Researchers at the College will focus on four distinct research areas, including energy systems, emission mitigation, climate systems and climatic impacts. Malte Meinshausen, the Coordinator of the College and Senior Researcher at the Melbourne School of Earth Sciences, said the enrolled PhD students so far selected from over 300 applications will work with international partners across a range of critical energy and climate issues. “We’re confident that the College will combine excellence in climate and energy-system research, leading to innovative new mitigation and adaptation solution strategies,” he said. “Avoiding a climate crisis, while meeting a growing demand of energy services, is one of the most challenging issues humanity is facing today.
John Schellnhuber, Director of PIK, said the exchange “…is eminently sensible since Australia and Germany belong to the worldwide leading countries in climate impact research. North and South are stretching out their hands across the equator to jointly explore the future of our planet – and to contribute to a sustainable architecture of this future.”
Weblink to launch and greeting messages: http://www.climate-energy-college.org/we-launched
Further details on the college: http://trace.unimelb.edu.au/.
