Media contributions of Anders Levermann

Media contributions of Anders Levermann

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Interview zum Grundsatzprogamm Parteitag von Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen (jpg)

November 2020

Talk at the National Convention of the Green Party
(Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen) #dbdk20 (mp4)

August 2020
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"Interview am Morgen"

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Interview: "Paris climate agreement can be kept within capitalism."

December 2019

Does climate change allow for freedom of travel?

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» An artikel about climate change and freedom.

German tabloid:
"Climate data forces us to action."

December 2019

Radio interview on Venice & the German climate law

November 2019

Interview "Venice will be under the sea."
(1 million hits: most-clicked science article of the year in German weekly)

BBC documentary on climate change adapted for German television.

September 2019

German climate law: "A clear political failure."

September 2019

Radio interview on German climate law.
mp3

September 2019

"The flood" interview on sea level rise

Interview: "A bad conscience does not help.
We need a societal consensus."

"Can snow canons save Antarctica?"
»Illustration of method to stabilize the West
Antarctic ice sheet by snowing onto the ice sheet.

» Original publication in Science Advances
» Media coverage (selection):
New York Times | Tagesschau | Handelsblatt | The Guardian | Vice | Time magazine | Grist | Times of India | Reuters | The Times | New Scientist | Canadian Broadcasting Coorporation | FAZ | Süddeutsche Zeitung | Business Standard | Hamburger Morgenpost | The Sun | Der Standard | Mashable | CNN | The Hindu | The Jakarta Post | The Japan Times | The New Economy

"The climate problem cannot be solved by abstinence. Everyone's responsibility is to make climate protection a societal consensus."
Interview with leading German tabloid.

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.

Article: "We need a societal climate consensus more than the call for individual abstinence."

June 2019

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

» Article online

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.

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

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

October 2018

Interview on climate change, cultural heritage
and the economy

October 2018

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

National TV: "Abstinence is not the solution."

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

National TV: Interview on climatic tipping

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

30 min radio interview on everything

» Associated scientific article

» Article online
» Associated scientific article

April 2018

National TV: interview on climate and coal

February 2018

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

January 2018

Future river flood risk under warming.

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

Public discussion on the article

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

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

US Radio interview on Bonn climate negotiations (mp3)

Interview with Christian missionary journal on climate change and society

Interview on Hurricane Irma and Climate Change

Radio interview on hurricane season (mp3)

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

Interview on Hurricane Irma

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

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

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

TV Interview at World Exhibition in Astana, Kazastan

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

Radio interview on report of Arctic Council (mpg)

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

February 2017

Radio interview on Trump's war on enlightment

Interview on climate change and its urgency (pdf)

January 2017

US Radio interview on Trump administration and climate (mp3)

January 2017

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

January 2017

Radio interview on: US research and Trump's administration

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

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

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

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

German Interview on Hurricane Matthew

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

German article on East Antarctica

"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".

German interview on Paris climate agreement
(pdf)

December 2015
Talk at climate conference in Paris COP-21

COP-21: Dr Anders Levermann - Western Antartica Instability

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

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

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

December 2015

Climate conference in Paris COP-21

Interview on Paris climate agreement

November 2015

Interview prior to Climate conference in Paris COP-21

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

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

October 2015

Climate change lecture, York University, Toronto, Canada.

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

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."

Op-ed: 'Fossil Fuels: A Present We Can't Unwrap'
Why and how to keep carbon in the ground.

Naked-scientist interview on future ocean changes

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

September 2015

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

Interview for industry, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Op-ed: Why climate engineering won't work.

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Commentary on climate engineering in response to a climate emergency-

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

Interview on climate change and society.

Interview on climate change and society (German).

November 2014

Talk at Investors' Day:
"A business case for climate change"

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

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

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

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

July 2014

How Antarctica shows we're at the point of no return

Project Syndicate: Antarctica's Point of No Return

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

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

Coverage: Reuters, Irish Times & Deutsche Welle

Interview on climate change and practical implications (German).

Commentary on resilience of future infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

"Commentary on
Climate extremes and global adaptation"

Original title:
"There will never be 10C of global warming."
(see also online discussion)

The value of climate sensitivity
» Letter to the editor in print edition

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

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

Risky Rise - the IPCC provided a full projection of future sea-level but no risk analysis

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

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

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

The inevitability of sea-level rise

The inevitability of sea-level rise

July 2013

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

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

Interview: Climate Disruption and Sea Level Rise

Interview: Klimaforscher auf dem Eis

Antarctic sea-level contribution

Limits of adaptation to climate change

Interview on climatic tipping cascade

Interview on sea-level rise

Klimaschutz ist Selbstschutz, nicht Entwicklungshilfe

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

Arctic sea ice melt 2012 on national television ARD Nachmagazin

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

July 2012

FuturZwei with actress Christiane Paul

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

Future sea level rise

COP-17 climate conference in Durban

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

Public discussion on the article

Public discussion on the article

Since March 2008

German climate-science weblog KlimaLounge

Definition of climate change

The Atlantic thermohaline circulation

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)

Last update: March 2021