News (2020)9 November 2020|Research“Satellite Images Aren’t Objective or Neutral”Photo: www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=67a88f4302a748c4bfd61e57801ce81cToday, satellites are providing increasingly precise data, which governments and NGOs alike are using in more and more contexts. For example, all...28 October 2020|ResearchIs Europe on track with its own climate action commitments?Photo: Unsplash/Martin KrchnacekWith the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework the European Union (EU) sets itself a binding target to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 40...21 October 2020|CLICCS NewsCLICCS Hosts Green TalentsPhoto: Green Talents/BMBFThe winners of this year’s Green Talents Competition recently met with German sustainability researchers. The opening event for the young talents from...14 October 2020|CLICCS NewsProf. Dr. Alexander Bassen Appointed to German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)Photo: privatToday, the Federal Cabinet appointed Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen (member of CLICCS) to serve on the Federal Government’s Advisory Council on Global...21 September 2020|ResearchA 25-euro CO2 Tax Won’t Save the ClimateBy now, every country is being affected by climate change. Heat waves, storms and loss of biodiversity are changing our environment. And the social...15 September 2020|PublicationHow Climate Change Influences the United Nations Security CouncilPhoto: Diego Ganzales/ UnsplashDo countries perceive climate change as a threat to their security – and as a result take it into account in their security strategies? A study just...30 July 2020|ResearchHow African countries are making the change to a climate friendlier and fairer economyPhoto: Pixabay CC0Energy poverty, power outages, deforestation – images like this shape our idea of energy issues in Africa. However, in reality renewable energies are...21 July 2020|CLICCS NewsRemembering Dr. habil. Aike BeckmannThe CEN and CEN School are deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Aike Beckmann. As a lecturer in oceanography and in the Integrated Climate System...14 July 2020|ResearchHow climate-friendly is the coronavirus stimulus package?Photo: UHH/ S. EngelsThe German Federal Government’s recently approved stimulus package includes a bonus for families with children and a temporary VAT reduction, as well...13 July 2020|CLICCS NewsAn Economic Case for the UN Climate TargetsPhoto: M. Baumeister/unsplashClimate action is not cheap – but climate damages aren’t, either. So what level of climate action is best, economically speaking? This question has...13 July 2020|ResearchUsing big data to analyze the climate debatePhoto: UHH/A.ObergAchim Oberg has been a Professor of Digital Social Science at Universität Hamburg since July. As part of the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS he will...23 June 2020|CLICCS NewsNew Addition to the CLICCS Synthesis TeamPhoto: Universität Hamburg/CEN/DoerfferEduardo Gresse is the newest member of the CLICCS Synthesis Team. Together with Christopher Hedemann and Jan Petzold, the brand-new Ph.D. (Sociology)...8 June 2020|ResearchTaking a closer look: Hamburg’s new climate protection lawPhoto: UHH/CEN/T.WasilewskiAt the end of February 2020, an amended version of Hamburg’s climate protection law entered into effect – and none too soon. Though the legislation...28 May 2020|ResearchUnconventional Climate ProtectionPhoto: Arnaud Mesureur/unsplashIn a new study, Oliver Geden from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) and Felix...19 May 2020|ResearchCorona-Krise und KlimawandelPhoto: Moritz Kindler on UnplashSeit 13 Jahren lässt Professorin Beate Ratter, Leiterin der Abteilung Sozioökonomie des Küstenraumes des Helmholtz-Zentrums Geesthacht (HZG) und...17 May 2020|ResearchTrotz Corona ist CO2-Gehalt der Atmosphäre weiterhin auf RekordkursPhoto: Pixabay/ kordi_vahleAufgrund des Shutdowns sinken die Treibhausgas-Emissionen zwar kurzfristig, die CO2-Konzentration in der Atmosphäre steigt jedoch weiter –...20 April 2020|ResearchNorth pole soon to be ice free in summerThe Arctic Ocean in summer will very likely be ice free before 2050, at least temporally. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine...15 April 2020|CLICCS NewsJohanna Matzat and Jan Wohland receive the Wladimir Köppen AwardPhoto: private (left), ETH Zürich (right)Not one, but two outstanding dissertations were honored with the 2019 Wladimir Köppen Award by the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS. Dr. Johanna Matzat...3 April 2020|InterviewCan the coronavirus crisis be compared with the climate crisis?Photo: UHH/ CEN/ AusserhoferProf. Dr. Anita Engels is a social scientist and Co-Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS. In the following, she responds...2 April 2020|ResearchClimate-related disasters increase risks of conflict in vulnerable countriesResearchers have found strong evidence that the risk for armed conflict is higher after a climate-related disaster, but only in vulnerable countries. ...More articles
