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Rapport: Kysten som Konfliktzone

The Coastal Conflicts project has produced a short report on the mapping of coastal protection conflicts across Denmark, summarizing some of the main findings. Read the report here:…

Signe Sophus Lai and Sofie Flensburg (CTS) are part of a new Carlsberg Research grant

Signe Sophus Lai and Sofie Flensburg from the Center for Tracking and Society are part of a new Carlsberg Research Communication grant for the project SKYEN FINDES IKKE (There is no cloud).

Over half of global coastal settlements are retreating inland due to intensifying climate risks

A new study using satellite nightlight data reveals that more than half of the world’s coastal settlements have retreated inland over the past 30 years in response to intensifying climate hazards. The study coauthored b…

The Paradox of Climate Protest

Disruptive protest actions are among the tools often used by climate activists. New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that these types of actions have the intended effect: they raise public awareness of…

Presentation at the Ministry of Environment

On November 14th, 2025, the Coastal Conflicts project gave a presentation to staff members at the Danish Ministry of the Environment in Copenhagen. Kristoffer Albris presented the project findings to the ministerial…

Climate Justice at the University: Integrating Struggles for Liberation

Universities are not simply places for learning and research but are also centers of power and influence that can shape society. Historically, the Western model of the university was originally designed to serve wealthy…

Loss, Damage, and Justice in Global Climate Policy

For 30 years, heads of state and diplomats have met at the Conference of the Parties (COP), to negotiate solutions to urgent climate challenges. Usually, coverage of the conferences celebrates successfully signed…

Symposium Recap: Vector-borne Diseases in a Changing World

Local and international researchers and professionals gathered in the historic Festauditorium at the University of Copenhagen for an international symposium on the challenges and opportunities related to vector-borne…

Important phenomenon discovered in the Arctic – could boost marine life

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered an important phenomenon beneath the Arctic sea ice that was previously thought impossible. This phenomenon could have implications for the food chain and the…

Paris Agreement could help world avoid 57 hot days each year, study finds

Emmanuel Raju and Nick Baumgart from the Department of Public Health contribute to an important study on Ten Years of Paris Agreement and growing concerns of heatwaves and impacts on global health.

New publication! I Vandets frontlinje: Kommunen som kystbeskytter

The Coastal Conflict team has a new publication out in the journal Økonomi & Politik on the role of Danish municipalities in coastal protection. Read the article here (only in Danish):…

Experts: Climate policy must be tailored to each individual country

Researchers have asked over 400 international experts which climate policies work best. There is no single solution that everyone agrees on – except for border carbon adjustment on trade between countries, which a…

New report on Danish soy imports and EU deforestation regulation

Researchers from the Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) highlights key challenges in ensuring Denmark’s soy sourcing practices do not contribute to global deforestation and conversion of other natural…

Planetary Boundaries show rising risks and urgency to protect Earth’s life-support systems

The 2025 Planetary Health Check Report was launched earlier this week. Emmanuel Raju, Associate Professor at Global Health, IFSV and Director of the Copenhagen Centre for Disaster Research and Friederike Otto, Professor…

CLIMA to Host the 13th European Environmental Law Forum Conference (EELF) in Copenhagen 2026

CLIMA will host the 13th European Environmental Law Forum (EELF) Conference from 26 to 28 August 2026.

International Consortium to transform CO₂ into food

Scientists from the Department of Food and Resource Economics join international effort to turn CO₂ into food for the second phase of The Acetate Consortium initiative, funded by Gates Foundation and the Novo Nordisk…

Sebastiano Gianino has received the Francesco Berlingieri Essay Prize 2025

The article “Liability in the Age of Autonomous Vessels: Challenges and Opportunities in International, EU and National Maritime Law” by Sebastiano Gianino has been awarded the Francesco Berlingieri Essay Prize 2025.

New publication: Coastal protection conflicts – cases from Denmark

The Coastal Conflict research team has contributed a chapter to the edited volume "Planning and Designing Cities for a Rising Sea Level", edited by Gertrud Jørgensen, Tom Nielsen, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen, and Kamilla…

Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient CO2 capture materials

From waste to valuable resource: Chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a method to convert plastic waste into a climate solution for efficient and sustainable CO2 capture. This is killing two birds wit…

Emanuela Rassu

Emanuela Rassu is a PhD candidate in Law and Management of Sustainability at the University of Siena, where her research focuses on the multilevel governance of a “just” energy transition.

Tycho supercomputer gets new green superpowers

With a new expansion of the Tycho supercomputer, the University of Copenhagen will get its first water-cooled and green supercomputer, that will be a virtual laboratory that supports research of the University.

Mismatch in reindeer resilience to past and future warming signals ongoing declines

In Science Advances by Canteri, E., ... , Nogués-Bravo, D., and Fordham, D. A. (2025)

Full Recording: Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research webinar

On June 24 2025, the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research hosted a webinar on Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research.

Climate change tripled heat-related deaths in early summer European heatwave

COPE Director Emmanuel Raju, along with many of his peers, is a review author in a new report from the Imperial Grantham Institute. The report examines how climate change contributed to the recent European heatwave and…