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While mostly hidden, groundwater is of central importance to surface ecosystems and human society. Christian Griebler, researcher at the University of Vienna and ECH-member, recently contributed to a new global model of groundwater temperature that predicts the effects of climate change on this subterranean ecosystem.

Under the Kyoto Protocol, countries must report their greenhouse gas emissions, including one of the most potent greenhouse gases: Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), used mainly as an insulator in the electrical industry. But the numbers don’t add up. A team of meteorologists has now published both global and regional SF6 emissions, confirming the discrepancies.

With “Biodiversity Austria – International,” Austria is strengthening its role in global biodiversity policy.

The new interface connects local researchers with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Developed under the leadership of ECH member Alice Vadrot, it brings international insights into national policy and promotes cross-disciplinary…

Laura Koesten, researcher at the Research Group Visualization and Data Analysis from the University of Vienna and ECH member is being honored for her work in the field of artificial intelligence and data interaction. With a focus on human-technology interaction, she makes data-based decisions more transparent and understandable. The prize is endowed with €10,000.

European researchers are creating an online tool that maps the entire ocean. Will it lead to more science-based diplomatic negotiations or just perpetuate existing problems? A political science perspective.

Literature cannot stop climate change, says ECH Member Eva Horn, a literary and cultural studies scholar at the University of Vienna. Yet, it can teach us much about how climate has always shaped human perception. We talked to her about insights from a humanities perspective.