News (2023)18 July 2023|ResearchPhytoplankton and Sea Ice Under Climate ChangePhoto: left: Heide Matz (AWI), right: Ilias NasisTwo researchers have been awarded the 2022 Wladimir Köppen Prize for their outstanding dissertations: marine biologist Dr. Miriam Seifert and...12 July 2023|ResearchConsequences from the Arctic to the Tropics: Permafrost and MethanePhoto: Meike SchickhoffA new study led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Hamburg, shows...11 July 2023|InterviewIs the “Last Generation” harming the climate movement?Photo: CCO65 percent of Germans consider environmental protection an extremely important topic, as a survey conducted by the German Environment Agency...10 July 2023|CLICCS NewsClimate Management MattersPhoto: Jakob StrobelDuring the last week of June, the second D°GREES Symposium took place in Hamburg. As an integral part of our research on 20 companies from five...19 June 2023|ResearchHow climate scientists communicate risk – Imperfections and improvementsPhoto: D. Notz, CEN/University of HamburgScientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating more...9 June 2023|Studies and teachingHow to start successfully at the Universität HamburgPhoto: UHH/CEN/ZubrzyckiWhat are the visa requirements? And what support services are available from the university? These questions were clarified at the panel discussion...7 June 2023|ResearchBetter Food for Schoolchildren – Bigger Harvests for SmallholdersPhoto: UHH/CEN/K. JantkeSandy soils and increasing aridity are worsening the plight of smallholders in Namibia. Since 2021, a nutritional program for schoolchildren has...2 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...Previous articlesMore articles
