Veranstaltung Mitgliedshochschulen
Location: Lecture Hall “Roter Würfel”, Room R 1.046 (Lothstr. 64) or online via Zoom with Meeting-ID: 947 3715 4657 and Password: 631726
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
How are climate protection and mountain sports interconnected, and why is this relationship so important? This lecture explores these questions from the perspective of the climate protection NGO Protect Our Winters Germany (POW Germany). We will examine key issues such as the environmental impact of winter sports, and the responsibility of various stakeholders – including policy makers, ski lift operators, brands, and outdoor athletes. Additionally, we will discuss the role of the mountain sports community in advocating for climate action and how a shared love for nature can be a powerful motivator for environmental responsibility.
Yasmin Sabrantke is the Communication and Social Media Lead at Protect Our Winters Germany, the national chapter of the international climate advocacy NGO. With a background in sports marketing, she is currently completing her studies in Sport, Business, and Law at the University of Bayreuth, focusing on sport ecology and sustainability.
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Environmental Lecture Series Summer Semester 2025
BEYOND THE SHELF: The environmental debt of our consumption
Every product we take off the shelf and buy comes with a hidden cost – one that is not reflected in the price tag. While we focus on convenience, affordability, and trends, what remains unseen is the environmental debt our consumption creates. From forests cleared for farmland, to rivers polluted by factories over mountains of waste piling up in landfills.
The lecture series Beyond the Shelf: The Environmental Debt of Our Consumption uncovers these hidden consequences. How are the resources for our everyday items extracted? Where do our discarded goods truly end up? How much energy and water are used to produce the things we consume without a second thought? And who – whether people or wildlife – pays the price for our demand for more? Some of these costs are invisible, like the carbon emissions from shipping goods across the world. Others, like electronic waste dumps, are deliberately ignored.
By understanding the debt we are creating, we can begin to make more responsible choices – for ourselves, for others, for the planet, and for the future. Now is the time to look beyond the shelf and ask ourselves: What price are we truly willing to pay?
