Research and Publications
Governing the Climate in the Paris Era: Organized Irresponsibility, Technocratic Climate Futures, and Normalized Disasters
The initial question posed by Florian Steig and Angela Oels in their new paper is: If the UN climate conferences contribute so little to solving the climate problem, what are they doing instead?
Editors: Florian Steig, Angela Oels
Publication date: March 2, 2025
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What drives stock market reactions to greenwashing? An event study of European companies
Sebastian Utz and his colleagues Gregor Dorfleitner, Jens Eckberg, and Teresa Brehm (新万博体育下载_万博体育app【投注官网】 of Regensburg) have published an article in the international journal Finance Research Letters. This article contains an empirical analysis that uses an event study design to examine the impact of greenwashing accusations against companies in the STOXX Europe 600 on their corporate value. The effect on company value depends on the size of the companies, the materiality and nature of the greenwashing allegations, and the industry in which the companies operate.
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Editors: Sebastian Utz, Gregor Dorfleitner, Jens Eckberg, Teresa Brehm
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Planning and evaluating resilient supply chains
For a long time, companies focused primarily on efficiency and cost savings in their supply chains. Inventories were reduced and the “just-in-time” principle was introduced, meaning that components are only delivered when needed. However, this practice made supply chains more vulnerable to disruptions and interruptions.
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Editors: Martin Bruckler, Lars Wietschel, Lukas Messmann, Selina Sartor, Andrea Thorenz, Axel Tuma.
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Study Area Map Generator: A Web-Based Shiny Application for Generating Country-Level Study Area Maps for Scientific Publication
The Study Area Map Generator is a freely accessible web application that greatly simplifies the creation of high-quality study area maps for scientific publications.
Editors: Dr. César Iván ?lvarez, Dr. Juan Gabriel Mollocana-Lara, Dr. Izar Sinde-González, Ana Cláudia Teodoro
Publication date: October 3, 2025
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Coherence of climate change adaptation targets within the EU?
Coherence of climate change adaptation targets within the EU? Anna Sophia Peuser, research assistant at the Chair of Public Law and Crisis Resilience, has published an essay on this topic.
Editor: Anna Peuser
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Natural forest reserves as a means of offsetting methane emissions from rice cultivation
Natural forest reserves as a means of offsetting methane emissions from rice cultivation. Prof. Dr. Kunstmann and colleagues have investigated for the first time the potential for offsetting methane emissions through forests in the semi-arid savannah region of West Africa.
Editors: Harald Kunstmann et al.
Publication date: April 4, 2025
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From Diversity to Confusion? The Challenge of Biodiversity Footprint Quantification
“From Diversity to Confusion? The Challenge of Biodiversity Footprint Quantification”: This study by Raphaela Roeder and Sebastian Utz documents a significant discrepancy between the biodiversity footprints of three major suppliers.
Editors: Raphaela Roeder, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Utz
Publication date: February 11, 2025
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Do early warning signals lead to better decisions?
Do early warning signals lead to better decisions? Florian Diekert and colleagues have developed a theoretical model that shows how an early warning system can influence the management of complex socio-ecological systems under stress.
Editor: Prof. Dr. Florian Diekert
Publication date: April 9, 2025
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Human land use – the real driver of floods, droughts, and heat waves?
Human land use and soil management, as well as changes in landscape hydrology – are these the real causes of floods, droughts, and heat waves?
Editor: Prof. Dr. Peter Fiener
Publication date: May 8, 2025
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ESG ratings and the risk of greenwashing
“What you see is not what you get: ESG scores and greenwashing risk”: Manuel C. Kathan and Sebastian Utz, together with colleagues, show that greenwashing allegations are most common among large companies with high ESG ratings.
Editors: Manuel C. Kathan, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Utz et al.
Publication date: February 7, 2025
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Gender aspects of displacement in the context of climate change
Gender aspects of displacement in the context of climate change: Climate-induced migration will increase in the future. Women in particular are at risk of violence. The necessary protection is insufficiently addressed in the current legal situation.
Editors: Prof. Dr. Sina Fontana MLE, Jule Marie Schr?der Ass. Jur.
Publication date: 2024
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Climate Change and Conflicts – an innovative approach to interdisciplinary teaching and learning
The interdisciplinary seminar “Climate Change and Conflicts” – an innovative approach to interdisciplinary teaching and learning to develop and discuss a common understanding of the links between climate change and conflicts.
Editors: Prof. Dr. Florian Diekert, Prof. Dr. Sina Fontana MLE, Prof. Dr. Markus Keck, Prof. Dr. Katharina Waha
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Extraterritorial protection obligations and their development – illustrated by the example of abortion in the context of develo
How the German state must adapt its fundamental rights protection obligations in development cooperation to international law – Extraterritorial protection obligations and their development using the example of cooperation with South Africa, illustrated by the example of abortion in the context of development cooperation.
Editor: Prof. Dr. Sina Fontana MLE
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Are fishermen following the shift in fishing grounds caused by global warming?
Climate change is shifting fishing grounds. But fishermen are not following them—they prefer to adapt to the changing species in their region. Contrary to earlier hypotheses from other studies, our analyses show that fishermen are loyal to their locations.
Editors: Prof. Dr. Florian Diekert, Dr. Patrick Hoffmann
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Agricultural diversity using Tasmanian farms as an example
Agricultural diversity and its use by farmers in Tasmania, Australia. The results of this study suggest that agricultural diversification can be a viable strategy even in industrialized countries.
Editor: Prof. Dr. Katharina Waha
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Local authorities interpret sufficiency very differently in climate protection strategies
Local authorities interpret sufficiency in climate protection strategies in very different ways. The results of our study “Different interpretations of sufficiency in climate protection strategies” show that sufficiency is gaining importance in local authorities.
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Publisher: Prof. Dr. Markus Keck
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