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Short notices
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Nationwide climate strike
14. February 2025On February 14, it's “There is no Planet B” all over Germany again. This is because people across the country are taking to the streets in the climate strike to campaign for more climate protection and a sustainable future. Employees at the AWI sites Neumayer Station III in the Antarctic, AWIPEV in the Arctic and the people on Polarstern are also taking part in the climate strike.
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Paris Saclay Summit
12. February 2025AWI Director Antje Boetius will take part in a panel discussion at the “Paris Saclay Summit” on February 12 at 6 pm. The topic: “Can the Arctic still be saved?”. The marine biologist will discuss this topic together with Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, special envoy of the French President for the United Nation Ocean Conference, French Ambassador for the Poles and Oceans. To the livestream.
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Social impacts of thawing permafrost
17. January 2025The thawing of permafrost poses various endangerments to the Arctic environment and the livelihoods of people. An international team examined the social risks for Arctic regions and identified five key risks related to infrastructure, transport and supply, water quality, food security and health. Press release of the University of Vienna
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Analysis: Methane emissions from leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines
16. January 2025At the end of September 2022, almost half a million tonnes of methane were released into the atmosphere due to damage to the Nord Stream pipelines. This is the largest amount of the greenhouse gas methane released in a single event. This conclusion comes from analysis by the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Nearly 70 scientists from 30 research organisations collaborated on the analysis, among them a scientist from the Alfred Wegener Institute. More information
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ES&T Best Paper Award 2023
19. December 2024The "ES&T Best Paper Award 2023" is a prestigious award presented annually by the journal Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T). The award recognises outstanding scientific papers that make a significant contribution to research in the field of environmental science and technology. This year, a study on plastic pollution, in which Sebastian Primpke from the AWI was involved, was selected as one of the award winners.
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KomSO kick-off meeting
09. December 2024KomSO - a new cooperation under the Federal Environment Ministry's Natural Climate Protection Action Programme (ANK): The kick-off meeting took place from 5 to 6 December 2024 at the HWK in Delmenhorst. The project is funded by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and coordinated by Sabine Kasten from the AWI. The aim is to investigate the carbon storage capacity of marine sediments in the German Baltic Sea in order to identify areas with particularly high climate protection potential. More information.
