• Veronika Kulmer (JR) - How climate change impacts alter global trade of resources: gains and losses of EU28, V05
• Andreas Schaumberger (HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein) - ClimGrass: Multi-factorial field experiment investigating the effects of climate change on grassland, V06
• Ingo Hartmeyer (Georesearch) - Glacier retreat intensifies rockfall activity – results from a six-year rock face monitoring study at the Kitzsteinhorn, V07
• Liisa Andersen (BOKU) - Natural Environments and Their Effects on Immune Functioning: A Systematic Review of the Potential of Nature Exposure for Immunological Health and Disease Regulation, V08

Associated Posters

• Barbara Chimani (ZAMG) - Long-term precipitation dataset for the Alps (LAPrec), P11
• Sylvia Blümel (AGES) - Case-study on the influence of weather parameter on the first seasonal occurrence of grape berry moth (Eupoecilia ambiguella, Lobesia botrana) based on monitoring data from Austria, P12
• Thomas Weninger (BAW) - Wind erosion in the Pannonian region – risk assessment and evaluation of countermeasures, P13
• Veronika Forstner (Uni Graz) - Comparison of two grassland management intensities with regard to soil water and nutrient balances in the inner-Alpine mountain region, P14
• Wolfgang Schöner (Uni Graz) - Modelling past and future runoff and sediment loads in Alpine catchments using the Schöttlbach (Styria) as an example, P15
• Theresa Schellander-Gorgas (ZAMG) - Empirical-statistical downscaling with EPISODES for the Alpine region, P16
• Harald Rieder (BOKU)  - Impact of the Covid-19 shutdown in spring 2020 on air quality in Austria, P17
• Cecilie Foldal (BFW) - Special Report on Land Use, Land Management and Climate Change, P18

15:15 – 15:45     Coffee Break & Networking

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After your screen-free time during the coffee break, feel free to use the opportunity to catch up on the day's proceedings with colleagues in Zoom Breakout Rooms. Following a 15-minute break, there'll be 15 minutes for networking in small groups.

15:45 – 17:00     Scientific Session III "Mitigation" I Moderation: Herbert Formayer (BOKU, Programme Committee)

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The session consists of 4 selected talks on current climate research incl. discussion within the Zoom conference. The audio poster presentations listed below are also assigned to this session. We're using Miro as a discussion and feedback platform for the posters. Please create a free Miro account for this purpose.

Talks

• Dominika Glogowski (artEC/Oindustry) - Climate in resource extraction: art as a socio-ecological communication platform?, V09
• Anna Eisner (JR) - The impacts of carbon taxation on household energy consumption, welfare and inequality in Austria, V10
• Bernhard Windsperger (IIÖ) - What effects can a change in industrial production structures in Austria have for global climate protection?, V11
• Markus Schweighart (Uni Graz) - (M)eat, fly, drive. CO2-relevant environmental behaviour in survey research., V12

Associated Posters

• Martin Schlatzer (BOKU) - Climate-friendly, organic, healthy and affordable – is that possible?, P19
• Gerhard Soja (AIT) - Biochar as „negative emission technology" and as contribution to achieve the "4 per mille" objective in Austria, P20
• Karl Friedrich (MUL) - The contribution of waste management to climate protection based on research projects at the Montanuniversität Leoben, P21
• Michalis Tzatzanis (FFG) - Climate research in the upcoming EU research framework programme 'Horizon Europe', P23
• Christian Fritz (HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein) - Assessment of agricultural greenhouse gas mitigation measures, P25
• Jakob Mayer (Uni Graz) - Is carbon pricing always regressive? Insights from a recursive-dynamic CGE analysis with heterogeneous households for Austria, P26
• Cecilie Foldal (BFW) - Land use changes and their consequences for carbon storage in soils, P27
• Lukas Höber (MUL) - CO2-optimised recovery of valuable metals from precipitation residues in the zinc industry, P28
• Lisa Diamond (AIT) - Collective Engagement Lessons: What the COVID-19 Response Can Teach Us About Engaging the Public to Take Climate Action, P29
• Jonas Berger (Uni Graz) - Measuring climate change knowledge and climate-relevant behaviour: can greater knowledge lead to more climate-friendly behaviour?, P30
• Stefan Kirchweger (STUDIA) - Livestock farming at the intersection of climate and value creation, P31

Note: Poster numbers P22 and P24 have not been assigned, as the contributions were withdrawn ahead of the Klimatag.

17:00 – 19:30     Evening Event: Virtual Reception in Cooperation with UniNEtZ

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We'll take you straight to the virtual foyer after the last talk. There you can see who's already there or on their way. Then treat yourself to a screen break at your personal buffet (= your own kitchen), and fill up your glass and plate! Come back at 17:30 for the official virtual reception and experience the "Spirit of UniNEtZ"!

17:30 - Gathering in the shared Zoom room and the dedicated Miro board for the reception

• Welcome and technical introduction - Ingeborg Schwarzl (CCCA), Moderation
• UniNEtZ, the Agenda 2030 and CCCA's sponsorship of SDG 13 - Harald Rieder (BOKU, CCCA Board)
• Snow- and ice-free railway switches - Jochen Holzfeind (voestalpine, Metal Engineering)
• Interaction "Climate and other SDGs"
  • Circular economy as a step against climate change - Patrick Trummer (Montanuniversität Leoben – RIC)
  • Climate, a question of poverty and inequality - Meike Bukowski (University of Salzburg)
  • What do climate protection and bioeconomy have to do with SDG 15 "Life on Land"? - Sophia-Marie Horvath (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna)
  • Cities and municipalities as key actors in climate protection - Antonija Wieser (Graz University of Technology)
  • Climate change and working hours (reduction) - Fritz Hinterberger (University of Applied Arts and SERI)
• Interaction "Climate and Art"-  Ulrike Payerhofer and Christian Ruschitzka (University of Applied Arts)

From approx. 18:00 - relaxed networking at the virtual standing tables in Zoom and Miro

07:30 – 09:00     Logging in and Getting Started

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The Zoom link for participation will be sent to you upon successful registration on the day before the conference. There will be one Zoom link for the entire conference; only for the ACRP poster sessions will separate Zoom links be sent out due to their parallel scheduling.

• Please make sure you're using the latest version of Zoom for your participation. We'd ask you to install it in advance.
• For a smooth experience, please log in via the Zoom link 30 minutes before your first programme item.
• Please log in with: First name Last name (Institution). If you log in with your saved name, you can rename yourself by clicking on the dots next to your name.
• Please test your camera and microphone in advance – a headset (Bluetooth or wired) is often the better option.

08:00 – 10:15     ACRP Poster Session 2 I Moderation: Biljana Spasojevic (Kommunalkredit Public Consulting GmbH) I Quality assurance: ACRP Steering Committee

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The ACRP poster sessions are where the quality assurance process for the Austrian Climate Research Programme for 2021 takes place. Eight selected ACRP projects each present to the ACRP Steering Committee. To give the posters a presence beyond the ACRP poster sessions, an optional audio poster presentation could also be created. We're also using Miro as a discussion and feedback platform for these contributions. Please set up a free Miro account for this purpose.

• Josef Eitzinger (BOKU) - Tailored AGROmeteorological FORECAST for improving resilience and sustainability of Austrian farming systems under changing climate (AGROFORECAST), ACRP21_09
• Claudine Egger (BOKU) - Impacts of climate change and socio-economic framework conditions on land use and ecosystem services in two Austrian regions (CHESS), ACRP21_10
• Franziska Schöniger (TUWien) - Securing Austria's Electricity Supply in times of Climate Change (SECURES), ACRP21_11
• Thomas Weninger (BAW) - Wind erosion in the Pannonian region: A major threat to arable soils under current and future climate conditions? (EROWIN), ACRP21_12
• Nicole Ritzhaupt (Uni Graz) - Supporting climate service Providers by distilling infoRmation about future precIpitation exTremes (SPIRIT), ACRP21_13
• Heide Spiegel (AGES) - Carbon storage in Austrian soils – possibilities, limitations, and management strategies (CASAS), ACRP21_14
• Roland Kaitna (BOKU) - The influence of geomorphology on the triggering of debris flows (Deucalion III), ACRP21_15
• Susanne Hanger-Kopp (IIASA) - Climate change induced water stress – participatory modeling to identify risks and opportunities in Austrian regions (WaterStressAT), ACRP21_16

09:00 – 10:15     Scientific Session IV "Energy" & Early Career Researcher Award Ceremony 2021 I Moderation: Alexander Passer (TU Graz, CCCA Board, Programme Committee)

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The session consists of 4 selected talks on current climate research incl. discussion within the Zoom conference. In addition, the audio poster presentations listed below are assigned to this session. We're using Miro as a discussion and feedback platform for the posters. Please set up a free Miro account for this purpose.

Talks

• Eva Gerold (MUL) - Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Lithium from Lithium-Ion Batteries, V13
• Katrin Salbrechter (MUL) - Renewable Gasfield – a Methanation Demo Plant, V14
• Stefan Giljum (WU Wien) - Developing a multi-regional energy input-output model to calculate robust energy footprint indicators, V15
• Christoph Sejkora (MUL) - Spatially Resolved Comparison of Exergy Consumption and Technical Renewable Exergy Potential in Austria, CCCA Early Career Researcher Award 2021, V16

Associated Posters

• Lukas Stemper (MUL) - Crossover Alloys – Innovative Aluminium Materials for Sustainable Lightweight Construction, P32
• Boris Jammernegg (MUL) - The Influence of Microbial Growth on the Hydraulic Properties of Porous Gas Reservoirs, P33
• Gernot Oreski (PCCL) - Sustainable Photovoltaics, P34
• Paul Binderbauer (MUL) - NEFI – Austrian Industry and Technology Developers Take on the Energy Transition, P35
• Elisabeth Lachner (MUL) - Decarbonisation of the Energy Sector in Austria: A Scientific Perspective, P36
• Lisa Diamond (AIT) - Energy Management and Automated Demand-Response Services: End-User Interest and Requirements, P37
• Werner Sitte (MUL) - Development of a stationary electricity storage system via high temperature co-electrolysis and catalytic methanation, P38

10:15 – 10:45     Coffee Break and Networking

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After some screen-free time during the coffee break, take the opportunity to recap the conference proceedings with colleagues in Zoom Breakout Rooms. Following a 15-minute break, there'll be 15 minutes for networking in small groups.

10:45 – 12:15     Scientific Session V "Adaptation", Poster Award Ceremony & Closing I Moderation: Anke Schaffartzik (BOKU, Programme Committee)

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The session consists of 4 selected talks on current climate research incl. discussion within the Zoom conference. In addition, the audio poster presentations listed below are assigned to this session. We're using Miro as a discussion and feedback platform for the posters. Please set up a free Miro account for this purpose.

Talks

• Karin Weber (BOKU) - Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction – Results from Case Studies in the Macro-Region EUSALP, V17
• Judith Köberl (JR) - Insights and experiences from assessing the added value of PROSNOW®, a climate service to support the optimization of snow management in Alpine ski resorts, V18
• Veronica Karabaczek (IIASA) - Loss and Damage from Climate Change and Limits to Adaptation in Austria, V19
• Hermine Mitter (BOKU) - Empirically Grounded Typology of Austrian Farmers in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation, V20

Associated Posters

• Lukas Richter (AGES) - HitzeMOMO – Heat-Associated Mortality in Austria, P39
• Hermine Mitter (BOKU) - Protocol-Based Development of Shared Socio-Economic Pathways for European Agriculture (Eur-Agri-SSPs), P40
• Wolfgang Lexer (Umweltbundesamt) - The governance of climate adaptation in Austria: lessons learnt on multilevel governance and mainstreaming, P42
• Marlene Palka (BOKU) - Identification of farmers' needs for agro-meteorological forecasts - an Austrian survey, P43
• Bano Mehdi-Schulz (BOKU) - Sustainable Nitrogen Management under Climate Change Conditions in Austria, P44
• Sarah Louise Nash (BOKU) - Fear of the other or of the climate: human mobility and climate change as perceived by European political parties, P45
• Oliver Schrot (UIBK) - Education for Climate Change Adaptation in Austria – Research Findings and Recommendations for Practitioners, P46

Note: Poster number P41 has not been assigned, as the contribution was withdrawn prior to the Klimatag.

Closing and Outlook on the 22nd Klimatag 2022

13:00 – 16:00     Ideas Workshop: "From Knowledge to Action" in cooperation with the State of Styria (online workshop, participation by invitation)

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The State of Styria invites you to an ONLINE IDEAS WORKSHOP as part of the 21st Climate Day on 13 April 2021 from 13:00 to 16:00. Experts and multipliers from practice will have the opportunity to discuss the following questions together with Prof. Helmut Jungwirth (University of Graz; ensemble member of the Science Busters), Dr. Sybille Chiari (Sustainability & Climate Communication at Werner Lampert GmbH) and Katharina Toth, MSc (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences):  

• How can different target groups be motivated and activated to take climate-friendly action?
• What new insights from science communication and transdisciplinary climate research can help practitioners bridge the gap from knowledge to action?
• What new ideas emerge from the creative dialogue between science and practice?

In interactive formats, participants will discuss new approaches and ideas for the (further) development of measures and programmes.

Due to limited capacity, the workshop is by invitation only.

If you're interested in taking part, please get in touch at angelika.wolf@ccca.ac.at or adelheid.weiland@stmk.gv.at.

14:00 – 17:00     CCCA Workshop for Early-Career Researchers I Moderation: Thomas Schinko, IIASA & CCCA Early-Career Working Group

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At the 20th Climate Day, the CCCA Early-Career Workshop explored the question of what career prospects look like for young researchers and what such a career might involve in practice. This year, very much in the spirit of the Climate Day motto "Clash of cultures? Climate research meets industry", we want to focus on career options for researchers in the fields of climate (change) and sustainability in the private sector. To this end, we're inviting Rainer Ammer (voestalpine Stahl GmbH) and Johannes Naimer-Stach (Climate-KIC) to outline the available options and share their own career paths, and to discuss these with participants. The aim is to show CCCA early-career researchers the options available for their own professional futures — beyond academia. In addition, Lil Reif (FFG) will give us an overview of current research funding opportunities for early-career researchers.

Language of presentation: German

Agenda: HERE