In the media
The press review of our teaching and research unit
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Tipping Point in the Amazon RainforestStudy led by LMU doctoral researcher Selma Bultan in the media.
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Assessments at the Conclusion of COP30Julia Pongratz and other experts on the outcome of the World Climate Conference.
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Publication of the Global Carbon Budget 2025Extensive media coverage accompanied the release of the annual report.
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Julia Pongratz talks about COP30 and the importance of forestsChairholder Prof. Dr Julia Pongratz was a guest on the SWR Kultur Podcast Forum alongside Felix Finkbeiner and Lambert Schneider.
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Julia Pongratz in Profile at Tagesspiegel BackgroundThe chairholder on land use, CO₂ removal, and her new role in the Expert Council on Climate Issues.
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Julia Pongratz on BR-2 interview ahead of Climate Council roleProf. Dr. Julia Pongratz spoke on BR-2 Radio about climate policy, land use and CO₂ removal. The interview marked her appointment to the German Council of Experts on Climate Change, where she will serve from 1 September.
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A Profile of Julia PongratzOn the occasion of her appointment to the German Federal Expert Council on Climate Issues, VDI publishes a profile of the scientist.
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When forests and peatlands weakenIn an article on tagesschau.de about emissions from the land-use sector in Germany, Julia Pongratz discusses the role of peatlands.
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Trump’s hostility to research has consequences for everyoneJulia Pongratz in the Süddeutsche Zeitung on the effects of current U.S. policy on the climate.
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Call to action from Scientists for Future to the new BundestagIn the interview Julia Pongratz explains why climate action must be a high priority under the next goverment.
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SZ article "Munich researches for a better world"The afforestation study led by Yiannis Moustakis is among the research breakthroughs from Munich in 2024.
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Julia Pongratz on Tagesschau: Emissions reductions and CO₂ removal are necessaryIn the interview, the climate scientist emphasizes that in order to achieve our climate targets, we need not only emissions reductions but also CO₂ removal.
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Is nature striking back?: An article in the Süddeutsche ZeitungJulia Pongratz and other experts explain why the uptake of CO₂ by the land biosphere and the oceans weakens in some years.
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CO₂ sinks are faltering: Interview with Julia PongratzOn the occasion of the World Climate Conference, the scientist speaks with Focus Online about climate targets and the role of ecosystems in climate change.
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Earth Overshoot Day: Prof Dr Julia Pongratz in an interview with TagesschauOn the occasion of Earth Overshoot Day, Prof Dr Julia Pongratz, holder of our chair and head of the Department of Geography, was interviewed about the use of global resources.
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Release of the "State of Carbon Dioxide Removal" reportOn the occasions of the report release Julia Pongratz talks about CO2-removal in the "Wissenschaft und Technik" programm in the BR.
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CO₂ removal – Like CO₂ emissions, only in reverseCDRterra spokesperson Julia Pongratz is featured in an article in Die Zeit about the current state of CO₂ removal.
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In honour of the forest: Julia Pongratz in an interview with SWRForests are considered the number one climate mitigator. However, the health of many forests is threatened by global warming. Prof Dr Julia Pongratz explains what this means for climate action in an interview with SWR on International Day of Forests.
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How far EU countries have progressed in climate protectionJulia Pongratz and other experts comment on the EU’s new plans for the path to climate neutrality in the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
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The election in Brasil and the Amazon rainforest: Radio interview with the BRJulia Pongratz is interviewed in the programm "IQ Wissenschaft und Forschung" about the consequences of the Brasilian election on the rainforest.
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Land-Use Sector in EU Climate Policy – Article in Tagesspiegel BackgroundIn the article, experts, including Julia Pongratz, are asked about the impacts of decarbonizing agriculture and forestry in Europe.
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Sucking CO₂ out of the air? Technologies against climate change: Julia Pongratz in QuarksIn the video about CO₂ removal the scientist speaks about the Direct Air Capture and Storage (DACCS) technology.
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Release of the "Global Carbon Budget 2022"Extensive press coverage of the release.
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The election in Brasil and the Amazon rainforest: Radio interview with the BRJulia Pongratz is interviewed in the programm "IQ Wissenschaft und Forschung" about the consequences of the Brasilian election on the rainforest.
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Can geoengineering save the climate?: A TV segment on ARTEJulia Pongratz is discussing geoengineering in "42 - Die Antwort auf fast alles".
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CDRSynTra: Start of LMU coordinated, nationwide program on Carbon Dioxide RemovalPress coverage of the project assessing different methods for CO2 removal.
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Release of the "Global Carbon Budget 2021"The Global Carbon Project releases the annual report on the state of carbon emissions and presents it at COP26.
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Interview with the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesIn the podcast Julia Pongratz talks about climate change and possiblities for mitigation.
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How landuse influences the climate: A M94.5-PodcastIn the "Neutron" programm Julia Pongratz is interviewed about the topic of landuse and its influence on the climate.
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A summer drought as the result of a warm spring: Media coverage by the SZ, BR, Carbon Brief and DeutschlandradioThe results of the study "Direct and seasonal legacy effects of the 2018 heat wave and drought on European ecosystem productivity" in „Science Advances“ with Ana Bastos and Julia Pongratz.
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Cooling Forests: Interview with "Welt"Julia Pongratz on reforestation and its climate implications.