Environmental Pollution

Continuously, chemicals are emitted into the environment either on purpose like in the case of pesticides or fertilizers, as “side effects” e.g. of production processes, or out of thoughtlessness. With the global population and economic growth emissions of waste and chemicals are likely to increase as well. Therefore, one of the main global aims is to reduce emissions and the subsequent risk of affecting human health and the environment.

We specifically focus on:

Currently funded projects:

RESETlakes: Remote Sensing of Tipping Lakes

RESETlakes: Remote Sensing of Tipping Lakes

In Earth and climate science, tipping points are critical thresholds at which a system reorganises, often abruptly or irreversibly. Tipping elements are components of the Earth system that are susceptible to approaching such a tipping point in the course of global or regional environmental change. The potentially severe consequences of tipping elements and their potential feedback to climate warming have made tipping elements a priority topic in climate reporting in recent years (e.g., IPCC assessment reports). RESETlakes (2024-2027) is a new project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), which aims to explore the use of satellite Earth observation (EO) data for the assessment of potential tipping points in lakes.