Newsroom – Category: Environment & Climate

The year 2024 saw Max Planck scientists publishing exceptional research across disciplines. We have selected twelve highlights to share more

Three Max Planck scientists discuss COP29’s challenges, from the Loss and Damage Fund to human rights and the health risks of climate change. more

Researchers have developed a technique that enables the breeding of genetically identical hybrid plants more

Rescue from the UV catastrophe more

The Global Fire Monitoring Center conducts research into fire ecology and translates its findings into practical knowledge for policymakers and practitioners more

Even the earliest human interactions with tropical forests had irreversible consequences that will continue to impact the environment well beyond the 21st century. more

Researchers have developed a model capable of calculating the impact of long-term glacier changes on the climate more

This year’s World Climate Summit in Dubai ends with a strong commitment to science more

The statistical model with which global warming can be attributed to increasing concentrations of CO₂ in the atmosphere was developed by former Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Klaus Hasselmann, who will be receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021 for his work. more

Interview with Max Planck Director Ralph Hertwig on climate protection and how to overcome barriers more