The conference photos and video interviews are available online. All the photos can be accessed here, and all video interviews can be accessed here or through the Earth System Governance TV Youtube channel.
Global Environmental Governance in Times of Global Mistrust – Keynote Remarks of Prof. Joseph Alcamo
Global Environmental Governance in Times of Global Mistrust

Keynote Remarks of Prof. Joseph Alcamo, Professor and Director of Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, and former Chief Scientist of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Download the keynote remarks given at the opening plenary of the 2018 Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance, 5 November 2018, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
DownloadCorrigendum 7 November
The corrigendum lists changes in the conference programme. Please access it here. The corrigendum will also be distributed with the printed programme at the conference registration desk.
Welcome to Utrecht! Registration opens today at 3pm at Academiegebouw
We would like to welcome all participants to Utrecht. Registration opens today (Sunday) from 3pm to 6pm at Academiegebouw/ Utrecht University Hall.
Corrigendum, 3 November 2018
The corrigendum lists changes in the conference programme. Please access it here. The corrigendum will also be distributed with the printed programme at the conference registration desk.
Open access to the INEA Special Issue: Achieving 1.5 °C and Climate Justice
The International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics has made the Special Issue: Achieving 1.5 °C and Climate Justice accessible to all participants of the 2018 Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance until November 30.
The special issue can be accessed here.
Programme Book Online
The conference programme book is now available online. This book contains all relevant conference information, such as the full programme, all locations with maps, and further information. Every participant will also receive a hardcopy after registering at the registration desks.
Sunday 4 November: Early Career Welcome Drinks
On the eve of the 2018 Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance, we organize Welcome Drinks for early career scholars in the Utrecht University Hall, right in the heart of the historic city center. This event marks the end of the Utrecht Winter School on Earth System Governance 2018, as well as the beginning of the conference week. Here, we provide an informal setting in which early career scholars can meet while enjoying a drink and a bite – the perfect way to start the 2018 conference! All early career researchers are invited!
Where: Academiegebouw, room 1636
When: Sunday 4 November, 17:00 – 19:00
Updated Conference Programme
Attention! Due to a number of cancellations and conflict schedules, we had to make minor adjustments to the conference programme. The second version of the programme can be found here.
Research Fellows Party: Open Stage
Wednesday 7 November ends with an informal Research Fellow Party at one of Utrecht’s nicest pop venues EKKO. All conference participants are invited! We have a stage available for free that we’d like to share with you. Please contact Karlijn at k.b.muiderman@uu.nl before 24 September if you would like to display your musical, theatre or poetry talents and stand out from the academic crowd.