⁦Umweltbundesamt⁩ steht zusammen mit Wissenschaftspartner für Demokratie und Zusammenhalt. Starke Forschung braucht Vielfalt und internationale Kooperation.

Incredible resource!
The Global South Climate Database, a publicly available, searchable database of scientists and experts in the fields of climate science, policy and energy. With 1000+ experts from 100+ countries.
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For more on methane hydrates and their fate in a warming world, see our recent review of climate tipping elements: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Very excited and honored to become the new editor of Climate Policy

Huge thanks to Frank Jotzo Harald Winkler Dr. Jan Corfee-Morlot for having led this great journal and thrilled to be working closely with the new ed-in-chiefs Navroz Dubash and Yacob

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Zweiter Kai gesucht;)

Im enPower Energiewende Podcast habe ich es schon angedeutet:

Wer Bock und Energie hat eine zentrale Klimaschutzstelle im Umweltbundesamt zu besetzen.

#Klimapolitik #Klimaschutzgesetz #Klimaszenarien #Klimaschutzinstrumente #Projektionsbericht

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📢We are hiring! Wir stellen ein!
Interested in working with our #IAM team and supporting the German Environment Agency in modelling climate scenarios? Check this out👇

🗣️ Join Prof. Michael Mehling and Prof. Harro van Asselt as they discuss the prospects and limitations of international cooperation on Border Carbon Adjustments. 🛥️ Unpack how nations can collaborate on BCAs without exacerbating #trade tensions.

Find out more
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📢Global Carbon Budget 2023📢

Despite record growth in clean energy, global fossil CO2 emissions are expected to grow 1.1% [0-2.1%] in 2023.

Strong policies are needed to ensure fossil fuels decline as clean energy grows!

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#COP28 is due to choose the host & presidency of #COP29 next year

Host is due to be from Eastern Europe, but Russia is vetoing EU, Armenia & Azerbaijan are vetoing each other…

Per UNFCCC rules:

If no-one is chosen, it will be held in Bonn, with UAE's Al Jaber as president

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There's lots of announcements and news coming out of #COP28 . I'm here to rank them for you from a climate scientist's perspective, using 🌴 for the wins and 🤦‍♀️ for the facepalms.

Did I miss something? Let me know and I'll add it to this list! #ClimateAction #COP28 FromHome 🧵

Out now: “Governing permanence of CDR: a typology of policy measures”Our new CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub policy report, led by Josh Burke.

Governing permanence must be at the heart of CDR policy, laying the groundwork for market integration & future Art. 6 negotiations

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📣 Job alert 📣

We are hiring:
Doctoral Researcher/Research Associate - Multi-level climate governance in Germany

Kopernikus-Projekt Ariadne zur Energiewende Centre for Sustainability - Hertie School

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We offer 4 PhD-student positions in the ERC project CLIMGROW on “Climate policy versus economic growth: Views, models and innovative strategies”. Location: ICTA-UAB, Barcelona, Spain.

#environmentaleconomics , #climatepolicy , #politicalsupport , #agrowth

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Klimaschutz & Soziales zu verknüpfen ist das Gebot der Stunde. Heut fand in Potsdam ein Podium zu Ehren dieses Ziels und für Brigitte Knopf statt. Hat mich gefreut mitzuwirken und all die klugen Frauen zu erleben: #KatjaDiehl , Susanne Droege JennySimon @arwen_colell MCC Berlin

Ahead of COP28, the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt) has published its position on CCS in the global climate debate. In the past, the UBA has been very critical of CCS, now it communicates a framing of 'indispensable but no panacea' umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/…

Bad day for methane (a powerful greenhouse gas) as China-US agree to include it in all future climate plans and the EU has agreed a new law stamping out leaks and flaring. And forcing exporters to report their leaks and eventually cut them down if they wanna sell to them.

Das #Bundesverfassungsgericht hat heute entschieden, 'dass sich der Umfang des #KTF um 60 Mrd. € reduziert.' Zur Einordnung: die 60 Mrd sind in den dunkelgrauen Balken enthalten, die zur Finanzierung des Klima- & Transformationsfonds eingeplant waren mcc-berlin.net/fileadmin/data…
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It is with heavy hearts that we inform you about the passing away of our director, Prof. Saleemul Huq, on 29 October, 2023.

His unmatched legacy will remain as a shining example for years and generations to come.