Prof. Dr. Anita Engels ist Sozialwissenschaftlerin und Co-Sprecherin des Exzellenzclusters für Klimaforschung CLICCS. Hier greift sie den aktuell häufig diskutierten Vergleich zwischen der Corona- und der Klimakrise auf:
Ist die Coronakrise vergleichbar mit der Klimakrise?
Der Vergleich ist nicht hilfreich. Die Menschen...
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Researchers have found strong evidence that the risk for armed conflict is higher after a climate-related disaster, but only in vulnerable countries.
Lead author Tobias Ide from the University of Melbourne said the disasters include storms, floods and droughts – the frequency and intensity of which will increase in the...
Der deutsche Kohleausstieg, ein Schildbürgerstreich? Er verschwendet Steuergelder und kann die Emissionen sogar erhöhen, sagt der Umweltökonom Grischa Perino von CEN und CLICCS. Die Gründe sind komplex, die Lösung einfach: Zertifikate im Umfang der angestrebten CO2-Reduktion sollten auf einem treuhänderisch verwalteten...
To date, climate protection can only report limited successes. Despite the warnings of the scientific community, climate objectives are not being reached, and decisions are being delayed. As the Fridays for Future demonstrations held around the globe show, something has gone very wrong.
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) has been coordinating international climate research for over 40 years, and the successes of the COP21 (Paris Agreement) were to a great extent achieved thanks to its efforts. In response to the resolutions passed at the conference, the WCRP is now reformulating its goals.
