Welcome
The Epistemology of Climate Change research project investigates the philosophy of science dimensions of the climate and environmental challenges.
Its current focus includes the epistemic and methodological foundations of climate (and Earth system) science and modelling (including machine learning techniques), causal and explanatory strategies for extreme climate events, and tipping points in natural and social systems in the context of climate change. More
Consult our publications and annotated bibliography.
The project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and is hosted at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Bern and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research.
The course Science and Politics of the Anthropocene: Epistemological and Critical Perspectives is starting this week.
News
Workshop at the University of Florence
Vincent Lam has been invited at the workshop Climate change and nuclear energy: modeling activities in times of emergency at the University of Florence (7 April 2025).
Symposium at the University of Zurich
Vincent Lam has been invited at a Symposium on Uncertainty at the University of Zurich on 26 Februar 2025.
Invited Talk at University of Copenhagen
Mason Majszak has been invited to give a talk, with co-author Federica Bocchi, on their paper Scientific Expertise & Expertise in Science: The Case of Emerging Research for the History and Philosophy of Science Unit at the University of Copenhagen on the 18th of December 2024.
Talk and poster at PSA 2024
Both Vincent Lam and Mason Majszak will be present at the 29th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association in New Orleans (November 14-17, 2024). Vincent will give a talk on Climate extremes, physical storylines and process understanding in a symposium with Mathias Frisch, Dan Li, Lisa Lloyd and Joe Roussos. Mason will give a poster presentation on Legitimacy and subjectivity in science: a goal-based approach.