2022 No 2
Climate Targets
Climate Targets: Can Companies Pull Off the Transition?
Professor Anita Engels and her team are investigating the decarbonization of business. Twenty German and international companies accepted the researchers’ invitation to a dialogue...
How Will Germans Eat in 2050?
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...
Involving Climate Initiatives
Prof. Stefan Aykut has been studying UN Climate Change Conferences (COPs) since 2008. In 2021, the sociologist traveled to Glasgow with seven colleagues to examine the political and social dynamics on site. At a conference with 40,000 participants, a lot happens at the same time.
Coastal Protection – Inspired by Nature
Flooding, storms, and erosion: climate change is impacting coastal regions and endangering the people living in them. What are referred to as Nature-based Solutions can facilitate climate impact adaptation, effectively combining and balancing engineering, nature conservation, and...