Events and Media Coverage

20 January 2020: Event "Forum on the ETH Air Travel Project"

At an event hosted by ETH Zurich, over 200 participants first learned about the psychological barriers and then discussed what choices individuals, as well as ETH as a whole, can make to change their behavior.

Recorded presentations:

• Presentation by Marcel Hunecke, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts: DownloadNachhaltiges Verhalten aus Sicht der Umweltpsychologie (PDF, 5 MB)vertical_align_bottom (in German)
• Presentation by Ulrich Weidmann and Susann Görlinger, ETH Zurich: DownloadDas Flugreisen-Projekt der ETH Zürich: Hintergrund & Status Quo (PDF, 1.8 MB)vertical_align_bottom (in German)
• Recording of the event on the ETH video portal (in German)

Related reports:

• "Intern Aktuell" article from ETH Zurich on 24.01.2020: How can we fly less?

25 October 2017: Veranstaltung "CO₂ reduction and air travel at ETH"

The former Mobility Platform organized an info event on the topic of "CO₂ reduction and air travel at ETH Zurich". It was hosted by Ulrich Weidmann, Vice President for Infrastructure (former Vice President for Human Resources) of ETH Zurich. Professors, researchers, staff and students were invited.

Recorded presentations:

• Presentation by Ulrich Weidmann, Vice President for Infrastructure, ETH Zurich: DownloadIntroduction: Info event "CO₂ reduction and air travel at ETH Zurich" (PDF, 485 KB)vertical_align_bottom
• Presentation by Reto Knutti, Institute for Atmosphere and Climate, ETH Zurich: DownloadCO₂ reduction and air travel at ETH Zurich: Some science background (PDF, 1.6 MB)vertical_align_bottom
• Presentation by Corinne Le Quéré, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia: DownloadThe Tyndall Travel Strategy (PDF, 840 KB)vertical_align_bottom
• Presentation by Vincent Eckert, SwissRe: DownloadAir travel, a business necessity! (PDF, 604 KB)vertical_align_bottom
• All presentations of the event in the ETH video portal

2023

• Swiss Transport Club (VCS): external pageUniversity Climate Ranking 2023call_made und related external pagepress releasecall_made (in German)

2022

• ALLEA Report 2022: external pageTowards Climate Sustainability of the Academic System in Europe and beyondcall_made

2021

• Article in the SBB "via" on 05.07.2021: DownloadZug oder Flug? (PDF, 216 KB)vertical_align_bottom (in German)
• Presentation by Susann Görlinger, ETH Zurich, June 2021: DownloadFlight reduction ETH Zurich (PDF, 1.5 MB)vertical_align_bottom

2020

• Presentation by Susann Görlinger and Agnes Kreil, ETH Zurich, at a Green Bag Webinar of the University of St. Gallen, September 2020: external pageLearning (not) to fly - Overcoming emotional barriers to low-carbon travel choicescall_made
• Article in the ETH Zurich "Globe" magazine, Nr. 4, 2020 (p. 30): DownloadCampus policies drive societal change (PDF, 7.4 MB)vertical_align_bottom
• Article on travelnews.ch on 09.08.2020: external pageWeniger geschäftlich reisen findet Zustimmungcall_made (in German)
• Presentation by Susann Görlinger, ETH Zurich, at the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) Award 2020 on 14.05.2020: external pageCultural Change for Sustainability Finalist: ETHZcall_made
• "Intern Aktuell"-Artikel from ETH Zurich on 05.08.2020: Flying less gets a thumbs-up
• "Intern Aktuell"-Artikel from ETH Zurich on 24.01.2020: How can we fly less?
• Report on an online conference at the Department of Physics (D-PHYS) of ETH Zurich on 30.01.2020: An international conference – online

2019

• Article on SFR nano on 29.11.2019 (minute 6:35): external pageKlima: Universitäten in der Schweiz wollen weniger Flugreisencall_made (in German)
• Article on ORF on 09.02.2019: external pageETH Zürich: Forscher auf "Flugdiät"call_made (in German)
• Interview with Ulrich Weidmann, ETH Zurich, in the SRF-Tagesschau on 21.01.2019: external pageKlimaschutz - der Kluge reist im Zugecall_made (in German)
• Presentation by Renate Schubert, ETH Zurich, on 10.12.2019: DownloadThe true cost of flying (PDF, 689 KB)vertical_align_bottom
• ETH News article on 22.01.2019: Responsible air travel

2018

• Article in the ETH Zurich "Globe" magazine, Nr. 4, 2018 (p. 27): DownloadETH strategy: responsible air travel (PDF, 3.7 MB)vertical_align_bottom
• Article in Polykum, Association of ETH Zurich Students (VSETH), Nr. 2, 2017/2018 (p. 14): DownloadDoktorandenprüfungen via Skype-Call (PDF, 6.1 MB)vertical_align_bottom (in German)