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Kathrin Gerling

Kathrin Gerling is professor of human-computer interaction and accessibility at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Her research aims to empower diverse audiences to access interactive technology in the context of work, leisure and wellbeing. [email protected]


There is no plan(et) B: On sustainability and HCI

Posted: Mon, December 23, 2024 - 12:04:00

There is no question that the impacts of climate change are being felt around the world: extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, record heat waves, forest fires, failing crops, the thinnest level of winter ice in the Antarctic. Yet, despite legally binding commitments to cut emissions and not meeting them being business-as-usual, global change has been disappointingly slow. The 1.5-degree goal,…