Campus Challenge Sustainability Exchange
At a glance
- Project leader : Matthias Stucki
- Co-project leader : Verena Berger, Sabine Frei, David Koch
- Project team : Dr. Christina Bantle, Raffael Severin Burgy, Marcel Janser, Marleen Jattke, Patricia Krayer
- Project status : ongoing
- Funding partner : Internal
- Project partner : Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde
- Contact person : Sabine Frei
Description
It is undisputed that every human being must make his or her
contribution if global warming is to be limited to less than 1.5
degrees. However, neither research nor practice is clear about
which behavioral patterns are best for each individual. It is also
unclear how people are ultimately to get involved.
The Klimaduell project contributes to answering these open
questions by enabling IUNR and IFM to jointly quantify the
ecological effects of different behaviors on Campus N and, based on
this, to hold a Klimaduell with the Eberswalde University of
Applied Sciences. Teams of students and employees of both
universities can challenge each other to concrete challenges in
different areas of behavior. Life cycle analyses are used to
evaluate which university will make a greater contribution to
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in a particular area of
behavior during a year, in particular SDG 13 "Climate Action". Live
information is provided on the current status of the measures and
the resources saved and greenhouse gas emissions. Interactive
communication installations, so-called "climate duel screens",
social media and other channels are used for this purpose. From the
perspective of behavioral change and environmental psychology, the
Climate Duel can be classified as a combination of different
intervention techniques. Through the joint implementation of
certain measures, self-efficacy experiences are made possible and
thus abilities to behave in an environmentally friendly manner are
promoted.
The project makes sustainability on Campus N visible and
designable, reduces the ecological footprint of campus life,
clarifies open research questions, promotes interdisciplinary,
international, cross-university cooperation, and contributes to the
application for membership in the International Sustainability
Campus Network. In addition, the life cycle assessments prepared
can be used by the department as an initial basis for
sustainability monitoring.