Events

Sustainability is a key consideration in our event planning processes and we constantly seek to improve our performance in order to minimize the environmental impact of our events.

05.03.2025

Focus Groups

Resources the Guide Ethical Arctic Research

The history of Arctic research is deeply intertwined with colonial practices. While there’s more focus today on collaboration and co-creation, these efforts can often still feel like “check-the-box” activities that don’t always address deeper ethical concerns. What tools, resources, and guidelines can help foster truly ethical research relations and lead to better research outputs?

17.03.2025

Workshop

Workshop: Sustainable Hydrogen in Africa – Opportunities and Challenges

Date and Time: 17 March 2025 – 1:00 PM (CET)

Venue: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin

Organized in Collaboration with: German-African Business Association (Afrika-Verein der Deutschen Wirtschaft) as part of the German-African Energy Forum

Registration: Open to registered participants of the Energy Forum

In brief

As part of the German-African Energy Forum and an official side event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD), the Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ is organizing a panel discussion to explore the...

24.03.2025

Seminar

Seminar: Enabling a Sustainable Hydrogen Market Ramp-Up

Date: 24th March 2025 (full day)
Venue: Palais de Nations (UN), 8-14 Avenue de la Paix Geneva, Switzerland (Room H-307-1)
Collaboration: RIFS, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Florence School of Regulation, UNECE

About the Event

The success of an international hydrogen market hinges not only on investments in hydrogen supply and demand, but also on the development of the needed infrastructure to transport and store hydrogen. Moreover, to build the credentials of hydrogen as an energy carrier of the future, it will be crucial to build an institutional infrastructure to increas...

26.03.2025 - 28.03.2025

Summit

Turquois X Summit: Accelerating Blue-Green Innovation

Date: 26–28 March 2025Venue: MiHub, Av. Olof Palme, 35500 Arrecife
Las Palmas, Lanzarote, SpainAbout Turquois X

Accelerating Blue-Green Innovation:
Urgent action is required to conserve the ocean’s ecosystems and to develop sustainable ocean use. How can we innovate for a sustainable blue-green economy? The Turquois X Summit will host experts, innovators, and change-makers from ocean science, marine conservation, start-ups, industry, government, and investment communities to explore how we can accelerate sustainable ocean innovation. Turquois X will showcase sustainable ocean projects...