News (2022)8 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...18 October 2022|CLICCS NewsInvolving Climate InitiativesPhoto: Unsplash/William GibsonProf. Stefan Aykut has been studying UN Climate Change Conferences (COPs) since 2008. In 2021, the sociologist traveled to Glasgow with seven...18 October 2022|CLICCS NewsCoastal Protection – Inspired by NaturePhoto: Philipp JordanFlooding, storms, and erosion: climate change is impacting coastal regions and endangering the people living in them. What are referred to as...23 September 2022|CLICCS NewsSupercomputer "Levante" was inaugurated at DKRZPhoto: DKRZThe new supercomputer Levante was inaugurated on September, 22, 2022 at DKRZ with high-ranking representatives from politics and science. The...14 September 2022|InterviewBrazil: Two crises at the same timePhoto: Katharina Heider/COVIDGI ProjectThe Corona pandemic is exacerbating people's vulnerability to climate change risks in many places. In Brazil, the pandemic has serious health and...5 September 2022|ResearchRethinking How Germany EatsPhoto: J. Blueberry/unsplashGermany will only achieve its declared climate goals by 2050 if massive changes are made in its agricultural sector. According to a new study from...14 July 2022|CLICCS NewsFour Heads are Better Than OnePhoto: UHH/CEN/Eva PetersSince July 1st, the Synthesis Team has been complete: four experts from vastly different fields are now working intensively on the upcoming Hamburg...4 July 2022|ResearchDeep Decarbonization of the Economy – Challenges and OpportunitiesPhoto: C. PrivatoAn integral part of the CLICCS B4 project on the decarbonization of the economy (D°GREES) is the cooperation with corporate and academic project...28 June 2022|CLICCS NewsClimate Change in TajikistanPhoto: PrivatIn recognition of her outstanding dissertation, Dr. Isabell Haag was awarded the 2021 Wladimir Köppen Prize by the Cluster of Excellence for climate...21 June 2022|ForschungSystematic warming pool discovered in the Pacific due to human activitiesPhoto: UHH/CLICCS/A. BarkhordarianA long-term, increasingly warming pool of water in the northeast Pacific was recently discovered by a team of researchers from Universität Hamburg’s...19 May 2022|ResearchDemonstrationsstudie zu Seismischem Netzwerk auf dem Campus Bahrenfeld veröffentlichtPhoto: WAVE InitiativeForschende der Exzellenzcluster Quantum Universe und Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CliCCS) der Universität Hamburg, des Deutschen...Contribution from the news channel Quantum Universe16 May 2022|InterviewForschen & Verstehen: Aus welchen Ländern sollen wir Wasserstoff importieren?Photo: UHH/KellerFür grüne Wasserstoffproduktion sind Wasser und erneuerbare Energie erforderlich. Gute geophysikalische Bedingungen dafür bieten insbesondere Länder...Contribution from the university's newsroom25 April 2022|ResearchPrize-winning Mangrove ResearchPhoto: M. Saami/unsplashThe Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) has recently awarded a research prize to Universität Hamburg doctoral candidates Michael Tanner and Leonie...7 April 2022|ResearchWhy Logging is Climate ProtectionPhoto: E. Neuhaus/unsplashHow can forests most effectively contribute to climate protection? The forestry management researcher Leam Martes and Professor Michael Köhl from...25 March 2022|CLICCS NewsFrom Global Doom to Sustainable SolutionsPhoto: Details below articleWhen it comes to climate change, many people rely on the media to keep informed. But how our future could look like is portrayed in a variety of ways...More articles