Past emissions have already committed the planet to higher temperatures, sea levels and other long-term impacts, with new ...
The Ariadne research project has provided important guidance for the energy transition in Germany since its inceptions in mid ...
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 ...
Open day: PIK invited the public to attend presentations and discussions about its research work. Photo: PIK About 3,500 visitors of all ages took advantage of the event to find out more about the ...
Observed rice yield losses from 1°C warming are more than twice as high as model estimates due to underestimated heat stress. Photo: AdobeStock/ducvien Rice is a staple food for more than half of the ...
European Energy Exchange in Leipzig: here, auctions of CO₂ allowances are held under the EU emissions trading system. Photo: Shutterstock/Brookgardener According to ...
Endangered orangutans: Careful site selection is crucial to ensure that CDR methods do not harm biodiversity, but instead provide benefits. The study, published in Nature Climate Change and led by ...
22.11.2025 – In the past two weeks, around 50,000 people from around the world took part in the UN climate summit COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Key topics included the 1.5°C global warming limit, the ...
The “10 New Insights in Climate Science”, a joint initiative by Future Earth, The Earth League, and the World Climate Research Programme, highlight that weaker land sinks, especially in the Northern ...
The planet is getting hot: Bus station near Romania’s capital Bucharest in July 2024 (archive image). Photo: Shutterstock/LCV “The last few years have seen vital signs breaking their records by ...
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change shows that 2024 was the hottest year on record, leading to massive health, economic, and social damages worldwide. Photo: Unsplash/Richard ...