CFP: Understanding and Assessing Climate Change

I am pleased to announce a call for abstracts for the upcoming conference on "Understanding and Assessing Climate Change," which will take place from October 28th to 29th, 2024 at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. The conference aims to explore and discuss the understanding and assessment-related issues associated with the scientific study of Earth’s climate system and will serve as the end-of-project event for the “Climate Models and Climate Scientific Understanding” project, funded by the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

Keynote Speakers:

- Prof. Dr. Stephen John (Cambridge University)
- Prof. Dr. Vincent Lam (Universität Bern, Institut für Philosophie)
- Prof. Dr. Mathias Frisch (Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Philosophie)
- Prof. Dr. Julie Jebeile (Universität Bern, Institut für Philosophie)

Submission guidelines:

Submissions on any topic related to the conference theme are welcomed. Potential topics include (but are not limited to):

- What does it take to make progress in understanding in climate science?
- The trade-off between understanding and simulation in climate model-building
- The challenges associated with scale and complexity in climate modelling
- The differences in the epistemic status of models in climate science versus other sciences
- The unique challenges in assessing climate change
- Problems with the IPCC’s uncertainty framework
- The role of expert judgment in assessing climate-scientific findings
- Uncertainty and probabilistic reasoning in climate science

Please submit your abstract of no more than 500 words to [email protected]. Please also include a separate title page with the title, name, contact email, and institutional affiliation.

Dates and Deadlines: 

Submission deadline: August 15
Notification of acceptance: August 30
Conference dates: October 28-29

Organiser: 

Gabriel Târziu ([email protected])

For any inquiries, please contact me at [email protected].

I look forward to your contributions and a stimulating exchange of ideas at the conference.

Warm regards,
Gabriel Târziu
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Ludwigstraße 31
80539 Munich, Germany