11.02.2026 – Gradually increasing the price of fossil fuels is considered a key element of effective climate policy – and yet it remains the subject of bitter ...

09.02.2026 - A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that grassland-based grazing systems – currently covering a ...

30.01.2026 - A new paper published today looks at carbon dioxide removal – where carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored – and finds that large-scale ...

21.01.2026 – Carbon dioxide removal technologies are becoming increasingly important for climate action, but their differing storage times matter for policy ...

20.01.2026 – A study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Nature Food analyses the ecological “footprint” from diets – and policy ...

19.12.2025 – A large-scale model study now shows how the global food system can contribute to the fight against global heating. It identifies 23 levers, ...

19.12.2025 - The whole ERSU came to together to celebrate the passing year, getting to know old and new team members and sharing expertise in various topics.

12.12.2025 – Today marks the tenth anniversary of the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to keep global heating well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit it ...

10.12.2025 – Cost-effective climate mitigation would reduce fossil fuel consumption in the EU by around 90 percent by 2050 compared to 2020. A new study by the ...

05.12.2025 - The future of the Antarctic ice sheet, Earth’s largest store of freshwater ice, will play a decisive role in long-term sea level rise, finds a new ...