The NextGen Climate Dialogues lecture and talk series offers students a platform for open dialogue and knowledge exchange, while actively engaging them in critical climate-related issues. Through the series students are connected with high-ranking climate experts and leaders, fostering an exchange of ideas and insights on climate-related issues.
Current partner universities include the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, the Tsinghua University, the Renmin University of China, Peking University, Sichuan University, the Beijing Transport University, the Technical University of Beijing, and counting.
- 28 May 2024
- Shanghai, Tongji University
- Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner, President German Environment Agency
- At the Interface of Climate and Biodiversity: Advancing with the Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
- 20 June 2024
Beijing, Tsinghua University
- Ms. Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoyfor International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office of Germany
- German Approaches to the Risks and Costs of the Accelerating Climate Crisis
- 3 September 2024
- Beijing，Renmin University
- Dr. Bill HARE, CEO, Climate Analytics
- A Short History of Global Climate Policy
- 17th October 2024
- Berlin, Hertie School
- Xu Huaqing, Chief Scientist, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC)
- PAN Jiahua, Member, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Director, Research Centre for Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sceinces; Director, Institute of Eco-civilization Studies
- Preparing COP29 - lessons learned and the way forward
- 3 April 2025
- Beijing, Beijing Jiaotong University
- Dr. Martin Lange, Head of Section “Pollution Abatement and Energy Saving in Transport”, German Federal Environment Agency
- From Campus to Climate Action: Rethinking Transport for a Greener Future
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- 15th April 2025
- Sichuan University
Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner, President of the German Environment Agency (UBA)
The Role of Technical and Societal Innovations on The Path to Net Zero
- 20 October 2025
- Beijing University of Technology
Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs, Chair of Climate and Environmental Policy, School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Munich
Recent Developments in International Climate Change Politics and Policies from a European Perspective
- 27 October 2025
- Peking University
- Prof. Frank Jotzo, Professor of Environmental Economics at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy and Director of the Centre for Climate and Energy Policy
- Clean energy transition and industrial decarbonization: the importance role of carbon pricing and open trade for net zero emissions
- 31 October 2025
- Beijing, Tsinghua University
- Prof. Dr. Peter Hennicke, former president of the Wuppertal Institute
- Global Youth Summit on Net-Zero Future
24th March 2026
Beijing, The German Embassy
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Honourary President, The Club of Rome, Executive Chair, Earth4All
Prof. Peter Hennicke, Senior Advisor, Wuppertal Institute
- Earth4All publications: Globally and in the case of Germany
