Climate change: Discuss the future of our environment on March 5th!

Climate change: Discuss the future of our environment on March 5th!

The ORF is launching a new series under the motto “Climate(w)ende” and dedicated to pressing questions about climate policy. The first edition will take place on Wednesday, March 5th at 7:00 p.m. in the ORF RadioKulturhaus, moderated by journalist Mariella Gittler. The guests at the opening event include the social researcher Christoph Hofinger, the ecologist Monika Langthaler and Karl Ochsner, managing director of the largest domestic heat pump producer. They will discuss the global political situation and the impact on climate policy, as well as the changes that have occurred over the past year ots.at.

In the newly introduced “ORF asks” survey, the ORF mobilized over 90,000 participants within three weeks to record attitudes on topics relevant to everyday life. General Director Roland Weißmann is enthusiastic about the high level of participation, which he interprets as a strong mandate for the ORF. The central results of this survey will be presented by Mariella Gittler on Wednesday, March 20th at 9:05 p.m. in the program "ORF 1 Spezial: How is Austria? ORF asks". Viewers can look forward to discussions on topics that are currently of concern to many people, including climate change, affordable housing and the effects of inflation (@ orf.at ).

A dialogue for the future

These initiatives are part of a comprehensive dialogue offensive by the ORF with the aim of intensifying contact with the Austrian population. The survey is being scientifically supported by the renowned opinion research institute INTEGRAL, which has already started evaluating the responses received. The results will be published both on television and on the project website in order to reach a wide audience and reflect citizens' opinions.