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Every year, PIK scientists head to Vienna for the @egu.eu General Assembly. But what actually happens at one of the largest geosciences conferences? Get a glimpse of PIK's Earth Resilience Science Unit @ #EGU, ft @rahmstorf.bsky.social, @donovanpdennis.com and others: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQCD...
Mobility transition for Berlin, cooling strategies for Tirana: Different cities need different climate priorities. A new PIK study with PIKs @efesce.bsky.social classifies 1,263 European cities into four types & identifies suitable climate measures for each. www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Fires are raging in Western Europe. Christopher Reyer spoke to @deutschewelle.dw.com about the human cost of these blazes, and how we need to invest in climate adaptation and fire prevention.
Was bedeutet der #Rechtspopulismus für die wissenschaftliche #Politikberatung? Vielbeachteter Auftritt von PIK-Direktor Ottmar #Edenhofer diese Woche im Brandenburger Landtag. Analyse mit Handlungsoptionen, mitentwickelt von @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evu7... (ab 51:45)
40.4C: on June 27, 2026, the highest temperature since measurements began in 1893 was recorded at the Potsdam Telegrafenberg where PIK is based. The measurement series serves as an important reference point for assessing climate development in the region. Annual max temperature (2026 as of 9 July).
Registration now open until 20 August, spots are limited: Fiscal Instruments for International Climate Action GCET27 conference hosted by PIK, 14-16.09.2026 in central Berlin at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). Register: eveeno.com/gcet27 More info: www.gcet27.de
Congratulations to PIK scientist Sabine Undorf on her appointment as Professor of Meteorology and Climatology @unitrier.bsky.social! 🎉 Her attribution research explores how climate change shapes our world. At PIK, she will continue to lead the ClimaKid project. www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
ERDE, EIS, KLIMA, ALL Vier Forschungsinstitute – PIK mit @gfz.bsky.social @awi.de @aippotsdam.bsky.social – öffnen am 26. September 2026 ihre Türen auf dem Telegrafenberg Potsdam. Mitmach-Experimente, Laborführungen, Vorträge für Groß und Klein etc. etc. Event-Website: www.gfz.de/veranstaltun...
OUT NOW! Part 3 of our video series “Core research topics of PIK”: What works in #ClimatePolicy? Scientist Hannah Heiliger explains how PIK ensures the quality of its #PolicyAdvice. Evaluation of individual measures, up-to-date evidence synthesis. 👇 youtu.be/WsI1hQ9h_KE
"We've reached a saturation point & start hitting the ceiling of the processes that regulate Earth system stability" states PIK Director Rockström. "The old economic paradigm doesn't work anymore: Exploiting the Earth for free without repercussions."👇 betterfuturemedia.substack.com/p/johan-rock...
Jetzt online: Der neue PIK-Jahresbericht bietet ausführliche Informationen zur Arbeit unserer fünf Forschungsabteilungen. Neueste Erkenntnisse zum Erdsystem, Abschätzung von Klimarisiken, Erforschung von Politikoptionen. Wir wünschen angenehme Lektüre. www.pik-potsdam.de/de/produkte/...
„Wir sind mitten im Klimawandel – damit steigen auch die Extreme.“ Zum Top-Thema Hitze lieferte die 20-Uhr-Tagessschau diese Woche zwei Beiträge mit PIK-Experten: Montag Fred Hattermann (www.youtube.com/watch?v=03yu..., ab 12:40), Mittwoch Peter Hoffmann (www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_go..., 09:45).
Klimaschutz kostet. Aber kein Klimaschutz kostet auch: „Wobei sich viele Folgen des Klimawandels gar nicht in Geldwert ausdrücken lassen – etwa Menschenleben, Gesundheit, Biodiversität oder gesellschaftliches Miteinander“, sagt PIK-Forscherin Leonie Wenz. www.zdfheute.de/video/heute-...
This is how fair #ClimateAction works globally A PIK study @jeem-econ.bsky.social sheds light, for the first time, on the carbon intensity of household consumption across much of the world. And thus on ➡️distributional impact ➡️social balancing of #CarbonPricing www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
„Klimaorganisationen intepretieren als Aufweichung, dass Klimaschutz in Drittstaaten auf EU-Klimaziele angerechnet wird. Dass dem nicht so sein muss, zeigen die PIK-Ökonomen Edenhofer, Leisinger, Stern, Kalkuhl.“ Rubrik „Der Sonntagsökonom“ @faznet.bsky.social zeitung.faz.net/data/859/rea... (€)
PIK study provides efficient framework for EU climate action beyond its borders as defined in the 2040 #climate target: Jurisdictional Reward Funds. This would avoid perverse incentives, cost just 5 bn €/yr – and act as a stabilising mechanism. #Edenhofer Story: 👇 www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
JOB: 🎓Professur (W2) für Biodiversitätsökonomik & Agrarpolitik + Leitung v. PIK Arbeitsgruppe ⁉️Analyse v. Politikmaßnahmen für Biodiversität, Kohlenstoffsenken & Ökosystemleistungen 📍 BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg & PIK Potsdam 📅 21. Juli 2026 👉 jobs.b-ite.com/jobposting/a...
🚰 Geht Berlin bald das Trinkwasser aus? Wie könnten Lösungen aussehen, die den Spreewald nicht gefährden? Über drohenden #Wassermangel, steigenden -bedarf und mögliche Lösungen hat 3sat NANO mit PIK-Geologe Hagen Koch und anderen Forschenden gesprochen. 👇 www.zdf.de/play/magazin...
🆕 The Earth is accumulating heat at an accelerating rate. Human-caused warming reached 1.37°C above pre-industrial levels in 2025 & is expected to exceed 1.5°C within ~4 years. PIKs @wflamb.bsky.social led the report’s assessment of global greenhouse gas emissions. www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
How is the #freshwater cycle being disrupted and what can be done about it? PIK scientist Yassmin Hesham explains the freshwater #PlanetaryBoundary in this new Planetary Boundaries Science lab video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIIX...
🆕 study: Climate change, land use and water use are altering the global #freshwater cycle at an increasing pace. Dry and wet anomalies now occur about twice as often as they did in the early 20th century, with climatic factors being the dominant driver globally. 👇 www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
The remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C could be exhausted by 2030.That may sound far away, but it isn't, says PIK Director #Edenhofer. "2030 is not a distant future. It's the next political cycle, the next infrastructure plan, the next business strategy." Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7EX...
„Die Politik ist gefragt, die richtigen wirtschaftlichen Anreize zu setzen.“ Tipp zum Wochenende: Wissenssendung von ZDF nano zum großen Report über CO₂-Entnahmen aus der Atmosphäre, mit 5 min Interview PIK-Forscherin Sabine Fuss (ab 03:42). #StateofCDR www.zdf.de/play/magazin...
"Imagine your home filling up with every piece of waste you've ever produced. That's what we're doing to Earth's atmosphere with CO₂", states PIK Director #Edenhofer. New PIK video on Planetary Waste Management & how to clean up the atmosphere 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7EX...
National pledges of carbon dioxide removal #CDR versus pathways limiting warming to 1.5°C this century: ➡️Gap of more than 5 bn tonnes of CO₂ removed per year by 2050. #StateofCDR report w/ PIK input. CDR might need to scale faster than solar. Story: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
🎉Glückwünsche! PIK-Direktor Ottmar Edenhofer wird mit dem BAUM Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2026 ausgezeichnet. Gewürdigt werden seine Beiträge zur Entwicklung wissenschaftlich fundierter Instrumente für eine wirksame #Klimapolitik in 🇩🇪 & 🇪🇺. baumev.de/baum-preis/p...
📢 Are you an early-career researcher in West Africa working on climate, health, or agriculture? #ClimaKid project is organising a science workshop in Abidjan, 17–26 November, in collaboration with the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire. Read more: www.csrs.ch/storage/app/...
The EU carbon price on imports #CBAM could incentivise trade partners to adopt carbon pricing as well. With this response, global emissions reduction is 73% over and above the impact of the EU #ClimatePolicy alone. PIK-led modelling study @jaereaere.bsky.social. www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Definitely worth watching . PIK Director Ottmar #Edenhofer on atmospheric carbon removal #CDR. It will be key for #climate policy. How to fund it, ensure quality, affordability & permanence. Part 2 of our video series “Core research topics of PIK”. 👇 youtu.be/A7EXTXXGzzY