Cluster of ExcellenceClimate, Climatic Change,
and Society (CLICCS)

The 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 field of global forestry and explains the effects of wood use on our climate and why it is considered climate neutral.

What is the impact of wood burning on our...

Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by 65 percent – according to its climate protection laws, Germany has to do so by 2030. And agriculture is meant to contribute more than a third of the reduction. This could be feasible if Germans are willing to make real changes to their eating habits. But what will be in German shopping...

Professor Anita Engels and her team are investigating the decarbonization of business. Twenty German and international companies accepted the researchers’ invitation to a dialogue.

Photo:UHH/S.Engels

Ms. Engels, why are companies such an important part of climate protection?

Companies and especially major conglomerates...