The Action versus Inaction facing Climate Change (AICC) initiative brings together international experts and leading academics from diverse fields to develop actionable solutions for addressing climate change.

The symposium

As part of the AICC initiative, we are organizing the second AICC Symposium, a three-day event where small interdisciplinary groups (about 9-10 individuals) will tackle critical challenges related to climate change and decarbonization. Each group will examine existing issues, review past efforts, and propose innovative solutions or new approaches to these pressing problems.

The symposium will be an invitation-only event, offering participants a focused, collaborative setting in the Swiss mountains. Experts will work in small workshops of about ten participants, each led by a workshop leader.

The key outcomes from each workshop will include both a presentation at the AICC Conference and the publication of a position paper in an international journal.

Workshops

• Exploring Pathways to Sustainable Mobility Transitions, Linda Steg (University of Groningen)
• Climate adaptation, André de Palma (Cergy-Paris University)
• Decarbonizing Urban Mobility, Damien Cataldi (Modus Foundation)
• Sustainable decarbonisation roadmaps, a system engineering perspective, François Maréchal (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

Venue

The symposium will take place at Hotel Europe in Zinal. Book directly at the hotel by email or by phone, and mention that you are participating to the symposium organized by Michel Bierlaire from EPFL.

• reservation@grimentz-zinal.ch
• +41 27 475 44 04
• Hotel webpage

How to get there?

Zinal can be reached by bus from Sierre train station. Use the Swiss railways webpage for the schedule from the airports:

• Geneva airport - Zinal: about 3h30.
• Zürich airport - Zinal: about 4h.

Organizing Committee

• Prof. Michel Bierlaire, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérare de Lausanne, Switzerland (Chair).
• Prof. Moshe Ben-Akiva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
• Prof. André de Palma, CY Cergy Paris Université, France.
• Prof. Nathalie Picard, University of Strasbourg, France.

Scientific Committee

• Prof. Philippe Barla, Université Laval, Canada.
• Prof. Dave Brown, University of Alberta, Canada.
• Damien Cataldi, Modus Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
• Prof. Robin Lindsey, University of British Columbia, Canada.
• Prof. François Maréchal, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Prof. Yohei Mitani, Kyoto University, Japan.
• Prof. Pierre-Olivier Pineau, HEC Montréal, Canada.
• Prof. Stef Proost, KU Leuven, Belgium.
• Prof. Wendy Queen, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
• Prof. Andreas Schäfer, University College London, United Kingdom.
• Prof. Sonia Seneviratne, ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
• Prof. Linda Steg, University of Groningen.
• Prof. Alessandro Tavoni, University of Bologna.
• Prof. Berfu Ünal , University of Groningen.

Related links

• AICC YouTube Channel
• AICC Conference

Registration fee: 100 CHF.

The registration fee includes:

• accommodation,
• dinner on Saturday,
• lunch and dinner on Sunday and Monday,
• lunch on Tuesday,
• coffee breaks.