News2 June 2023|InterviewA Pipe Dream as Business ModelPhoto: Pixabay/HesselWisserProtect the climate and make money while you’re at it! That’s the company Sparkchange’s sales pitch. An article recently published in the newspaper...26 May 2023|ResearchWomen in science – from inequalities to leadership?Photo: theleadershipfilm.orgIn recent months, significant progress has been made within climate research institutions in Hamburg to address diversity issues and promote...22 May 2023|CLICCS NewsShaping climate futures: The social drivers of deep decarbonizationPhoto: DWIHThe recently published Hamburg Climate Future Outlook 2023 was central to the expert discussion, held at German House in New York on 16th May, an...28 April 2023|EventCLICCS, CEN and DKRZ at the EGUPhoto: CLICCS/UHHAt this year’s General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) from April 23 to 28 in Vienna experts from Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence...27 April 2023|CLICCS NewsNew Endowed Professorship on Climate Change and Society at Universität HamburgPhoto: Universität Hamburg / OhmeHow can we achieve greater climate protection in Germany? What are the biggest hurdles on the path to CO2 neutrality? These are the questions Prof...Contribution from the university's newsroom25 April 2023|ResearchThe path toward climate goalsPhoto: UHH/CLICCSThe graphic shows the outcomes of the Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2023, a comprehensive CLICCS study. The symbols represent the ten key social...19 April 2023|ResearchWe need speed!Photo: laris968/PixabayClimate change, our linear throw-away-society and pollution are all elements of the current polycrisis. The required change can seem too big and too...12 April 2023|ResearchIt’s all up to societyPhoto: Mauro Mora / UnsplashThe Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2023 analyzed ten key social drivers, from climate policy and the media to consumption patterns, together with six...5 April 2023|ResearchFocus on the coastal oceanPhoto: Hereon/Data from ESA (MERIS)Where does the carbon come from? And where does it go? To date, Earth system models haven’t adequately investigated the processes at work in coastal...22 March 2023|ResearchMaking the 1.5-degree target possible!Photo: S. Nusetti /unsplashCan the 1.5-degree target set in the Paris Accords still be reached? In the Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2023, more than 60 experts from the...23 February 2023|ResearchAnimal welfare stronger argument than climate protectionPhoto: A. Spratt / PixabayMeat production is responsible for climate-harmful CO2 emissions. In addition, many animals raised for food suffer from poor living conditions. A meat...3 February 2023|CLICCS NewsFAQ on the coronavirus and its impact on Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/SchellDo we still have to wear masks? And can staff continue to work from home? You can find the answers to the most important questions on the coronavirus...Contribution from the university's newsroom1 February 2023|ForschungSocial change more important than physical tipping pointsPhoto: CLICCS / Universität HamburgLimiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, as is shown in a new, central study released by Universität Hamburg’s...3 January 2023|ResearchAdapting to Climate Change: Cities Will Have to Fundamentally TransformPhoto: Unsplash/ Atilla BingölDuring heavy rainfall events, when a certain amount of rain is exceeded in just a short time, cities can face challenges of urban flood risk...Contribution from the news channel CEN News8 December 2022|CLICCS NewsClimate-relevant dissertations wanted: 5000 Euro prize moneyPhoto: CEN/Universität Hamburg; Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyEach year, CLICCS nominates excellent doctoral theses in climate and Earth system research for the Wladimir Köppen Award. Outstanding dissertations...28 November 2022|ResearchOffshore wind farms change marine ecosystemsPhoto: istock/ Mike MareenThe expansion of offshore wind farms in the North Sea is making progress. But the consequences for the marine environment they are built in have not...4 November 2022|CLICCS News“In All Things, We Have to Bear Justice in Mind”Photo: UN/COP27This year, the 27th Climate Change Conference will be held in Egypt. Dr. Jan Wilkens from Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for climate...20 October 2022|CLICCS NewsThe Life Cycle Assessment of Wood CombustionPhoto: Pixabay/ Denis AgatiThe share of renewable energies in the EU is to be doubled by 2030. This also includes the burning of wood. Leam Mykel Martes is an expert in the...18 October 2022|CLICCS NewsHow Will Germans Eat in 2050?Photo: Pixabay/ Martin WinklerCutting greenhouse-gas emissions by 65 percent – according to its climate protection laws, Germany has to do so by 2030. And agriculture is meant to...18 October 2022|InterviewClimate Targets: Can Companies Pull Off the Transition?Photo: Pixabay/ BellergyProfessor Anita Engels and her team are investigating the decarbonization of business. Twenty German and international companies accepted the...Show all news