CCS PANACEA?

Unleashing the Debate - Art/Sci Symposium

Camille Belmin, current Art & Science Student at Angewandte and researcher at IIASA, is one of the speakers of the symposium and exhibition in Laxenburg, close to Vienna, and part of the exhibiting artists.

When something is brought to the surface, it immediately becomes visible and sparks debate. But how can we effectively engage with aspects hidden in the ground, especially those subject to sequestration in the subsurface?

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) rarely reaches broader discussions beyond the soil. Risks seem to have decreased; the necessity of the method appears inevitable given the urgency of the climate crisis, and civic awareness of the technology remains low. Yet, the topic offers a wide range of global and local perspectives for further discussion. Can transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral interaction mitigate future conflicts, enhance accountability and bottom-up control for geo- engineering strategies, consider non-human actors, address concerns, explore alternative approaches, and create non-linear spaces of intangibility and imagination? Or do we open Pandora’s box, leading to more entrenched positions and top- down decisions that generate new problems instead of solutions?

See also Hunting Stories

On December 12th, 2024, The Carbon Busters cordially invite you to the exhibition opening “CCS Panacea?”, following the multidisciplinary, art-sci symposium at IIASA – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis “CCS Panacea? Unleashing the Debate”, 12.45-17.15 which will be recorded and put online. The exhibition (opening 17.30) features The Carbon Busters’ Hunting Stories, artistic interventions in public space, which resulted from an extensive dialogue with partners and citizens, and excursions on CCS and alternatives.

Registration:

Zoom link for those interested: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81193877216?pwd=nrNr08U0gbyxKnP9gcyvNgzyQI1ZJ2.1
Meeting ID: 811 9387 7216 / Passcode: 369930

Art/Sci Symposium Programm