Sustainability Science Summit 2025

Photograph: Nadine Stenzel

The Sustainability Science Summit 2025 took place in Berlin from 19 to 21 February 2025. The conference was held under the motto Advancing Sustainable Development and continued the series of German Future Earth Summits organized by the German Committee Future Earth (DKN). It provided a platform for the exchange of new scientific findings, research needs and aspects of research funding in the field of sustainability science.

Around 250 participants from Germany and abroad took part over three days. Three plenary panel discussions brought the participants together in the large hall of the Umweltforum and offered the opportunity for an intensive exchange. The topics included the question of how sustainability science can contribute to the transformation towards sustainability, as well as national and international trends in science funding. In many cases, current international political developments were addressed in the debates, as they have a direct or indirect influence on sustainable development and on sustainability science.

The program also offered more than 30 parallel sessions that emerged from the open call for session proposals. Furthermore, interactive session formats provided space for networking and exchange beyond the topic-related content.

The DKN would like to thank all participants for their valuable contributions, committed exchange and stimulating discussions. The results of the Summit are currently being processed and will be published in due course.

During the Summit, the DKN published a statement entitled Sustainability research more urgent than ever!, with the opportunity for the participants to sign the paper. The statement (in German language) and the possibility to digitally sign can be found here.

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Further information on the Sustainability Science Summit 2025 can be found here.