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Public evening lecture as part of the 87th Annual Meeting of the DPG and DPG Spring Meeting on March 20, 2024 in the Audimax of the TU Berlin Prof. Dr. Robert Schlögl, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany speaks about “The energy transition: a realistic timetable” Abstract: The current budgetary situation in Germany and the EU's increasingly ambitious targets for CO2 reduction are exemplary of the ever-increasing tension between the aspiration and reality of the energy transition in the face of accelerating climate change. A key reason for this is the lack of a systemic approach to the further development of the energy system, which is taking place not only in Germany but globally and which can only have an impact on climate change on this scale. Now that we have a good overview of the options in a sustainable energy system consisting of electrons and molecules, we can describe paths that allow these options to interact in such a way that realistic time horizons are met and at the same time an affordable reduction in CO2 emissions is achieved. Maximized use of individual options is detrimental to the overall systemic effect, so we must also talk about how to manage the restructuring. 0:00 Intro 0:20 Welcome Dr. Ulrich Bleyer 5:01 Lecture