The Overshoot Conference Podcast

The second Overshoot Conference will take place on 24–25 November 2026 at Tsinghua University in Beijing, co-organised by Tsinghua University and IIASA. Building on the first edition in Laxenburg, Austria, in 2025, it brings together leading experts, policymakers and stakeholders from China and around the world to examine climate overshoot from a broad range of perspectives. With temporarily exceeding 1.5°C now increasingly likely, understanding the risks of overshoot, and how to limit its peak and duration, has never been more urgent.

This podcast series by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) explores the challenges, trade-offs and opportunities involved in tackling overshoot.

The first nine episodes previewed the themes of the 2025 conference. The new episodes look ahead to Beijing, with the conference chairs and theme chairs sharing insights from their fields and introducing the questions that will shape discussions at this year's conference.

The Overshoot Conference Podcast

Latest episodes

Episode 10: The Overshoot Conference goes to Beijing, with Carl Schleussner and Deliang Chen

Episode 10: The Overshoot Conference goes to Beijing, with Carl Schleussner and Deliang Chen

‧ 29m 11s

The series returns as the Overshoot Conference enters its second edition. Conference chairs Carl-Friedrich Schleussner (IIASA) and Deliang Chen (Tsinghua University) introduce the Beijing conference, taking place 24–25 November 2026 at Tsinghua University and co-organised by Tsinghua and IIASA.

Since the first edition at IIASA in 2025, temporarily exceeding 1.5°C has moved from a scenario to a likely reality. The Beijing edition builds on that foundation.

The program also opens new ground, with two new themes: Technological solutions for decarbonization and negative emissions and Health implications of overshoot pathways.

We ask: What has changed since the first conference? Why Beijing,...

Episode 9: Legal and justice implications of overshoot with Lavanya Rajamani

Episode 9: Legal and justice implications of overshoot with Lavanya Rajamani

‧ 29m 7s

The Overshoot Conference aims to bring together diverse array of leading experts, policymakers and stakeholders on a broad range of topics relevant to understand overshoot. As the world edges closer to surpassing the 1.5°C warming threshold, understanding the risks of climate overshoot—and the strategies to address it—has never been more urgent.
This podcast series by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) explores the challenges, trade-offs, and opportunities involved in tackling overshoot from multiple perspectives.
Across nine episodes, leading experts share insights from their fields, offering a preview of the key themes that will shape discussions at the Overshoot...

Episode 8: Loss and Damage with Sindra Sharma

Episode 8: Loss and Damage with Sindra Sharma

‧ 22m 31s

The Overshoot Conference aims to bring together diverse array of leading experts, policymakers and stakeholders on a broad range of topics relevant to understand overshoot. As the world edges closer to surpassing the 1.5°C warming threshold, understanding the risks of climate overshoot—and the strategies to address it—has never been more urgent.
This podcast series by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) explores the challenges, trade-offs, and opportunities involved in tackling overshoot from multiple perspectives.
Across nine episodes, leading experts share insights from their fields, offering a preview of the key themes that will shape discussions at the Overshoot...

Episode 7: Adaptation and adaptation limits under overshoot with Kristie L. Ebi

Episode 7: Adaptation and adaptation limits under overshoot with Kristie L. Ebi

‧ 29m 26s

The Overshoot Conference aims to bring together diverse array of leading experts, policymakers and stakeholders on a broad range of topics relevant to understand overshoot. As the world edges closer to surpassing the 1.5°C warming threshold, understanding the risks of climate overshoot—and the strategies to address it—has never been more urgent.
This podcast series by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) explores the challenges, trade-offs, and opportunities involved in tackling overshoot from multiple perspectives.
Across nine episodes, leading experts share insights from their fields, offering a preview of the key themes that will shape discussions at the Overshoot...