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

Although above all the countries of the Global North contribute to global warming, those living in the Global South have long had to bear the consequences. Who should pay for the effects of climate change? What would be fair?

Dr. Jan Wilkens is part of a team of researchers investigating various concepts of climate justice...

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), without the active removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, it won’t be possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Consequently, CO2 removal is becoming increasingly important in climate policy. Here, different countries are pursuing...

Which climate futures are possible and which are plausible? – in May, the “Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook,” a scientific report released by the Cluster, will address this question for the first time. We spoke with Prof. Anita Engels, a social scientist at Universität Hamburg, and Prof. Jochem Marotzke from the Max Planck...