PIK’s FutureLabs and Science Units complement the research departments in realizing the institute’s strategy.

Four-fifths of this kind of fuel is burned in 15 countries. A large research work now compiles 15 comparable case studies, showing the dependencies and ways ...

02/07/2022 - Awareness of and concern for environmental issues has risen across Europe in the past two decades, and so has the willingness to vote for green ...

An new study highlights the innovation gap, and the need for regulation. It was commissioned by the German government's Science Platform Climate Protection.

01/28/2022 - Climate change increases the risk of brown planthopper rice pest in India, one of the most alarming pests of this important agricultural staple. ...

01/20/2022 - Ricarda Winkelmann ist starring in this arte production, discussing what would happen if there was no ice.

01/17/2022 - A 20-60 % increase in prices for meat through a tax could be an important lever for aligning Western diets with environmental goals and can be ...

01/12/2022 - Economic growth goes down when the number of wet days and days with extreme rainfall go up, a team of Potsdam scientists finds. Rich countries are ...

After eight years, the IPCC's next major review of climate policy is now taking shape. Two group leaders from our institute are coordinating chapters on ...

A new episode of the podcast "Sustain Ability. The Potsdam Dialogues" is out. From cauliflower to climate change: Chef Megha Kohli from New Delhi, India, and ...