Swiss Climate Revolution: HSG Students Envision Sustainable Utopias

Ever Wondered About the Future of Sustainability? HSG students, under the guidance of HSG lecturer and political scientist, Adrian Rinscheid, tackle the urgent climate crisis in the transformative course "Energy and Climate Governance.” The course aims to foster creative thinking among students and instill an optimistic perspective for their future roles in business and society.
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In the course, Adrian Rinscheid emphasises the power of realistic utopias, urging students to think positively and creatively about future solutions via an exercise that used the following question as the guiding light “What if Switzerland were to be the first country in the world to switch completely to renewable energies by 2050?” This imagined transition to renewable energies is positioned to be triggered by multiple political and environmental conditions to which HSG students propose innovative solutions including the rise of sustainable food alternatives, such as AllBugs.

"Scenarios that are realistic from today's perspective"

This creative course aims to equip students with the creative and unconventional thinking needed to tackle the complexities of today's world and contribute to its sustainable transformation by incorporating various topics, including international climate conferences, the intersection of science and politics, climate protection in transportation and agriculture, climate law, new technologies, and the role of the financial sector.

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Learn more about the innovative solutions proposed by HSG students and to participate in the dialogue about realistic utopias!

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