From Climate Anxiety to Community Action
Join Swissnex in San Francisco's showcase event during SF Climate Week 2025, featuring the "Keep it CO₂OL exhibition", an expert panel and a climate resilience activity.
As climate change accelerates, so does the emotional and psychological toll it takes on individuals and communities. Feelings of fear, helplessness, and uncertainty – often described as climate anxiety – are increasingly prevalent, particularly among younger generations and those directly impacted by environmental disasters.
Keep it CO₂OL by focusTerra ETH Zurich, the winning project of the 2023 Agora Prize awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) proposes an exhibition focused on CO2, its role in climate change, and the need for sustainable solutions reducing CO₂ emissions.
In collaboration with SNSF and focusTerra, Swissnex in San Francisco is showcasing part of the exhibition in our space at Pier 17 from April 22 to May 30, 2025. This opening event will take place during SF Climate Week 2025 and builds on the discussions and insights from the Earth Out of Balance event at Swissnex in San Francisco earlier this year.
The goal is to keep raising awareness about the climate urgency while simultaneously aiming to empower both the local community and the broader climate-tech ecosystem to turn anxiety into meaningful action.
Encouraging collaboration between science, education, innovation, and public engagement, our event not only highlights climate solutions, but also creates a space where people feel supported in envisioning and realizing the next steps toward a sustainable future – together.
If you are based in Switzerland and you would like to join the event virtually, please reach out to Pascale Speck.
Speakers*
Simona Meiler, Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University
Henna Hundal, Medical Scholars Research Fellow with CIRCLE at Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Ulrike Kastrup, Director focusTerra, ETH Zurich
Kerstin Bircher, Science Communicator at ETH Zurich, focusTerra
Mary Ellen Hannibal, Author
About Swissnex in San Francisco
Swissnex in San Francisco is an initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Our vision at Swissnex in San Francisco is to connect tomorrow by empowering the next generation of innovators to collaborate and create futures where the planet and society thrive.
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