When do the Karlsruher Environmental Impulses 2026 take place?

The event takes place on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 18:00 to 19:30.

Where does the event take place?

The venue is TRIANGEL Transfer | Culture | Space at Kaiserstraße 93, 76133 Karlsruhe.

How much does admission cost?

Admission to the Karlsruher Environmental Impulses 2026 is free.

What topics are the focus?

Topics include heatwaves in Karlsruhe, health implications, cooling opportunities, urban planning, political measures, and social disparities in vulnerability.

Who participates in the panel discussion?

The panel includes Prof. Clemens Becker, Dr. Susanne Benz, Dr. Julia Hackenbruch, and Dr. Hans Schipper. Dr. Ferdinand Briegel will give the impulse lecture.

Is there a Q&A session for the audience?

Yes. After the panel discussion, visitors can ask their own questions to the experts.

Karlsruher Environmental Impulses

Name: Karlsruher Environmental Impulses 2026
Start: 2026-11-11T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-11T19:30:00+01:00
Location: TRIANGEL Transfer | Kultur | Raum

Karlsruher Environmental Impulses 2026: How can Karlsruhe remain livable?

As cities become hotter, the daily lives of their residents also change. The 6th Karlsruher Environmental Impulses revolves around the question of how Karlsruhe can be made livable, healthy, and fair despite increasing heat days and tropical nights.

Heatwaves change the city

Since the 1950s, the number of heat days in Karlsruhe has more than tripled. The city now experiences around 20 days per year with temperatures above 30 degrees. Warm nights exceeding 20 degrees are also increasing. The event makes this development tangible and connects scientific insights with concrete questions of urban life.

Expertise from medicine, research, and city administration

On the panel, Prof. Clemens Becker from the University Hospital Heidelberg, Dr. Susanne Benz from the KIT Institute for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Dr. Julia Hackenbruch from the Environmental and Occupational Safety of the City of Karlsruhe, and Dr. Hans Schipper from the Southern German Climate Office of KIT will discuss.

The professional opening will be presented by Dr. Ferdinand Briegel from the KIT Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research with an impulse lecture on heat in urban systems. Ina Kruwinus will moderate the evening and guide the discussion.

Concrete questions for the city of the future

Where do people find relief on hot days? What urban planning and political measures protect particularly affected population groups? What effects do heat periods have on health? These questions are central to the event experience and open the dialogue between science, municipal politics, and the audience.

Dialogue instead of frontal lecture

After the panel discussion, visitors will have the opportunity to ask their own questions to the experts. The mood of the audience thrives on direct exchange: The event management relies on understandable contextualization, different perspectives, and new impulses for everyday life in Karlsruhe.

The Karlsruher Environmental Impulses are organized by the Environmental Foundation of the Sparkasse Karlsruhe in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. The series was launched in 2019 and highlights changing environmental and future topics in public discussion formats every year.

Conclusion: Discussing future questions together

The Karlsruher Environmental Impulses 2026 connect scientific expertise with practical questions of city life. Those who wish to understand how heat affects health, urban planning, and social participation will experience an informative evening at TRIANGEL with room for their own questions. Admission is free – mark the date now and experience the dialogue live.