Speaker
Description
Limiting global warming to 1.5ºC — or even something less ambitious — requires enormous changes in practically every sector of society. The question of climate sustainability in research and the academic system has received increasing attention over the past years, not least in the field of high-energy physics. This contribution will highlight some cornerstones of the discussion and recent initiatives, both internationally and in Sweden, sprinkled with some personal reflections. As a particular example, it will showcase GHG emissions related to the construction and operation of the Light Dark Matter eXperiment. It is intended as a starting point to discuss what (more) we could do to reduce the footprint of our research activities and transition to climate-sustainable science.
