Frontier science with new methods. This is one of our research topics.

Advancing the scientific frontier and contributing solutions for a safe and just climate future

Grand concepts put to work to tackle grand challenges. This is one of our research topics.

08/28/2020 - Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and internationally recognized scientist on global ...

An analysis for the journal WIREs Climate Change systematically highlights where we should rethink our understanding of a dynamic economy with a view to ...

This new body will examine greenhouse gas statistics and evaluate measures taken in the event of excessive emissions. It also has extensive competences in ...

07/16/2020 - Communication is the key to overcoming the social dilemma of mitigating climate change, which requires investments from various actors towards a ...

07/13/2020 - Climate action is not cheap – but climate damages aren’t, either. So what level of climate action is best, economically speaking? This question ...

07/10/2020 - One of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals aims to ensure access to transport infrastructure for all. A team of researchers led by the Potsdam ...

07/09/2020 - On July 9, 2020, the Steering Committee of the German Science Platform Climate Protection (WPKS) presented and discussed with State Secretaries ...