In November, the international community will meet at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil to discuss the further implementation of the Paris Agreement. At the same time, the "RegioCOP30 Karlsruhe" (November 10 to 21, 2025) will take place under the motto "Think globally - act in Karlsruhe!". The conference is being organized by an alliance of science, business, civil society and education - KIT is also taking part. It starts on Monday, November 10, 2025, with an opening event in the foyer of the Presidential Building.

The Crowd Innovation Challenge for Sustainable Cities invites you to submit your ideas, tools or experiences for sustainable urban transformation. The best entries will be awarded prize money.
Participate until 10.11.2025 and help shape change.

We cordially invite you to our workshop "Together.Sustainable.Transforming - KIT and City" at this year's Science Week on the topic "City of the Future". The workshop will take place on Wednesday, 15.10.2025. More information and registration at More.

We cordially invite you to the KARLSRUHER UMWELTIMPULSE 2025 - Healthy, tasty and sustainable - new ways of food production. On 22.09 from 18:00 to 19:30 in the Triangel, Kaiserstrasse 93, Karlsruhe.

On June 30, 2025 from 18:00 - 21:00 there will be the celebratory event to mark 30 years of technology assessment in Karlsruhe. In this context, Maja Göpel will give a talk "Transformation als Gemeinschaftswerk – Warum die Multikrise das Wir fordert (Transformation as a joint effort - Why the multicrisis demands the We)"[in German]. Registration required. This and further information can be found under "More".

The event [in German] will take place on June 30, 2025 in the NTI lecture hall (Building 30.10, South Campus). Start is at 14:30, panel discussion from 16:00 and film screening: "Bombshell - The End of Silence, 2019 from 18:00. Registration is still possible until 15.06.2025, so please register in good time via the link if you are interested.

On June 26, the interactive workshop in German "From the inside out: Shaping change with the Inner Development Goals" will take place at the Hoc. In this workshop, you will explore in an open atmosphere how the IDG can support ourselves and others on the way to a sustainable world.

The Sparkassen-Umwelt-Preis will be awarded on June 5, 2025 at the annual meeting of the KIT Climate and Environment Center (ZKU) in the International Department at Schlossplatz 19. There are three winners this year. The keynote speech entitled "A world worth living in - how can we achieve this?" will be given by Prof. Johannes Orphal. You can find more information at More. Event and speech will be held in German.

Dynamic online roundtable discussion at 7th May at 16:30-18:00 (CET/WAT), bringing together key players from academic innovation hubs (Africa, Europe), international industries, and start-ups. They will delve into the crucial role of industry-research collaboration in driving sustainable transformation. More information and registration via Techimpulse.

Until May 4, 2025, young people (18 to 30 years old) who live, study or work in the EU or ESA member states can take part in the European Space for Sustainability Award alone or as a small group. You can find more information on the competition website.

The "Art Weeks for Climate and the Environment" will take place for the third time from April 25 to May 25, 2025. There will be a wide range of events. Organized by the artists' association GEDOK Karlsruhe e.V. and the Karlsruhe climate campaign "KA° - Wir machen Klima" .

The climate puzzle (Climate Fresk) for trainees will take place on 19.05.2025, 1 to 4 pm. Registration via PEBA (see link).

We invite you to the workshop "Debunking and countering climate disinformation" [in German] (05.04.2025 at 2 pm) by our colleague Dr. Clara Christner and Lisa Gaffney (FORUM). The workshop will take place as part of the Days of Sustainability "Flow" at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe (05. and 06.04.2025). More information and registration

Discover art and nature at Campus South with art curator Andrea Stengel and biologist Maren Riemann. The interactive guided tour will take place for the third time on Thursday, October 09, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. For more information and registration see link. The tour will be held in german.

Companies from all sectors, designers and students from all over Europe can now submit their innovative projects for the German Ecodesign Award. Pioneering products, services, concepts or student research projects can be entered for the prestigious competition until April 14, 2025.

On Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., the KIT Center for Mobility Systems will present its research on the topic of "Perspectives on Mobility Change" at Karlsruhe City Hall. The event will be held in German.

This semester, the graduate school ENZo is once again offering a lecture series to which we cordially invite all interested parties. A wide variety of topics relating to the energy system will be covered.

The lecture series starts on November 7th - Thursday 16:30-18:00 at Campus South (Building 11.40, Room 231).
Still ongoing, on 23.01 and 30.01.2025. Further informationn can be found on our website.

In the week from October 21 to 24, 2024, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., four themed evenings will take place at the DHBW Karlsruhe. Experts will discuss sustainable solutions and paths for the city (in german!). This series of events of the Karlsruhe Climate Pact is organized by the DHBW Karlsruhe and the City of Karlsruhe.

The nationwide "Steps Challenge" from October 1 to 29, 2024 will also take place in Karlsruhe for the first time. Employees and students are invited to take part. The Steps Challenge is organized by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fahrrad- und Fußgängerfreundlicher Kommunen in Baden-Württemberg e. V. (agfk). More information on registration (until the end of September) can be found in the intranet.

The exhibition "Einsichten + Aussichten" (Insights + Prospects) will take place from August 2024 to November 2024. Among other, the exhibition provides insights into the sustainable services of the KIT Library and perspectives on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The exhibition is accessible free of charge during the Library's service hours.

Many KIT members have the Deutschlandticket and are therefore environmentally friendly in their everyday travels. This is even more worthwhile this summer: in July and August 2024, the Deutschlandticket can also be used for journeys on regional transport in the neighboring French Région Grand Est and even for journeys as far as Paris. This promotion applies to people under the age of 28 who are resident in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate or Saarland. Bon voyage!

In the period from 23.06. to 13.07.2024 the city cycling takes place in Karlsruhe. For more information, please visit the mobility portal.