Cluster of ExcellenceClimate, Climatic Change,
and Society (CLICCS)

Our forests make essential contributions to climate protection: they absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, and store it. Further, many long-lived wood products, which can be manufactured using comparatively low-emissions methods, can store carbon for extended periods of time. Taken together, the forests and wood products store...

Several new professors have been appointed at the Department of Earth Sciences. Here we are introducing the new colleagues. Today: Christian Beer

Dr. Elisa Schaum is a Junior Professor at the CEN, where she is currently investigating how marine phytoplankton can adapt to future climate changes. She is also passionate about public outreach. In the name of science, she sometimes takes to the streets, explaining her research to passersby. In the following, she discusses...