Munich's climate department hosts events during first Munich Climate Week

Munich's Department of Climate and Environmental Protection (RKU) is holding a range of events as part of the first Munich Climate Week, which runs from 19 to 25 October. The programme offers an insight into the department's work and ranges from a pub quiz to a pyrolysis summit for businesses, with an emphasis on practical, hands-on participation.

On 21 October, a session titled "How will Munich heat itself in 2040? Insights into the heating transition" takes place from 6pm to 7.30pm at Munich Urban Colab, Freddie-Mercury-Straße 5, in the Mobilab room. Details and registration are at go.muenchen.de/wie-heizt-muenchen-2040. The same evening, the Re:think Munich pub quiz runs from 7pm to 8pm at Cafe Kosmos, Dachauer Straße 7, with registration at luma.com/mcw2026-pub-quiz.

On 22 October, "Pyrolysis: new potential for Munich?!", described as an exclusive summit on climate-positive heat, biochar and the circular economy, runs from 4pm to 8pm at the Department of Labour and Economic Affairs, Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße 15. A waiting list is available at go.muenchen.de/rku-pyrolyse-neue-potentiale. From 6pm to 8pm, a livestream presents Munich's urban climate analysis as a basis for a climate-resilient and liveable city, with registration at go.muenchen.de/stadtklimaanalyse. The MCube Speaker Series on mobility and climate change follows from 6.30pm to 8pm at the Deutsches Museum Transport Centre, Hall 3, with registration at luma.com/mcw2026-2hfa.

On 23 October, "Townhall COP: risk prevention and climate change" runs from 9.15am to 4pm at Kultur im Trafo, Nymphenburger Straße 171a, with registration at luma.com/h0bm6u6n. An online session from 10am to 11.30am, "Circular economy meets small and medium-sized businesses", looks at how the circular economy can help cut costs and increase revenue; registration is at luma.com/karmqpp6, and enquiries can be sent to [email protected]. Also on 23 October, a cooking workshop on using vegetables "from root to leaf", aimed at professional chefs in out-of-home catering, runs from 9am to 2pm at Haus der Kost, Freddie-Mercury-Straße 5, with details and registration at luma.com/dh6zf67p.

Further events taking place during Munich Climate Week are listed at www.munichclimateweek.com/de/event-calendar.