Lecture Series Planetary Health

We find ourselves in a revolutionary age, the Anthropocene. It is characterized by humanity's dramatic impact on Earth's biophysical conditions and the risk of permanent collapse of civilization or even extinction. We urgently need to adapt our collective behavior, our cognitive habits, and our social structures to manage the existential risks we have created ourselves. Universities have a special responsibility regarding this challenge: not only to study these changes and share the outcomes, but to act on them accordingly and participate in the adaptive transition. The institutional Planetary Health scorecard introduced in this course, offers a structured way for students to hold their own university accountable and to drive exemplary changes from within.