News19 July 2023|ResearchCO2 Prices Are Also Good for Your HealthPhoto: Unsplash/NikWas the German eco-tax a flop? Since 1999, gasoline and diesel have been taxed nationwide. The initial plan was to increase the percentage every year...17 July 2023|Forschung"As if a ten-kilometer-long clarinet were buried in the ground"Photo: UHH/CEN/C. HadziioannouLike a very, very low note: Seismologists have been puzzling over vibrations originating beneath the sea in the Gulf of Guinea since the 1960s. The...15 June 2023|ResearchHow Transparency Can Make Companies GreenerPhoto: Unsplash/Cai FangWhat are companies actually doing to reduce their CO2 emissions? It is often unclear. Currently, only 600 German companies are required to publish a...11 May 2023|CEN NewsHow Boxes and Triangles Can Help Explore the Coastal OceanPhoto: Mathis et al. 2022When it comes to research on global climate change, the coastal ocean is hardly considered – even though it can absorb and store CO2. The reason: our...20 April 2023|CEN NewsSatellites help gauge climate sensitivityPhoto: PexelsHow much thermal energy does the Earth emit to space? This is a key climatic factor, which the long-wave feedback parameter can lend insights into. A...27 March 2023|Research“My work will help depict climate change more precisely”Photo: UHH/CEN/KellerSince this March, meteorologist Dr. Kaah Menang has been a Humboldt Fellow at the CEN. The research scholarship, awarded by the Humboldt Foundation...23 March 2023|CEN NewsHow Emissions from Large Ships Spread Throughout HamburgPhoto: Bernd Dittrich, UnsplashShipping is an important economic sector and offers a comparatively clean way to transport large amounts of goods: if the same number of containers...8 March 2023|CEN NewsSustainability in BrazilPhoto: Pixabay/PoswiecieBrazil has the greatest biodiversity of any country in the world. But to date, it has also been characterized by inconsistent environmental policy...17 February 2023|ResearchSICSS Goes PodcastPhoto: Shabeh ul Hasson“As a child, I was fascinated by the layers you see in some mountains. To me, they looked like the pages of a giant book – and I asked my mother how...8 February 2023|Studies and teachingThe floating universityPhoto: Rolf KoppelmannHow do students best learn to explore the sea? On board a research vessel! Students from the University of Bremen and the University of Hamburg took...10 January 2023|CEN News“Thinking outside our own academic box”Photo: UHH/CENThe Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) now has a new Director: effective January 1, Prof. Grischa Perino from the WiSo Faculty...3 January 2023|CEN NewsAdapting to Climate Change: Cities Will Have to Fundamentally TransformPhoto: Unsplash/ Atilla BingölDuring heavy rainfall events, when a certain amount of rain is exceeded in just a short time, cities can face challenges of urban flood risk...6 December 2022|CEN NewsInternational Science Council Honors CEN Director StammerPhoto: UHH/CEN/D. AusserhoferCEN Director Prof. Detlef Stammer has recently been elected as a “Fellow” of the International Science Council (ISC). ISC fellowships are awarded to...30 November 2022|ResearchClouds Less Climate-sensitive Than AssumedPhoto: MPI-MCumulus clouds in trade-wind regions cover nearly 20 percent of our planet, producing a cooling effect. Until recently, it was assumed that global...29 September 2022|ResearchPutting Urban Trees to the TestPhoto: UHH/CEN/A. Schütt Providing shade and cooling the air, trees are vital to the quality of human’s life in Hamburg. However, our trees face challenging conditions along...23 September 2022|CEN 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...15 September 2022|ResearchCan the power of biota bring rockst o the front of climate solutions?Photo: The BAM!A European funded research consortium investigates whether a low-energy solution for carbon capture can be designed using an ooze of rocks, fungi...12 September 2022|InterviewProf. Dr. Eleanor Frajka-Williams strengthens the MIN-Faculty, CEN and CLICCSPhoto: privateEvery year, Universität Hamburg welcomes many new researchers. Here, we present part of a series to introduce them and their areas of research.Contribution from the university's newsroom4 August 2022|CEN NewsSizzling Hot Summers in Southern Europe: Record Highs Aren’t Due to Climate Change AlonePhoto: pixabay, julian-hackerEven though our weather apps often promise otherwise, reliable weather forecasts can only be made for the next few days. That’s not good enough to...12 July 2022|ForschungHow habitat shifts can be predictedPhoto: Scandinavian Fishing Year BookThough never seen so far north before, tuna and mackerel can now be found in the waters off Greenland. Climate change is affecting living conditions...Show all news
