Overshoot Conference 2026: Launch of Call for Abstracts

When?

November 24 – 25, 2026

Where?

Beijing, China
Hosted by Tsinghua University and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Submission Deadline: August 21, 2026

We’re pleased to share that abstract submissions are open for the Overshoot Conference 2026.

Following the success of the inaugural Overshoot Conference in Laxenburg, Austria in 2025, the second Overshoot Conference will bring together leading researchers, policymakers, innovators, and communicators to advance the global dialogue on overshoot pathways and responses in Beijing, China. The conference will be hosted by IIASA and Tsinghua University.

As global temperatures continue to rise beyond the 1.5°C threshold, understanding the implications of climate overshoot has become one of the defining scientific and policy challenges of our time.

The conference covers a range of relevant themes, including:

1. Highest possible mitigation ambition under overshoot, peak and decline pathways
2. Earth System responses to net negative emissions and CDR
3. Technological solutions for decarbonization and negative emissions
4. Climate impact (ir)reversibility
5. Overshoot pathway legacy, tipping dynamics and other abrupt changes
6. Health implications of overshoot pathways
7. Adaptation & adaptation limits, and loss & damage under climate overshoot
8. Governance and equity of overshoot pathways

For detailed guidelines and submission requirements, please visit the abstract submission page.