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 ClimatePhoto: Benita Welter/PixabayBy 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 BeckmannPhoto: UHH/CENThe 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 summerPhoto: Dirk NotzThe 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 countriesPhoto: UHH/CEN/F.BriscResearchers have found strong evidence that the risk for armed conflict is higher after a climate-related disaster, but only in vulnerable countries. ...More articles