From natural science to social science, from risks to solutions, from identifying Planetary Boundaries to managing Global Commons: The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is advancing the frontier of integrated research for global sustainability, and for a safe and just climate future. A member of the Leibniz Association, the institute is based in Potsdam, Brandenburg and connected with the global scientific community. Drawing on excellent research, PIK provides relevant scientific advice for policy decision-making. The institute’s international staff of about 400 is led by a committed interdisciplinary team of Directors. This is science – for a safe tomorrow.
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![Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/tipping-risks-from-overshooting-1-5-degc-can-be-minimised-if-warming-is-swiftly-reversed/@@images/b013de40-aff3-4968-b357-1986b31d185c.jpeg)
Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed
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![New Brandenburg Climate Council chaired by Hermann Lotze-Campen](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/new-brandenburg-climate-council-chaired-by-hermann-lotze-campen/@@images/359571f6-b9c2-43ea-8a3a-c768cd0911df.jpeg)
New Brandenburg Climate Council chaired by Hermann Lotze-Campen
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![“A shining example of dedicated leadership within global health”: Johan Rockström receives Virchow Prize 2024](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/201ca-shining-example-of-dedicated-leadership-within-global-health201d-johan-rockstrom-receives-2024-virchow-prize-for-global-health/@@images/8634cdb5-9f18-40f8-8dbd-22a4488c74f1.jpeg)
“A shining example of dedicated leadership within global health”: Johan Rockström receives Virchow Prize 2024
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![Wolfgang Lucht appointed to the German Advisory Council on the Environment for third term](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/third-appointment-in-a-row-wolfgang-lucht-appointed-to-the-german-advisory-council-on-the-environment/@@images/31dafd3f-fa06-493e-9a6e-7b2cc8463cc2.jpeg)
Wolfgang Lucht appointed to the German Advisory Council on the Environment for third term
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![Leonie Wenz awarded Piers Sellers Prize 2024](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/leonie-wenz-awarded-piers-sellers-prize-2024/@@images/68a9a58e-6615-481e-89ad-ab306e9b940e.jpeg)
Leonie Wenz awarded Piers Sellers Prize 2024
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![Up to 30 percent more time: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/up-to-30-percent-more-time-climate-change-makes-it-harder-for-women-to-collect-water/@@images/0d6956dc-baa9-497a-b074-bafaf58aa62c.jpeg)
Up to 30 percent more time: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water
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![Paving the way for carbon pricing with green alternatives](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/paving-the-way-for-carbon-pricing-with-green-alternatives/@@images/be878a53-d89d-41c3-a215-d13221309ddd.jpeg)
Paving the way for carbon pricing with green alternatives
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![Katja Frieler: Climate Impact Professorship at the University of Potsdam](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/katja-frieler-klimafolgen-professur-an-universitat-potsdam/@@images/4e897a41-601c-4a4b-8327-69c34f4728f5.jpeg)
Katja Frieler: Climate Impact Professorship at the University of Potsdam
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![Credibility makes or breaks the price: political commitment in long-term climate policy key for effective EU emissions trading system](https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/credibility-makes-or-breaks-the-price-political-commitment-in-long-term-climate-policy-key-for-effective-eu-emissions-trading-system/@@images/16e0c070-60b0-46ce-afc2-1d86d5af5bfb.jpeg)
Credibility makes or breaks the price: political commitment in long-term climate policy key for effective EU emissions trading system
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PIK in the Media
Aug 12, 2024
· The New York Times (Online-Medien)
How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?
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Aug 11, 2024
· Süddeutsche.de (Online-Medien)
Hitze ist teuer, also macht endlich mehr Schulden: fürs Klima
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Aug 02, 2024
· CNN.com international (Online-Medien)
A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research...
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Aug 02, 2024
· DIE WELT (Online-Medien)
Kipppunkte: Die schwierige Prognose, wann die Polkappen abschmelzen, oder der Golfstrom schwächelt
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Aug 02, 2024
· BBC (Online-Medien)
The ‘flying rivers’ causing devastating floods in India
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Aug 01, 2024
· La Nacion (Online-Medien)
Investigadores insisten en la necesidad de alcanzar la neutralidad carbono para preservar la Tierra
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