Ingeborg Schwarzl

Ingeborg Schwarzl is a researcher at the Center for Global Change and Sustainability at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Her work bridges climate science, education, and transdisciplinary knowledge transfer to society.

• Coordinator for UniNEtZ-SDG13 (2019–present)
• Active in climate research and education projects since 2003
• Key affiliations: AustroClim (Secretary, 2003–2012), Österreichische Gesellschaft für Meteorologie (Member)

Research Focus: Climate change mitigation, bioclimatology, environmental protection, and transdisciplinary science communication. She has contributed to climate policy frameworks like Austria’s greenhouse gas budget analysis for the 1.5°C target and SDG13 implementation strategies.

Publications emphasize climate science, education, and sustainable development. Recent work includes 2022 reports on global/national carbon budgets and a 2021 chapter on SDG13. Earlier projects (2005) explored climate research in schools.

Community Engagement: Organized multiple Austrian Climate Days (2008–2023). Media appearances in 2023 highlighted transdisciplinary tools against climate change and interdisciplinary event planning.

Presentations: Delivered 5 lectures since 2010 on topics like classroom heat effects on performance and climate science (Austria, Germany).