News about Climate

Researchers puncture explanation for largest increase of biodiversity in Earth's history

The greatest increase in marine biodiversity on Earth was not due to the explosion of an asteroid, as previously believed. In fact, the explosion caused the development of new animal species to stagnate for a period of…

Danes have reduced meat consumption – but we lag behind other Europeans

A major new survey on meat consumption in Europe reports that Europeans have a growing appetite for plant-based foods and that meat consumption has dipped. While this applies to Denmark as well, Danes lag behind the…

Julien Westhoff

Visual Stratigraphy of the EastGRIP Ice Core Supervisors: Prof Dorthe Dahl-Jensen and Prof Ilka Weikusat

Can we become more climate-friendly with the help of our personality traits?

Psychologists will investigate whether they can get participants to act more climate-friendly by adapting initiatives to their personality traits.

Kick-start of a new generation of climate scientists

The training of 15 PhD international students at 17 European research institutions begins this week, with a kick-off meeting in Denmark, hosted by Critical Earth partner the University of Copenhagen (Department of…

The green transition starts in your municipality

Local citizens need to be involved in the green transition if the climate crisis is to gain broad public support, researchers argue. Local citizens’ assemblies focussing on climate issues may prove an important part of…

New project maps illegal mining and global environmental crime

With a grant from the Independent Research Fund Denmark, researchers from the UCPH will study how minerals are irregularly mined in Ghana and end up in technological products, only to return and dumped as e-waste.

Economics of climate change: One per cent makes a world of difference

Frikk Nesje and his colleagues have created international awareness by building bridges in the political debate as to how much we should invest in the climate.

Researchers develop tracking tool that reveals toxic compounds in indoor environments

Contaminated soil beneath a dwelling can send toxic fumes through flooring and affect the health of residents. At the same time, furniture, paint, building materials and other household items also release compounds that…

40.000 years of ocean sediment sampled for DNA analysis

The first eDNA samples have been collected from a six meter long sediment core retrieved during the ROCS cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Maliha Shfagat Khan

The role of oceanic signals due to D/O oscillations in the time scale of interhemispheric coupling Supervisor: Markus Jochum - Co-supervisors: Guido Vettoretti & Roman Nuterman

Marta Agnieszka Mrozowska

Hitting rock bottom: How the Earth system resists cooling and/or lowering atmospheric CO2 concentrations during the glacial periods Supervisor: Markus Jochum

Post cruise reception

Former president of Iceland guest of honour in post-cruise reception hosted by the Danish embassy.

ROCS research cruise

A team of scientists and researchers left port in June 2021 on HAFRÓ research vessel Árni Friðriksson for the ROCS Centre’s first research cruise.

Yulii Bardenshtein

The role of wind parameters in Rogue Wave probability predictions Supervisor: Markus Jochum

Sarouyeh Khoshkolgh

Uncertainty Quantification in Seismic Subsurface Modelling by Informed Proposal Monte Carlo Supervisor: Prof. Klaus Mosegaard

Sissal Vágsheyg Erenbjerg

Oceanography of the Faroe Shelf and Sundalagið Norður - A modeling approach Supervisor: Eigil Kaas, Knud Simonsen, Bogi Hansen

This is how much Danes are willing to pay to protect nature and prevent noise from motorways

Danes are quite willing to pay to prevent noise pollution, protect unique natural areas and avoid animal collisions when it comes to the construction of new motorways. This is the conclusion of a new report by…

Thea Quistgaard

Title: Laki to Tambora: Signal Restoration and Pattern Recognition in Ultra High Resolution Volcanic and Isotopic Signals Supervisor: Vasileios Gkinis and James Avery

Niels Nymand

Title: Spectral element and the adjoint method in seismology - Modelling of discontinuous boundaries Supervisor: Klaus Mosegaard

Dinosaurs lived in a warmer and more dynamic climate than previously thought

Global climate during the late Cretaceous Period, an era when dinosaurs ruled the planet, was warmer and more varied than previously believed according to a new study by researchers from the University of Copenhagen and…

Researchers: Let crop residues rot in the field – it’s a climate win

Plant material that lies to rot in soil isn’t just valuable as compost. In fact, agricultural crop residue plays a crucial role in sequestering carbon, which is vital for reducing global CO2 emissions. This, according t…

Researchers: Let crop residues rot in the field – it’s a climate win

Plant material that lies to rot in soil isn’t just valuable as compost. In fact, agricultural crop residue plays a crucial role in sequestering carbon, which is vital for reducing global CO2 emissions. This, according t…

Ancient riddle solved: Danish researchers find a way to make faba beans safe for all to eat

Consuming large amounts of faba beans can be dangerous for about 400 million people due to a compound called vicine, which accumulates in the beans. This limits their potential as a widespread, sustainable source of…