3 / 2021 // LEOPOLDINA / NEWS 13
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Friends of the Leopoldina
Bausch fellow : research on a chemist
EASAC
Decarbonisation of buildings
EASAC
The Atlantic and Europe ’ s climate
The Friends of the Leopoldina Academy have awarded the Johann-Lorenz-Bausch Fellowship for the sixth time . This year ’ s fellow is Josephine Musil-Gutsch . The PhD candidate conducts research at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich on the development of disciplines across the boundaries of the sciences and the humanities .
During her four-month stay at the Centre for Science Studies , she will research Leopoldina member , chemist and chemistry historian Edmund von Lippmann ( 1857 to 1940 ) who worked at the interface between industry , the sciences and the humanities . ■ LBE
Friends of the Leopoldina academy
25 percent of the greenhouse gases in Europe can be traced back to buildings . There are an estimated 250 million buildings in the European Union ( EU ). To meet the climate commitments made under the Paris Agreement , the European Academies ’ Science Advisory Council ( EASAC ) is calling for a dramatic change of course in the regulation of building emissions .
The experts argue that instead of merely focusing on energy-efficient building methods , emphasis also needs to be placed on increasing renovation rates and on designing buildings which can be taken down and recycled at the end of their lifetime . ■ JMO
Decarbonisation of buildings
A study by the European Academies ’ Science Advisory Council ( EASAC ) analyses and explores the current issues being researched in the field of oceanography . The publication explains how Europe ’ s past and future are inextricably linked with the state of the Atlantic Ocean and its key circulation patterns and how these determine Europe ’ s climate and ecosystems and influence the weather .
This has impacts on agriculture and renewable ocean energy sources . The report also examines whether circulation patterns could change dramatically as a result of global warming .
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Europe ’ s future in the Atlantic Realm