Phasing out harmful technologies: How would it affect wellbeing?

Posted on September 14th, 2026 News

How harmful technologies such as fossil fuels can be phased out without harming social wellbeing is a core aspect of malleability. Julia Steinberger (Uni Lausanne) and REMASS-PI Helmut Haberl co-chaired a session at the conference “Towards a Just and Habitable Earth: Questioning Technologies” in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1-5 June, 2026, organized by the Center for Earth Politics, Paris Cité University, Future Earth France and UNIL.
The lively debate touched upon many of the scientific questions being addressed within REMASS.

Watch the session on youtube.