Overview – Klimatag 2026

17:00 – 17:30     Registration for the Icebreaker I Venue: University of Vienna, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, foyer, ground floor

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Please keep your name badge for the coming days and return it at the registration desk at the end of the conference or after your last programme item. Many thanks!

08:30 – 09:00     Registration and welcome coffee I Venue: University of Vienna, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, foyer, ground floor

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09:00 – 11:00     Official opening and welcome by co-organisers and sponsors, followed by a keynote & panel discussion I Venue: University of Vienna, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Lecture Hall 2, ground floor

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Moderation: Marlene Nowotny - ORF 

Welcome

• Daniel Huppmann - CCCA Chair
• Sebastian Schütze - Rector of the University of Vienna
• Bernd Vogl - Managing Director of the Climate and Energy Fund
• Karolina Begusch-Pfefferkorn - Deputy Head of Division II/3 (Basic Research (STEM) and Research Infrastructures) - Federal Ministry for Women, Science and Research
• Simon Ellmauer-Klambauer - Head of Division VI/1 (General Climate Policy) - Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management

Keynote: 

• Karen Pittel - Head of the ifo Center for Energy, Climate and Resources and Professor of Economics, specialising in Energy, Climate and Exhaustible Natural Resources, Faculty of Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Panel discussion: 

Following the keynote, a panel discussion will take place. In keeping with the motto "Building Bridges: From Knowledge to Change", symbolic bridges will be built from research into various fields. The following experts will take part in the panel:

• Alina Brad - University of Vienna, ECH member
• Hanna Lichtenberger - Volkshilfe Österreich 
• Christiane Brunner - Founder of Climate Business Circle, Board Member of CEOs FOR FUTURE
• Karen Pittel - Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

11:00 – 11:30     Coffee break I Venue: University of Vienna, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, foyer, ground floor

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Use the coffee break to get to know other conference participants and network. The poster talks during the breaks won't start until the lunch break. 

11:30 – 13:00 Scientific Session I "Transformation" I Moderation: Tanja Tötzer (AIT, Programme Committee) I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Lecture Hall 2, Ground Floor

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The session consists of 5 selected talks on current climate research incl. discussion. In addition, the posters listed below are assigned to this session. During the coffee and lunch breaks, you'll have the opportunity to find out more about the posters and exchange ideas. 

Talks:

• V01 Simone Ringhofer (Universität Graz): Distributional Concerns Above All? Exploring Perceptions of the Fairness and Effectiveness of Demand-Side Push Measures in Leisure Air Travel
• V02 Raven Adam (Universität Graz): One Crisis, Two Conversations: Tracing the Split Between Climate Change and Climate Action Discourses in Austrian Media
• V03 Marie Kogler (Universität Graz): Responses to threat- and solution-oriented climate news
• V04 Roman Hoffmann (IIASA): Trade-Offs in Public Support for Climate Action? The Role of Environmental and Economic Shocks
• V05 Alina Brad (Universität Wien, ECH member): Key potentials neglected by demand-side climate protection policy: avoidance options                                                                            

13:00 – 14:00     Poster with Catering I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Wien, Foyer, Ground Floor

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Poster talks will also take place during the lunch break. You're welcome to grab something from the buffet whilst checking out the poster presentations and having a chat.

From 13:00–13:30 there's a lunch break for all participants. From 13:30 onwards, you can browse and discuss the posters assigned to Session I "Transformation".

From 13:00–14:00, representatives from FFG and the Klima- & Energiefonds will also be available in the Funders' Lounge in the foyer. Take the opportunity to find out about the various funding options on offer! 

The following posters are assigned to this session:

• P01 Kathrin Röderer (Umweltbundesamt): The Social Dimension of Transformation in Austria
• P02 Jolanda Lindenbauer (Universität Wien): Fear for the Environment – The Effects of Climate Anxiety on Five Different Types of Environmentally Conscious Behaviour
• P03 Holger Hoff (Universität Graz): Climate Walks - Step by Step Towards Solutions for the Climate Crisis
• P04 Bianca Köck (TU Wien): From Makerspace to Climate Education Space: Empirical Insights from Field Observations at TU Wien Transformer
• P05 Fabienne Lind & Veronika Ebner (Universität Wien): Climate and Environmental Policy in the 2024 EU Elections: An Analysis of Social Media Campaigns by Political Parties in Eight EU Member States
• P06 David Maier (Universität Graz): Automated Detection of Threat- and Solution-Oriented Climate Change Framing in German-Language Newspapers
• P07 Felix Themessl (FH Joanneum): Developing an Automated Fact-Checking Pipeline for Climate Claims Using ClimateBERT
• P08 Anna Hämmerle-Shahimy (Fachwerk Eco OG): Testing Climate Solutions
• P09 Magdalena Gion, Daniel Buschmann, Judith Neumann (BOKU University, Umweltbundesamt): Ecofeminist Care: Transdisciplinary Co-Design of Climate-Friendly Instruments and Measures
• P10 Kathrin Masuch (Oberzaucher e.U.): Guiding the Crowd: Behavioral Insights for Sustainable Rail Mobility
• P11 Nadine Schellnegger & Lars Döringer (Universität Graz): GEMMA KLIMA! - Pilot Initiative Community Climate Protection (accompanying research)
• P12 Oliver Schrot (Zwanzigvierzig e.U.): GreenSkillsConnect: Skills Transfer between KEM + KLAR! and Businesses in the Römerland Carnuntum Pilot Region
• P13 Romana Schweiger & Katharina Trimmel (Universität Graz): Long-term decision-making in climate change adaptation and mitigation – an interdisciplinary, mixed-methods approach to conceptualise pathways for action
• P14 Marianne Bügelmayer-Blaschek (AIT): How Climate Targets Become Reality: Climate Mitigation Pathways for Achieving Climate Neutrality – and Adaptation by 2050

• ACRP26_13 Johannes Starkbaum (IHS): SetENERGY - Socio-ecological transformation through energy communities
• ACRP26_14 Demet Suna (AIT): DeRisk-E - Derisking the Austrian Electricity Sector Transformation towards Decarbonisation
• ACRP26_15 Claudia Kettner-Marx (WIFO): Fair-Heat - A Comprehensive Analysis of Options for a Fair Heat Transition in Austria
• ACRP26_16 Johannes Jäger (FH des bfi Wien): FICSC-EUCSDDD - Fostering international civil society cooperation: the EU CSDDD as a new entry point for just transition
• ACRP26_17 Sebastian Goers (Energieinstitut an der JKU Linz): ADJUST - Adjusting policy measures to achieve a just transition preventing inequalities and fostering solidary participation
• ACRP26_19 Matthias Kirchner (BOKU University): AGrowthPaths-AT - Growth-independent just transformation pathways towards a climate neutral Austrian economy
• ACRP26_20 Marc Gimenez Maranges (Universität Salzburg): Hop&Mop4 +CitySpace - Transitioning towards sustainable mobility through co-creation with children: the case of miniblocks
• ACRP26_21 Christian Dorninger (BOKU University): RegIOLab - Fostering federal climate policies via regionalized carbon footprints and scenarios using Input-Output Laboratories
• ACRP26_22 Lena Silbermayr (WU Wien): CREATE_AT - Circular business models and supporting policies for timber supply chains in the Austrian construction industry
• ACRP26_26 Laura Maria Wallnöfer (BOKU University): NormTransform – Capturing Social Tipping Dynamics of Advertisements Shaping and Mirroring Climate-Relevant Norms and Values

Please don't forget to take your posters home with you at the end of the day.

14:00 – 15:30 Scientific Session II "Climate Change Adaptation" I Moderation: Nina Knittel (University of Graz, Programme Committee) I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Lecture Hall 2, Ground Floor

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The session consists of 4 selected talks on current climate research incl. discussion, as well as 2 flash talks. Additionally, the posters listed below are assigned to this session. During the coffee and lunch breaks you'll have the opportunity to find out more about the posters and have a chat. 

At the start of the session there'll be a five-minute energiser — movement and mindfulness in the moment — geben. 

Talks:

• V06 Teresa Deubelli-Hwang & Wolfgang Lexer (Umweltbundesamt): Legislating climate change adaptation: Exploring provisions in European national climate laws
• V07 Andrea Hochebner (AIT): Who's feeling the heat: Spatial analysis of current and future heat risk in Austrian cities
• V08 Martin Schneider (AIT): Scaling climate analysis maps for Austrian cities – transparency, comparability and efficient production of climate zone maps to support climate-adapted spatial planning
• V09 Jakob Mitterhauser (BOKU University): ACRPi – indiKWAtor: Development of an indicator set for assessing the climate change adaptation of urban neighbourhoods as a basis for climate proofing measures

Flash Talks:

• F1 Johannes Horak (City of Linz): A microclimate monitoring network – from setup to first applications
• F2 Cecilie Foldal (BFW): Urban mini-forests as a contribution to climate-resilient urban greening?

15:30 – 16:00     Poster with Coffee I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Foyer, Ground Floor

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Poster talks will also take place during the coffee break. You'll have the chance to find out more about the poster presentations and chat with others over a shared coffee. During this break, you can discuss posters assigned to Session II "Climate Change Adaptation". 

The following posters are assigned to this session:

• P15 Luis Willis (Universität Wien): Sustainable climate change adaptation in skiing tourism
• P16 Helene Müller (BOKU University): Climate-Fit Urban Watercourses – Key Element: Water Temperature
• P17 Barbara Felmer (BOKU University): A Qualitative Analysis of the Perceived Adaptive Capacity of Cattle Farmers in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden
• P18 Marianne Dobner & Christine Spevak-Grossi (Future Minds): VR in Occupational Therapy for the Ecological Handprint
• P19 Romana Berg (AIT): Use.AT - From Climate Data to Usable Services: Evaluating User Needs and Recommendations for the Design of Climate Services Using Austria as a Case Study
• P20 Katharina Baier (AIT): HectoRenew: Added Value of Hectometric Model Simulations for Renewable Energy
• P22 Bernhard Mayr (AIT): Renewable Energy Potentials in Austria for 2030 and 2040
• VP1 Gerald Feichtinger (MUL): A Decision Support Tool for LCA-Based Improvement of the Environmental Performance of Special Vehicles - This poster is only available online. 

• ACRP26_09 Douglas Maraun (Universität Graz): MoCCA - Mesoscale convective systems under Climate Change over the Alps
• ACRP26_10 Rolf Rindler (BOKU University): FRAGILE - Fluvial Transport Process Alterations in partly Glaciated Catchments forced by Climate Change
• ACRP26_11 Gregor Laaha (BOKU University): DIRT - Drought impact on remobilization of water pollutants from river sediments
• ACRP26_12 Johannes Schmidt (BOKU University): CROSS-SEC - Beyond energy: Integrated cross-sectoral scenarios for reaching climate neutrality in Austria
• ACRP26_23 Nina Eisenmenger (BOKU University): GRACE - Critical RAw Materials and Circular Economy. Systemic links with decarbonization, and conflicting policy targets
• ACRP26_24 Nina Knittel (Universität Graz): Triple A - Assessing Adaptation Action
• ACRP26_25 Maria Bertel & Paul Schweighofer (Universität Graz): MAPP - Mainstreaming Adaptation in Austria: Public and Private Law Pathways
• ACRP26_27 Roman Hoffmann (IIASA): CCMIG-EU - Quantifying the Impacts of Climate Change on Migration to and Within Europe (CCMIG-EU)

Please don't forget to take your posters home with you at the end.

Poster number P21 has been withdrawn by the submitters. 

16:00 – 17:30 Scientific Session III "Innovative Format" I Moderation: Caroline Zimm (IIASA, Programme Committee) I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Lecture Hall 2, Ground Floor

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This year again, the third scientific session breaks away from the traditional presentation format to make room for new, innovative ways of presenting. To that end, we've selected 4 talks on current climate research from the submissions that meet this goal and have successfully gone through the Klimatag review process. No posters have been assigned to Session 3. 

Talks:

• V10 Sarah Helena Schäfer (Universität Wien): Climate Action From Within - The Story of Chökyi Gyatso's Mindfulness School
• V11 Jacqueline Ludwig (IMC): Between Care and Self-Care: Climate Change and Health in Informal Caregiving
• V12 Eva-Maria Holzinger & Franz Fehr (BOKU University): Let's Go Together – Into a Transformed (Higher Education) World: Voices and Impulses on the Future of Universities
• V13 Pia Pototschnig (Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH): Communities Climate Alliance (CoClimA): Savings Potentials and Recommendations for Action to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Rural Areas

09:00 – 09:30     Registration and welcome coffee  I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Foyer, Ground Floor

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Please keep your name badge for the coming days and return it to the registration desk at the end of the conference or after your last programme item. Many thanks!

09:30 – 11:00 Scientific Session IV "Ecosystems" I Moderation: Wolfram Weckwerth (Universität Wien, Programme Committee) I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Vienna, Lecture Hall 2, Ground Floor

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The session consists of 3 selected presentations on current climate research incl. discussion, as well as 2 Flash Talks. In addition, the posters listed below are assigned to the session. During the coffee and lunch breaks you'll have the opportunity to find out more about the posters and exchange ideas. 

Presentations:

• V14 Jan Haacker (BOKU University): Does climate change threaten Austria's food security of tomorrow?
• V15 Pamela Baur (Universität Wien): Response and resilience of Austrian peatlands to around 35 years of environmental stress: A comprehensive resampling study across 200 peatlands
• V16 Anton Weissenhofer (Universität Wien): COBIGA - the Biological Corridor La Gamba

Flash Talks: 

• F3 Daniela Haluza (MedUni Wien): Drifting Baselines: How we perceive ecological transformation
• F4 Marian Momen (BOKU University): Transformation of agriculture in alpine grassland: An analysis of practical, political and personal influencing factors

11:00 – 11:30     Poster with Coffee I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Wien, Foyer, Ground Floor

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Poster talks will also take place during the coffee break. You're welcome to find out more about the poster presentations and chat with fellow attendees over a coffee. During this break, you can exchange ideas about posters assigned to Session IV "Ecosystems". 

The following posters are assigned to this session:

• P23 Veronika Forstner (Raumberg-Gumpenstein Research&Development): Comparison of two management intensities on soil water balance and yield at a mid-mountain site in Styria
• P24 Katrin Attermeyer (Universität Wien): Linking Coastal Wetland Restoration and Carbon Cycling: A Global Meta-Analysis
• P25 Heidi Grüneis (Bundesanstalt für Agrarwirtschaft und Bergbauernfragen): Challenges of climate change adaptation in Austrian arable farming
• P26 Martin Schlatzer (FiBL Österreich): Co-benefits of a climate-friendly diet for biodiversity
• P27 Sonja Vospernik (BOKU University): Seasonal growth of oak and pine in pure and mixed stands
• P28 Ana Maria Perez Arredondo (Vetmeduni Vienna): A review of climate-sensitive zoonoses in Europe
• P29 Sebastian Rath (Bundesamt für Wasserwirtschaft): How plants cool – measurement and visualisation of evapotranspiration performance
• P30 Pamela Baur (Universität Wien): Impacts of intense drought on CO₂ and CH₄ fluxes of the reed ecosystem at Lake Neusiedl
• P31 Zixuan Huo (Universität Wien): Pore water dynamics in seasonal frozen soil under global warming

• ACRP26_01 Ovidiu Paun (Universität Wien): AlpineEpigenetics - Resilience at the extremes: epigenetic responses of high-alpine plants to a warming world
• ACRP26_02 Stefan Dullinger (Universität Wien, ECH-Mitglied): Refine-Alps - Fine-scale modelling of future alpine plant distribution in the Tyrolean Alps
• ACRP26_03 Hans-Peter Führer (Vetmed Uni): VecParClim - The impact of Climate Change on Arthropod vectors and selected parasites in Alpine Pastures
• ACRP26_04 Sebastian Seebauer (Joanneum Research): BIODIVERCITI - Citizen science intervention for improving biodiversity and climate action in residential gardens and cropland
• ACRP26_05 Christine Altenbuchner (BOKU University): ClimChain - Resilience Strategies of Businesses and the Question: How to trigger change in agri-food-supply chains?
• ACRP26_06 Aglaia Szukala (BFW): Hybrid oaks - Genomics of hybridization in white oaks for climate-adapted Austrian forests
• ACRP26_07 Michael Stockinger (BOKU University): ROSALIENCE - Beech resilience against drought and high-intensity rainfall in the Rosalia Forest
• ACRP26_08 Michael Getzner (TU Wien): HABITATION CORRIDORS - Habitation corridors in Austria: Existing and envisioned instruments
• ACRP26_18 Magdalena Schwarz (BOKU University) und Judith Neumann (Umweltbundesamt): SCALE - Scaling local climate niche initiatives for regional transformation 

Please don't forget to take your posters back with you when you leave.

11:30 – 13:00 Scientific Session V "Climate Change Impacts", Presentation of the CCCA Early Career Award & CCCA Poster Prizes and Closing I Moderation: Herbert Formayer (BOKU University, Programme Committee) I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Wien, Lecture Hall 2, Ground Floor

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The session consists of 5 selected talks on current climate research incl. discussion. The CCCA Early Career Award and the CCCA Poster Prizes will also be presented during this session.

Talks:

• V17 Klaus Haslinger (GeoSphere Austria): Observed changes in heavy precipitation in Austria in the context of climate change
• V18 Eva Preinfalk (University of Graz): Spreading the risk, sharing the burden – An economy-wide assessment of the distributional effects of flood risk financing schemes in Austria
• V19 Annett Bartsch (b°geos): Northern hemisphere permafrost loss documented through ESA CCI+ Permafrost climate data records
• V20 Ingo Hartmeyer (GEORESEARCH): Cryosphere in transition: Quantitative studies on glacier and permafrost degradation in the Eastern Alps
• V21 Lilian Schuster (University of Innsbruck): 1.5 instead of 2.7 °C – preserving double the glacier mass - Winner of the CCCA Early Career Prize

13:00 – 14:00     Lunch and Closing I Venue: Universität Wien, UBB, Djerassipl. 1, 1030 Wien, Foyer, Ground Floor

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Join fellow participants for a shared lunch to round off the conference. Please don't forget to take your posters home with you and return your name badge at the registration desk. Many thanks!