2024

First helicopter-based measurements of methane emissions on the Arabian Peninsula from the oil, gas and waste sector

Scientists from the DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics (DLR-IPA) carried out the first successful measurements of methane emissions from the oil, gas (O&G) and waste sectors in Oman in November and December 2023.

Space-based laser measured from Earth – an unusual collaboration leads to spectacular results

A collaboration between the Aeolus space mission and the Pierre Auger Collaboration has made it possible for the first time to measure a laser beam emitted from space by an Earth-based observatory.

Quantum computing project Klim-QML starts with companies d-fine and planqc

In the IPA project Klim-QML the potential of quantum computers to improve and accelerate climate models is being investigated as part of the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative.

PHILEAS - Measurements with HALO in air masses from the Asian monsoon

As part of the PHILEAS campaign, polluted air masses from the Asian monsoon were studied with HALO over Europe and the North Pacific.

Beyond the conventional GWP: Exploring alternative climate metrics for aviation policy and aircraft design

Next to carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary contributions of aircraft are the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), water vapour (H2O) and aerosols, as well as the formation of persistent condensation trails (contrails). Since these latter non-CO2 effects have been attributed to around two thirds of the total warming from aviation, regulators are increasingly interested in considering these effects in climate policy such as the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). To do so, non-CO2 effects must be brought onto a common scale with CO2 emissions using a so-called climate metric.