Topic: How to Ensure Sustainable Land-use while enhancing Renewable Energy Production in Europe
Guest lecture by Teresa Ponce de Leão, LNEG (tbc)
Response 1: Sophie Germann, Biodiversa+ (tbc)
Response 2: Franz Prettenthaler, Joanneum Research- LIFE
Chair: Rupert Baumgartner, Karl-Franzens University of Graz
Host: Horst Bischof, Rector of TU Graz
Europe is one of the most intensively used landmasses on the globe, with the highest share of land used for agriculture, forests and, to a lesser extent, urban areas and infrastructure. The way we use this invaluable resource for industry, food and energy production has significant impacts on biodiversity and human well-being on Earth. The lecture will discuss the EU renaturing strategy along with the climate effects of an increased land-take trend in Europe, partly caused by increased renewable energy production, as well as the role of organic soils for storing large quantities of carbon. The lecture will also highlight the importance of long-term soil management on the basis of the EU soil strategy and present land and ecosystem accounting tools. EIT KIC Climate will illustrate how systemic intervention can work in practice.
We invite you to register for onsite or online participation before 21 May 2024.