From communication to co-creation? How digital infrastructures can support science-policy advice on SDGs Science has played and will continue to play a crucial role in the negotiations around the 2030 Agenda.
Assessment of the urban green infrastructure transformation, biodiversity and the value of ecosystem services for sustainable urban development in Germany and Ukraine
Stakeholder engagement in the age of digital communication - Using Twitter to initiate the engagement process?
Die experimentelle Stadt: Ent- oder (Re)politisierung städtischer Transformationen? Experimente gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung in gesellschaftlichen Gestaltungs- und Innovationsprozessen; insbesondere im Kontext von städtischen Nachhaltigkeitstransitionen.
Hourly roadside traffic emissions from bottom-up inventory for the city of Berlin Emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) from traffic sources are modelled for the City of Berlin with a bottom-up approach using HBEFA emission factors.
An Open-Source Toolkit to Design and Evaluate Net-Zero Pathways for Industrial Clusters This paper presents the development of an open-source toolkit aimed to help industrial clusters design (economically and environmentally) optimal pathways towards net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, critical to reaching the Paris and Glasgow
Marginal Cost Curves for Decarbonizing the European Cement Industry The cement industry which is characterised by the highest carbon intensity per unit of revenue among all major industries needs to rapidly reduce their CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions to reach carbon neutrality.
The effects of economic crises on carbon emission peaks and structural change in OECD and G20 countries Economic disruption associated with the Covid-19 pandemic and the current energy and – potentially economic – crisis related to the war in Ukraine emphasize the importance of understanding and managing crises’ immediate and lasting effects on deca
Systemic risk from the perspective of climate, environmental and disaster risk science and practice Understanding and managing systemic risk is more important than ever due to our immense global connectivity (e.g., between sectors, such as food-health-water-energy, countries and continents, down to individuals).
Global governance of ocean-based negative emission technologies. Exploring gaps, challenges, and opportunities To achieve the ambitious but necessary climate targets set by the Paris Agreement, the IPCC model pathways for limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels make apparent the need for safeguarding and enhancing the natural glo
Ethics in Digitalization Technical innovations of the digitization lead to significant changes in society. From the point of view of computer science, the main focus is at the technical side of innovations or at the clear economical aspects for the clients.
Superconducting links for very high power transmission based on MgB2 wires This paper presents the main technological achievements of the first 3-gigawatt-class HVDC superconducting cable system, which was manufactured and successfully tested in the European project Best Paths.
The costs of CO2 carbonation in the cement industry Rising climate change requires rapid changes in high emitting industries such as the cement industry.
Greening the Car? Conflict Dynamics within the GermanPlatform for Electric Mobility The environmental crisis due to air pollution, high CO2 emissions, noise from traffic and soil ceiling requires profound changes to the car-dependent transport system.
Economic outcomes of innovations in carbon capture and utilisation. A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis Extended abstract for speed talk
DiDaT. Ein transdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt; Booklet der Feinpläne zur 2. Stakeholderkonferenz; 22. Januar 2020
A multiscale modelling approach for evaluation of urban air quality in Modena (Italy) A multi-scale modelling system was developed to provide hourly NOx concentrations field at building resolving scale in the urban area of Modena.
Large-eddy simulation of roadside dispersion and chemical transformation of nitrogen oxides in an urban environment The objective of this work is to present a high-resolution, urban scale large-eddy simulation (LES) frameworkfor modelling dispersion and chemical transformation of nitrogen oxides (NOx=NO + NO2) from urban traffic.
The influence of the gas phase chemistry of volatilised particulate phase components on gas phase budgets of radicals, NOx, and ozone
Vertical profile of aerosols in the Himalayan region using an ultralight aircraft platform Indo-gangetic plain (IGP) and Himalayan foothills have large spatial and temporal heterogeneity in aerosols characteristics.
Linking Atmospheric Pollution to Cryospheric Changes over the Third Pole Known as "the Third Pole" (TP), the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding mountains hold the largest aggregate of glaciers outside the pole regions.
Two worldviews about human information and knowledge systems (HIKS). Towards an open knowledge democracy for global sustainability governance
Governance of Groundwater Ecosystem Service Trade-Offs in Gauteng, South Africa: An Institutional Analysis
Is there a shift from neo-classical economic instruments to ecological economics solutions in global environmental agreements? – Equity and fairness in climate change negotiations
The importance of physical parameterizations in WRF to reproduce atmospheric dynamics and BC transport in the arctic region: A sensitivity study
Seasonal Variability of PM2.5, BC, and PM2.5. Chemical Characteristics at Busy Roadways in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Kathmandu valley located in the foothills of Himalaya in Nepal suffers from serious air pollution problems.
Study of short-lived climate forcers atmospheric variability at Kathmandu and at the WMO/GAW Global Station “Nepal Climate Observatory-Pyramid” (5079 m a.s.l.) in the Himalayas
Workshop summary: “Integrating air quality and climate mitigation – is there a need for new metrics to support decision making?”
Seasonal variation of ozone and black carbon observed at Paknajol, an urban area in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal The Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayan foothills, considered as one of the global "hot spots" for what concerns air pollution, is currently facing severe air quality problems due to rapid urbanization processes, dramatic land use changes, socioecon
Status of the MgB2-based high-power DC cable demonstrator within BEST PATHS The EU-funded collaborative project BEST PATHS explores new pathways for delivering reliable power in Europe through the large-scale integration of growing shares of renewable energy.
Single Particle Measurements and Clustering Analysis from Winter Fog Events in the Indo-Gangetic Plain Intense fog events have been observed during winter months over the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Multi-level reinforcement in European climate and energy governance: mobilizing economic interests at the sub-national levels In this article we explain the relatively successful performance of the EU in climate and energy governance by essentially two factors: (1) multi-level reinforcement and (2) the mobilization of economic interests at different levels of governance
Competition and Conflict. The Role of Guiding Visions in the International Sustainable Energy Transition
Central Asian supra-glacier snow melt enhanced by anthropogenic black carbon In Central Asia, more than 60 % of the population depends on water stored in glaciers and mountain snow.
MgB2 round wires and cables for the high-power superconducting cable demonstrator in the Best Paths project In this work, results for the different MgB2 wires and cables designed in Best Paths will be presented, with a focus on the critical parameters influencing the cable manufacturing.
The application of long-term observations of NOx and CO to constrain a global emissions inventory Accurate knowledge of tropospheric ozone is important for understanding its current and future effects on human health, air quality, and climate.
Investigation and Evaluation of the open source ETL tools GeoKettle and Talend Open Studio in terms of their ability to process spatial data Integration and harmonization of large spatial data sets is not only since the introduction of the spatial data infrastructure INSPIRE a big issue.
The Urban Land Grab - Challenges to Soil Management The recognition of soils and their functions by the public and, in particular, the planning community isgenerally poor.
Mixing layer height measurements determines influence of meteorology on air pollutant concentrations in urban area
Ecosystem Services provided by SUITMAs The urban ecosystem and its ecosystem services (ESs) are managed for the wellbeing of urbandwellers. Thus, sustainable urban development depends on ESs aside economic, cultural and politicaldimensions.
Understanding Air Quality in East Africa. Estimating Biomass Burning and Anthropogenic Influence with Long-Term Measurements Air pollution is largely unstudied in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in a large gap in scientific understanding of emissions, atmospheric processes and impacts of air pollutants in this region.
Source Apportionment Of Regional Sources And Spatial Difference Of Aerosol Composition From The Nepal Ambient Monitoring And Source Testing Experiment [NAMaSTE] In The Kathmandu Valley, Nepal The Kathmandu Valley, an urban basin in Nepal, is subject to extreme air pollution events.
Long-range transported dissolved organic matter, ions and black carbon deposited on Central Asian snow covered glaciers
Ecological economics and ecosystem functions - a focus on actors and institutions in payments for ecosystem services
Mixing layer heights derived from ceilometers: Useful for air quality studies? Ceilometers have been used for several meteorological applications, often in the framework of air qualitystudies.
Development of MgB2 cable conductors for very high power HVDC transmission within the Best Paths project The BEST PATHS project is focused on the development and demonstration of grid equipment suitable for bulk power transmission across Europe.
A High Resolution Technology-based Emissions Inventory for Nepal. Present and Future Scenario A comprehensive regional assessment of emission sources is a major hindrance for a complete understanding of the air quality and for designing appropriate mitigation solutions in Nepal, a landlocked country in foothills of the Himalaya.
Co-designing Usable Knowledge with Stakeholders and Fostering Ownership – A Pathway through the communication problem?
Twenty years of ozone air quality in Europe: trends in models and measurements The EURODELTA-Trends exercise is a multi-model experiment in which seven regional models performed anair quality hindcast over Europe for the 1990-2010 period at regional-scale resolution (25km).
Implications of the choice of land surface model schemes and reanalyzes data for initialization in model simulations with WRF to characterize atmospheric dynamics and the effect on black carbon concentrations into the Eurasian Arctic Realistic simulation of physical and dynamical processes happening in the Arctic surface and atmosphere, and the interacting feedbacks of these processes is still a challenge for Arctic climate modelers.
Innovative finance to deliver adequate marine biodiversity knowledge for high seas and deep ocean governance beyond national jurisdiction High seas and deep sea governance is progressing through the UN BBNJ process. At the same time the International Seabed Authority is developing a Mining Code for the Area.
MgB2 round wires for the high-power superconducting cable demonstrator in the Best Paths project Within the FP7-funded BEST PATHS project, a demonstration area is aiming to validate the MgB2 technology for HVDC power transmission.
Liquid nitrogen impregnated Kraft paper for high power superconducting cables Space charge measurements under operating conditions bring useful information on the behavior of the insulating material at high voltage and low temperature.
Co-designing Usable Knowledge with Stakeholders and Fostering Ownership – A Pathway through the communication problem?
3-D Numerical Modelling of AC losses in MgB2 wires for the 10 kA demonstrator of BEST PATHS The European project BEST PATHS was initiated with the aim of developing state-of-the-art high-power transmission technologies. In this work, the AC losses in a superconducting MgB2 cable are estimated for various operating conditions.
Uncertainty and Complexity. Scientific Challenges in Unterstanding the Unsustainable Present and Preparing for an Unknown Future
Has the Climate Benefited from the EU “Diesel Boom”? – Assessment of CO2-eq Emissions from EU’s Increasing Diesel Car Fleet
Towards Transformative Decentralization? Dimensions of Path - dependency in Land and Water Governance Reforms
New departures-or a spanner in the works? A look at narratives of transformative research Having been enmeshed in modernity’s quest for innovative progress on one hand, and in attempts at fundamental critique and warning on the other, academic research nowadays struggles both with a positive conceptual framing of sustainability transfo
The impact of traffic emissions on air quality in the Berlin-Brandenburg region – a case study on cycling scenarios Many European cities continue to struggle with exceedances of NO2 limit values at measurement sites near roads, of which a large contribution is attributed to emissions from traffic.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in aerosols over the centralHimalayas along two south-north transects Our understanding of the transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the Indo–Gangetic Plains(IGP) to the Himalayas remains limited.
Statistical approach for assessing the influence of synoptic andmeteorological conditions on ozone concentrations over Europe
Towards a shared understanding of sustainability information systems. A linked open data repository to integrate manufacturing sustainability indicator sets In this contribution the vision, contents, process and structure for a collaborative research repository of indicator-based sustainability assessment tools is outlined.
20 years of Black Carbon measurements in Germany Black Carbon (BC) is an important short-lived climate-forcing pollutant contributing to global warming through absorption of sunlight.
Seasonal and diurnal variations of methane and carbon dioxide in the highly polluted Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide and methane - key greenhouse gases (GHGs) - are primary causes of global warming and resultant impacts.
The seasonal cycle of the mixing layer height and its impact on black carbon concentrations in the Kathmandu Valley (Nepal) The properties and the vertical structure of the mixing layer as part of the planetary boundary layer are of key importance for local air quality.
Buddha's birthplace (Lumbini, Nepal) is polluted Lumbini, in southern Nepal, is a UNESCO world heritage site of universal value as the birthplace of the Buddha.
Clean Energy at Home and Fossil Fuels Abroad? The Foreign Policy Dimensions of Barack Obama’s Energy Policy Strategy
Material flows in the Anthropocene – Challenges, chances and scenarios of a circular economy for e-waste resources
Overview of VOC emissions and chemistry from PTR-TOF-MS measurements during the SusKat-ABC campaign: high acetaldehyde, ketene, isoprene and isocyanic acid in wintertime air of the Kathmandu Valley
Club governance for climate protection : policy approaches in the G20, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and the Under2 Coalition
Black carbon concentrations in the highly polluted Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a three year monitoring with a dual-spot Aethalometer Our knowledge about ambient black carbon (BC) in the vast Himalayan region, a region vulnerable to impacts of global warming, is very limited due to unavailability of a long-term ambient monitoring.
Effect of VOC emissions from vegetation on urban air quality during hot periods Programs to plant millions of trees in cities around the world aim at the reduction of summer temperatures,increase of carbon storage, storm water control, and recreational space, as well as at poverty alleviation.
Roots at the Treetop: Connecting Knowledge from Civil Society Organizations to Policy Arenas - A Methodological Proposal
Why Not Talk About Justice? The Current Debate on Deep-Sea Mining With the emergence in the 1960s of international interest in the exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources, a majority of the actors involved at the time quickly established a position strongly oriented towards global justice with regard to the d
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition as a transnational governance club? Reviewing the CCAC's integrative potential in a fragmented climate policy world
Mobile Aerosol Mass Spectrometry Measurements in the Kathmandu Valley. The Impact of Local Sources and Meteorology to Spatial Variability of Aerosol Composition Air pollution in the Kathmandu valley is influenced by a variety of domestic and industrial sources such as garbage and biomass burning, brick kilns, and vehicular emissions.
Ein neues Kapitel für die Hohe See? Schutz und nachhaltige Nutzung Biologischer Vielfalt in Gebieten jenseits nationaler Hoheitsgewalt
Ozone and some of the precursors at an urban site in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Observations and modeling An international field campaign SusKat-ABC (a Sustainable atmosphere for the Kathmandu Valley - AtmosphericBrown Clouds), was conducted during Dec 2012 – June 2013 in Kathmandu and surrounding regions to assess theinfluences of local and regional
Lessons learnt on training and capacity development for climate change and human health. Approaches in the Greater Mekong Subregion It is vital to strengthen the capacity of communities and countries to prepare and adapt to the health impacts arising from climate change.
Symposium: Soziale Nachhaltigkeit. Beiträge für das „Symposium: Soziale Nachhaltigkeit“ am 2.11.2017, Potsdam (IASS) Mit den im September 2015 von den Vereinten Nationen verabschiedeten Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) der Agenda 2030 wurden erstmals soziale und ökologische Nachhaltigkeitsziele systematisch verknüpft.