Sustainable HEP 2025 — 4th Edition

Session

Invited Talk

12 May 2025, 17:15

Online

Conveners

Invited Talk: Prof. Ruth Wood

• Yann Coadou (CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3 (FR))
• Hannah Wakeling (John Adams Institute, University of Oxford)

Invited Talk: Dr. Caterina Vernieri

• Yann Coadou (CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3 (FR))
• Hannah Wakeling (John Adams Institute, University of Oxford)

Invited Talk: Prof. Yamina Saheb

• Hannah Wakeling (John Adams Institute, University of Oxford)
• Yann Coadou (CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3 (FR))

Invited Talk: Prof. Kenneth Bloom

• Chandramauli Agrawal (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IN))
• Shreyasi Acharya (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))

Invited Talk: Prof Julia Steinberger

• Stefania Juks (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
• Shreyasi Acharya (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))

Invited Talk: Saki The Artist

• Yann Coadou (CPPM, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3 (FR))
• Sukanya Sinha (The University of Manchester (GB))

89. Keynote speech on climate change

Prof. Ruth Wood

12/05/2025, 17:15

This talk will explore global climate targets and where we're at in relation to them; key sectors needing to mitigate; key climate impacts and risks arising from failure to mitigate.

90. Towards a sustainable design of future colliders

Caterina Vernieri (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))

12/05/2025, 18:15

Particle physics is entering an era where the environmental impact of large-scale facilities must be evaluated, alongside their cost and physics output. In this talk, we explore the carbon footprint of proposed future collider projects, focusing on strategies to mitigate emissions without compromising physics goals. Using recent studies as a case study, we outline a methodology to quantify and...

91. Sufficiency: Toward a Physics-Inspired Economics

Prof. Yamina Saheb

12/05/2025, 18:45

This work explores the interdisciplinary concept of sufficiency leading us to reimagining economic theory through the lens of physics, with a particular focus on sufficiency corridors. Drawing inspiration from thermodynamics and systems theory, it proposes a shift away from traditional scarcity-driven models toward a paradigm grounded in balance and Earth system constraints. Sufficiency...

88. How to do particle physics in a climate emergency

Kenneth Bloom (University of Nebraska Lincoln (US))

13/05/2025, 17:15

The pursuit of particle physics, or any kind of discovery-driven research, requires a stable and prosperous society. Today, our society is increasingly threatened by global climate change. Human-influenced climate change has already impacted weather patterns, and global warming will only increase unless deep reductions in emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases are achieved. Current and...

87. Living Well Within Limits: is it possible? And what will it take?

Prof. Julia Steinberger

14/05/2025, 08:15

The Living Well Within Limits project investigates the energy requirements of well-being, from quantitative, participatory and provisioning systems perspectives. In this presentation, I will communicate individual and cross-cutting findings from the project, and their implications. In particular, I will share our results on the international distribution of energy footprints by country,...

92. Fathoming Research Sustainability Through Art

15/05/2025, 08:15

In an era where scientific advancements are crucial for addressing global challenges, the environmental impact of scientific research itself often goes unnoticed. Laboratories worldwide generate significant amounts of plastic waste, non-renewable resources such as helium gas are rapidly consumed, and vast amounts of energy are expended in our efforts to make the world a better place....