B: Climate-Related Dynamics of Social Systems

Leaders: Anita Engels (UHH), Andreas Lange (UHH)

Theme B investigates the climate-related dynamics of social systems. It will build on Theme A’s advancing insights into climate variability and extremes to provide the social science foundation for the construction of plausible climate scenarios, with a specific emphasis on deep decarbonization. Theme B provides knowledge about social capacities and limitations that are crucial for an understanding of adaptation strategies as input for Theme C. It will also establish scientific reflections of our own practice and its scial foundation required for case studies of stakeholder engagement taking place in Theme C. Information passed back to A will entail refined plausible emissions scenarios consistent with latest insights on social processes gathered by B and C.

List of projects:

• B1 Social Constructions of Climate Futures
  Chairs: M. Brüggemann (UHH), S. Rödder (UHH), M. Schnegg (UHH)

• B2 Dynamics of Climate Governance: Norms, Contestation, and Policies
  Chairs: S. Aykut (UHH), G. Perino (UHH), A. Wiener (UHH)

• B3 Conflict and Cooperation at the Climate-Security Nexus
  Chairs: C. Hentschel (UHH), J. Scheffran (UHH), U. Schröder (IFSH/UHH)

• B4 From Company Responses to Decarbonization of the Economy
  Chairs: T. Busch (UHH), A. Engels (UHH), M. Paschke (UHH)

• B5 Coping with Climate-Related Uncertainties and Variabilities
  Chairs: H. Held (UHH), A. Lange (UHH), J. Marotzke (MPI-M)