To do so, they explore both the effects of climate change on our lives and how human actions shape the climate. After all, climate change and social development are linked through two essential measures: avoiding CO₂ emissions and adapting to a changed climate. What the future holds for us depends on how we live, work, and do business. Consequently, experts from the natural and social sciences work closely together. At CLICCS, they combine climate simulations with findings from the social sciences and economics. They analyze how e.g. protests, international treaties, and new laws can contribute to climate protection, and how delayed action on the part of policymakers and the business sector or climate-harmful consumer trends are hindering the urgently needed transformation.

To find solutions for a future worth living in, a range of actors need to join in. The new Cluster of Excellence integrates various social groups and encourages them to think beyond the established models of the future. On this basis, CLICCS provides scientifically sound decision-making support for policymakers and, in dialogue with society, develops measures for climate protection and adaptation.

Involved Institutions:

• Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW)
• German Climate Computing Center; German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
• HafenCity University of Hamburg (HCU)
• Hamburg University of Technology
• Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH
• Helmut Schmidt University
• Institute of Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH)
• Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M)

Partners:

• Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)
• Germany’s National Meteorological Service (DWD)