June 2019

German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
Two-hour briefing at Potsdam Institute covering topics from weather extremes, economic damages of climate change and a reform of carbon pricing in Germany, Europe and globally.

June 2019

Radio interview on Antarctic instabilties.
mp3 and related press release.

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February 2019

Radio interview on North American cold and Australian heat. (mp3)

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December 2018

"The realist" - TV portrait of Prof. Levermann.

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November 2018

Hearing at German Parliament Bundestag
"If we want to stabilize the temperature of the planet at all, we have to go to zero carbon emissions"


» The full two-hour hearing can be found here.

My specific answers to the different questions can be found here:
» Introductory remarks
» 1st answer
» 2nd answer
» 3rd answer
» 4th answer
» 5th answer
» 6th answer
» All of my answers together

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November 2018

Cover story on climate change and sea level rise
» English version
» Deutsche Originalversion

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October 2018



Interview on climate change, cultural heritage and the economy

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October 2018


Radio interview on jet stream, the Arctic, weather extremes and the climate solution

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October 2018

National TV: "Abstinence is not the solution."

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October 2018

"The end of the world as we know it."

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September 2018

National TV: Interview on climatic tipping

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July 2018

'Faster than allowed'
Article on Greenland ice sheet and sea-level rise
(pdf)

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July 2018

30 min radio interview on everything

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April 2018

National TV: interview on climate and coal

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February 2018

Two-hour radio interview on life, climate, civil war and the importance of facts. (mp3)

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January 2018


Future river flood risk under warming.

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January 2018
Future river flood risk under warming: global adaptation required until 2040 to stay protected.
» Media coverage: Click logo for media link.
» Original scientific article: here

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November 2017

German national TV talkshow on climate & society (60 min.)

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November 2017

National TV interview on COP23 climate conference in Bonn, Germany (video)

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November 2017


US Radio interview on Bonn climate negotiations (mp3)

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October 2017


Interview with Christian missionary journal on climate change and society

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September 2017


Interview on Hurricane Irma and Climate Change

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September 2017


Radio interview on hurricane season (mp3)

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September 2017


Canadian Broadcast Corporation: Interview on Hurricane Irma and climate change Transcript

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September 2017


Interview on Hurricane Irma

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July 2017


Radio interview on Huge Antarctic iceberg from Larsen C iceshelf (mpg)

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July 2017

German National News: Interview on Larsen C iceberg and sea level rise

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June 2017
"We are not very good at predicting industrial revolutions".


TV Interview at World Exhibition in Astana, Kazastan

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Mai 2017
German national coastal protection agency expects faster sea-level rise than IPCC-AR5.


German national TV news - Tagesthemen: How long can we protect our coasts?


Radio interview on the topic

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April 2017


Radio interview on report of Arctic Council (mpg)

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March 2017


Radio interview on: Arctic heat wave and weather extremes (mpg)

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February 2017



Radio interview on Trump's war on enlightment

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January 2017


Interview on climate change and its urgency (pdf)

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January 2017


US Radio interview on Trump administration and climate (mp3)

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January 2017




Radio interview on: Trump's silencing of the US-rangers

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January 2017




Radio interview on: US research and Trump's administration

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December 2016


Front-page article:
"La planète enregistre un recul inédit de ses banquises" (pdf)

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December 2016

Climate under presidents Obama & Trump:
TV interview on German national morning show

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December 2016


German Interview:
'Irgendwann gibt es Hamburg nicht mehr.' (pdf)

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November 2016


Open Letter to Donald Trump ('prominent signer'):
'Respect scientific integrety and independence'

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October 2016


German Interview on Hurricane Matthew

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September 2016


German Interview on delaying future sea level rise by pumping ocean water onto Antarctica
» Long version in zeozwei
» Short version in taz

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May 2016


German article on East Antarctica

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March 2016


"This mind-boggling study shows just how massive sea level rise really is"
Chris Mooney on our study "Delaying future sea-level rise by storing water on Antarctica".

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January 2016


German interview on Paris climate agreement
(pdf)

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December 2015

Live radio interview (German):
"War das Pariser Klimaabkommen der Durchbruch?"

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December 2015

German national television program on Paris climate agreement (90 min.)

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December 2015


"The troubling science that's pushing the world toward a much tougher climate goal"

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December 2015



Climate conference in Paris COP-21

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December 2015


Interview on Paris climate agreement

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November 2015



Interview prior to Climate conference in Paris COP-21

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November 2015


Impact of future sea-level commitment on cities worldwide if no adaptation measures are taken.
» Scientific report
» City maps
» Pictures of iconic places
» Fly-over videos
» Interview with Canadian Weather Channel

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November 2015


German interview on industry strategies and climate: "Die Industrie muss wegen des Klimas umschwenken"

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October 2015

Live radio interview (German):
"Durchbruch bei den Klimaverhandlungen?"

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October 2015

Interview with Toronto Start on Society and Sea-Level Rise
» "Sea-level rise is nothing to be afraid of - it is something to worry about."
» "Cities like New York, New Orleans, Shanghai are our cultural heritage of the future - that we are now committing to the sea."

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September 2015

Naked-scientist interview on future ocean changes

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September 2015

Burn-it-all Lose-it-all:
"Combustion of available fossil-fuel resources sufficient to eliminate the Antarctic Ice Sheet"
» Original publications
» Interview with Andrew Revkin (NYTimes blog)
Media coverage (selection):

» Reuters	» New York Times
» The New Yorker	» New York Times (Blog)
» Bloomberg	» Huffington Post
» Newsweek	» Weather Channel
» The Guardian	» National Geographic
» Time magazine	» Scientific American
» Mashable	» Washington Post
» Gizmodo	» The Independent
» Carbon Brief	» Climate Central
» Time of India	» Business Standard
» Hong-Kong Sun	» South China Morning Post
» Japanes Times	» International Business Times
» Die Bild	» Süddeutsche Zeitung
» Der Spiegel	» Frankfurter Allgemeine
» Der Focus	» Berliner Morgenpost
» Der Stern	» Hamburger Abendblatt
» AFP	» Wirtschaftswoche
» Der Standard	» Kleine Zeitung

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September 2015



"The 3rd Industrial Revolution:
                            - He who adapts fastest, wins."

Interview for industry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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December 2014

Live radio-interview on climate change & society.
Saturday 20th Dec. 2014 9-11 a.m. (German)
Podcast

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December 2014

Interview on climate change and society.

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December 2014

Interview on climate change and society (German).

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November 2014


Special article on climate conference in Lima.
(Saturday print edition, page 2)

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November 2014

Interview on sea-level rise, climate change and future society. (German)

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September 2014

Synod of protestant church of northern Germany: Talk on climate change, Lübeck, Germany
(45 min in German, 33 Mb)

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August 2014

Antarctica could raise sea level faster than previously thought » Original publications & Data
Media coverage:

» Bloomberg	» Huffington Post
» One India	» Bloomberg Businessweek
» Slate	» Climate Central
» truthdig	» Economic Times
» Forex Gucheng	» The Weather Channel
» rtve.es	» Wallstreet China
» Khaleej Times	» Delhi Daily News
» Jakarta Globe	» University Herald
» ABC.es	» Stockstar - Finance
» DW	» Indonesian Kompas.com
» negocios	» Deutsche Welle
» Z news	» radio intereconomia

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July 2014

Article on Project-Syndicate article on Antarctica's point of no return

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June 2014

Webcast: Presentation on Antarctic Instabilities at UNFCCC Climate Conference 2014 in Bonn, Germany.

Coverage: Reuters, Irish Times & Deutsche Welle

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June 2014

Interview on climate change and practical implications (German).

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May 2014

Engineering and Technology Magazine:
"Climate change: can supply chains take the strain?" by Sian Harris

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May 2014

Photo: Maria A. Martin/PIK

Ice plug prevents irreversible discharge from East Antarctica » Original publications
Media coverage:

» Reuters	» National Geographic
» Independent	» Washington Post
» ABC News	» Huffington Post
» Chicago Tribune	» Queensland Times
» Apple daily	» Economic Times
» Delhi Daily	» International Business Times
» Deutsche Welle	» Business Standard
» Die Welt	» South China Morning Post
» Fokus	» Hamburger Abendblatt
» Der Stern	» Japanese Times
» Der Standard	» Wiender Zeitung

Audio interview with Australian Broadcast Cooperation

Audio interview with Deutschlandradio Wissen

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March 2014

Radio interview: global warming & sea-level rise
Audio recording here & shortened transcript here

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March 2014
Detailed audio interview on global adaptation of supply chains and the data portal zeean.

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March 2014
Future sea-level threatens world cultural heritage

» Original publications.

» List of UNESCO sites.

Media coverage:

» The Guardian.	» Le Monde.
» Huffington Post.	» New Scientist.
» CBS News.	» Climate Central.
» Economic Times.	» Times of India.
» Intern. Busimess Times.	» Epoche Times.
» Süddeutsche Zeitung.	» Die Welt.
» Hamburger Abendblatt.	» Berliner Zeitung.
» Handelsblatt.	» ABC.net.
» Der Standard.	» Focus.
» Kleine Zeitung.	» Wiener Zeitung.

Audio interview in Deutschlandradio Kultur

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October 2013
Portrait in local newspaper of my hometown Bremerhaven (Article, Front page, and Online interview).

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October 2013


Article on internal discussions and disputes within author team of the sea-level chapter of the IPCC-AR5 report

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September 2013

Radio interview on IPCC: climate change, sea level rise & how to avoid them

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September 2013

Interview with major German tabloid BILD.
Brief version in Print edition.
(in context with the obligatory naked lady.)
Longer online version.

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September 2013

TV interview on the IPCC, climate change,
sea level rise and how to avoid them

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Sea levels are rising due to #climate change, potentially threatening U.S. cities: http://t.co/LxPOPkUfWB We have to #ActOnClimate.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 31, 2013

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July 2013
Favoured as "Federal Minister for the Environment" by actress Christiane Paul in German magazine Cicero - deeply honoured!

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July 2013

Interview: "We simply put expiration dates on certain cultures and societies."
Additional information: assessment of IPCC assessment

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July 2013


Interview: Climate Disruption and Sea Level Rise

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April 2013


Interview: Klimaforscher auf dem Eis

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April 2013

Antarctic sea-level contribution

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March 2013

Limits of adaptation to climate change

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February 2013

Interview on climatic tipping cascade

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January 2013

Interview on sea-level rise

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August 2012

6^th post of video-column "Ask a climate expert"
» Is there a limit to global warming?

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August 2012



Arctic sea ice melt 2012 on national television ARD Nachmagazin

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July 2012

Interview on Greenland melt season covered by
Tagesschau.de - Zeit-online - Welt-online - Berliner Morgenpost - Süddeutsche - ZDF heute - Fokus-online

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July 2012



FuturZwei with actress Christiane Paul

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May 2012

Parliamentary hearing on EU-emission target
» Own statements     » Full hearing

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December 2011

Future sea level rise

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November 2011

COP-17 climate conference in Durban

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October 2011

Detailed interview for book by Christiane Paul with Peter Unfried on climate change and life

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January 2011

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January 2011

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January 2011

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November 2010

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September 2010

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February 2010

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May 2009

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June 2007

Extended Interview:
» Verzicht ist keine Lösung
    (Abstinence is no solution)
» Die dritte Industrielle Revolution
    (The third Industrial Revolution)
» Windkraft für alle
    (Wind power for all)
» Wenn der Nordpol schmilzt
    (When the North Pole melts)

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