Uta Klönne
Science Advisor
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Uta is a Science Advisor at the Science Team. She closely follows the IPCC process and provides scientific input in the context of the UNFCCC. Her research interests include regional climate change and climate extremes as well as science communication.
Prior to joining Climate Analytics, Uta worked for several years at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and at the European Climate Research Alliance (ECRA).
Uta holds a MSc in Climate Change from the University of Copenhagen and a BSc in Geography from Humboldt University of Berlin and Lund University.
Publications
- Briefing papers
- Solar radiation modification: a dangerous distraction from required emissions reductions Dalia Kellou, Alexander Nauels, Uta Klönne, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Bill Hare (2023)
- Only halving emissions by 2030 can minimize risks of crossing cryosphere thresholds Uta Klönne, Alexander Nauels, Dr. Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Pam Pearson, Robert M. DeConto, Helen S. Findlay, Gustaf Hugelius, Alexander Robinson, Joeri Rogelj, Edward A. G. Schuur and Julienne Stroeve. , Nature Climate Change, (2022)
- 1.5°C is still in reach to reduce the worst climate risks – but only with immediate mitigation action and shifting finance Uta Klönne, Alexander Nauels, Claire Fyson, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Bill Hare (2022)
- No time for complacency: without closing the 2030 gap, net zero targets cannot prevent severe climate impacts Sarah Schöngart, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Uta Klönne, Alexander Nauels (2022)
- Methane reductions, ‘climate neutrality’, and choosing the adequate metric for emissions accounting under the Paris Agreement Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Alexander Nauels, Uta Klönne (2021)
- Reports
- ZERO IN on the critical decade Uta Klönne, Alexander Nauels, Debbie Rosen, Christine McKenna, Sarah Schöngart, Robin Lamboll, Joeri Rogelj, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Piers Forster (2022)
- ZERO IN on near-term warming and our changes of staying within 1.5°C Alexander Nauels, Zebedee Nicholls, Chris Smith, Debbie Rosen, Uta Klönne, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Joeri Rogelj, Piers Forster (2021)
- The science of temperature overshoots: impacts, uncertainties and implications for near-term emissions reductions Susanne Baur, Alexander Nauels, Uta Klönne, Carl-Friedrich Schleussner (2021)