International Conference on Climate Change: Challenges for Life Quality

The conference aims to provide a platform for exchanging knowledge on the latest research results and technical solutions for Challenges for Life Quality in the context of Climate Change.

The leading idea of the conference is the challenges of maintaining high and fair standards of human life in the built-up urban environment and the overlapping of mitigation and adaptation strategies in this complex system, in which there are more and more challenges related to population density and anthropogenic changes. We will discuss challenges and look for tools and solutions that can support the best development path.

The discussion panel will provide a general and broad look at the problems of climate change and the quality of human life in the urban environment. Speakers from different countries representing various organizations (scientists, representatives of the city, NGOs) will discuss the challenges and main directions of development in cities in the face of the challenges of climate change and the most critical tools currently to stimulate climate neutrality and ensure a safe future for living in an urban environment.

Thematic panels are planted around three main blocks:

Block 1: Green materials and increasing the environmentally safe and safe use of resources, environmental pollution related to climate change and its impact on the quality of human life.

Block 2: Green buildings and aspects of circularity in cities, also in the era of the smart city concept.

Block 3: Sustainable energy use, new and unconventional energy sources, and challenges in the area of energy consumption.

A supplementary element of the conference is a workshop for young scientists and students, during which a discussion will be initiated, and experiences will be exchanged on the current adaptation and mitigation challenges in the area of climate change in cities.

The workshop aims to increase knowledge and understanding of mitigation and adaptation strategies and their interrelationships.

Integrating researchers from different disciplines enables interactions and sharing of experiences and knowledge in achieving the common European and Paris Agreement target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through a socially fair transition in a cost-efficient manner. A particular concern for the challenges that Ukraine faces, related to the directions of development that will be undertaken after the end of the war, which are optimal for climate change and good quality of human life

Key words: Global Warming, Carbon footprint, Green Buildings Technology, Sustainable and circular cities, Alternative and non-conventional energy sources, Green chemistry 

19 October
10.00 – 12.00	Networking and registration
12.00 – 14.00	Opening and welcome Key notes: – Renewable Energy systems/technologies and future role towards 2050 – Life quality in the face of challenges in modern urban environments – Digitization of energy sector of Ukraine: main challenges and development trends
14.00 – 15.00	Lunch
15.00 – 17.00	Discussion panel: Challenges for adaptation to climate change and quality of life in urban areas Introductory speech: Creating sustainable future for our cities in the uncertain time
17.00 –	Social event for registered participants

20 October
10.00 – 12.00	Presentations: – Alternate solid fuels based on the secondary raw materials – How Europe is addressing the climate challenge – Modelling of areated lagoon technology for the treatment of landfill leachate – Numerical modeling of biogas production from municipal solid waste landfill – Experimental investigation on the use of isobutane in low-temperature ORC systems
12.00 – 12.30	Coffee break
12.30 – 14.00	Presentations: – The future of sustainable building based on digital twin technology – Air quality index as an element of a smart city – Utilizing Waste Heat from Data Centers – EU Taxonomy as a tool for decreasing impact of buildings on climate change
14.00 – 15.00	Lunch
15.00 – 16.30	Presentations: – Unconventional technologies of energy storage – Hydrogen Gas Turbines – possibility of clean transformation of gas sector in power generation – Transactive Energy Systems for Microgrids with Renewables – Microgrid Smart Monitoring System for Aggregation of Renewables
17.00 –	Warsaw tour  for registered participants

21 October
9.45 – 12.15	Technical tour
12.15 – 12.30	Coffee break
12.30 – 14.00	Workshop – part I
14.00 – 14.45	Lunch
14.45 – 16.15	Workshop – part II for workshop participants

Prof. Alexandros Asimakopoulos – Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Prof. Oleksandr Berezko – President of Eurodoc

Prof. Wojciech Bujalski – Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

Prof. Janusz Frączek – Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

Prof. Edgar Hertwich – Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Prof. Johan Hustad – Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Prof. Oleksandr Ivashchuk – Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Lviv Polytechnic National University

Prof. Maciej Jaworski – Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

Prof. Szymon P. Malinowski – Institute of Geophysics, University of Warsaw

Prof. Myroslav Malovanyy – Ecology and Sustainable Environmental Management Department, Lviv National Polytechnic University

Prof. Oleg Mandryk – Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas

Prof. Serhii Denisyuk – Institute of Energy Saving and Energy Management National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”

Prof. Vasyl Petruk – Department of Ecology, Chemistry and Environmental Protection Technologies Vinnytsia National Technical University

Prof. Paweł Popielski – Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

Dr Magdalena Reizer – Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

Prof. Artur Rusowicz – Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

Prof. Konrad Świrski – Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology

Prof. Vikas Thakur – Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Prof. Ivan Tymchuk – Scientific Society of Students, Doctoral Candidates and Young Researchers, Lviv National Polytechnic University

Prof. Nataliia Vnukova – Ecology Department Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University

Prof. Annemie Wyckmans – Faculty of Architecture and Design, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Dr Dorota Zawadzka-Stępniak – Air Protection and Climate Policy Department, City of Warsaw

	Prof. Artur Badyda Warsaw University of Technology
	Prof. Piotr Bartkiewicz Warsaw University of Technology Deals with issues of sustainable construction. Enthusiast of pro-climate solutions. Specialist in modelling and simulating buildings’ functioning and their systems using Building Information Management (BIM) tools. Author of several hundred implementations of green and sustainable building projects, energy optimisation, decarbonisation, building certification and commissioning process implementations in commercial buildings.
	Dr Halyna Bielokha National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
	Prof. Ihor Blinov National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
	Prof. Wojciech Bujalski Warsaw University of Technology
	Prof. Serhii Denisyuk National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
	Prof. Denys Derevianko National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
	Dr Artur Jerzy Filip Warsaw University of Technology Urban planning theoretician and practitioner excited about non-obvious planning challenges, informal urban practices, and pioneering solutions. His Ph.D. dissertation he devoted to American cross-sectoral partnership groups advocating for large-scale urban projects, published: Big Plans in the Hands of Citizens / Wielkie plany w rękach obywateli.
	Dr Andrzej Grzebielec Warsaw University of Technology
	Prof. Edgar Hertwich Norwegian University of Science and Technology Hertwich’s research addresses climate mitigation, low-carbon energy supply, sustainable consumption and production, trade, resources, and the environment. He is interested in understanding how activities in our society produce environmental pressures, the dynamics in our development that affect these driving forces and their resulting environmental pressures, and alternative courses of action that can reduce these pressures.
	Prof. Oleksandr Ivashchuk Lviv Polytechnic National University
	Prof. Maciej Jaworski Warsaw University of Technology
	Dr Jerzy Kwiatkowski Warsaw University of Technology Deals with the issues of energy demand, energy efficiency as well as systems and energy sources in buildings. His work is aimed at increasing awareness of the aspects of sustainable development among designers, architects and engineers. Expert in the field of environmental assessment of buildings and energy certification. Author of over 60 publications and speeches in scientific journals and at conferences.
	Dr Katarzyna Maciejewska Warsaw University of Technology A scientist and an academic teacher, working at the Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology. As a specialist in the field of air pollution and climate change, she is a co-author of numerous scientific papers and conference presentations, as well as a consulting expert for an independent think-tank organization European Clean Air Centre. Her particular interests include anthropogenic environmental degradation and its impact on human health. Privately, a passionate scuba diver and mountain trekker.
	Prof. Oleksandr Kyrylenko National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
	Dr Piotr Narloch Warsaw University of Technology
	Prof. Myroslav Maliovanyy Lviv Polytechnic National University
	Prof. Anatolii Omelchuk National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
	Prof. Vladimir Popov National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
	Dr Magdalena Reizer Warsaw University of Technology Member of the Air Pollution Control Group at the Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering (Warsaw University of Technology). She has experience in ambient air pollution in urban areas with particular reference to the source apportionment of particulate matter air pollution, as well as in global and regional climate change with the emphasis on climate and air quality modelling together with the assessment of climate change impacts.
	Dr Katarzyna Rędzińska Warsaw University of Technology
	Prof. dr Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri Universitat Politecnica de Valencia His main research lines focus on different fields of environmental engineering: groundwater pollution, environmental impact assessment, solid waste management and contaminated soils.
	Dr Mariusz Rogulski Warsaw University of Technology Deals with systems for measuring the quality of the environment. Specialist in the design and construction of measuring devices using low-cost sensors for air quality. Conducts quality research of this type of sensors and develops methods to improve their accuracy.
	Dr Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska Warsaw University of Technology An expert in the field of sustainability, circular economy and waste management in particular. For over 15 years, she has been dealing with issues related to waste management, and in the last years with those related to the circular economy. In recent years, she has been involved in research in the field of sustainable urban development, including issues related to climate change.
	Prof. Konrad Świrski Warsaw University of Technology
	Dr Ivan Tymchuk Lviv Polytechnic National University
	Dr Dorota Zawadzka – Stępniak City of Warsaw

The first two days of the conference will be conducted in a hybrid format!

The event will take place in the centre of Warsaw – Warsaw House of Technicians (Warszawski Dom Technika – NOT), Tadeusza Czackiego 3/5 St.

Social event: You are cordially invited to spend an evening in the charming rooms of the Norblin Factory. The programme includes a visit to the unique Immersive Monet & The Impressionists exhibition followed by dinner at Let’s Nibble. Location of the Norblin factory:

ENHANCE is an alliance of ten leading universities of technology shaping the future of Europe and driving transformation in science and society. The initiative aims to create an innovative framework of European networks, fostering increased student and staff mobility as well as innovative forms of learning and engagement with society.  Read more on the ENHANCE website.