17.10.2024 - The global water cycle is increasingly out of balance – with consequences for the world economy and humanity. This is the core message of a report ...

14.10.2024 - Johan Rockström, Scientific Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), was awarded the Virchow Prize 2024 at a ceremony ...

A study co-authored by MCC analyses scenarios in which we temporarily exceed this limit and bring temperatures back down later. Rapid emission reductions are ...

09.10.2024 - Even if it is possible to reverse the rise of global temperatures after a temporary “overshoot” of 1.5 degrees Celsius, some climate damages ...

10/08/2024 - Earth Resilience Science Unit from PIK visits its counterpart at MPI-GEA

08.10.2024 - More frequent and intense extreme weather events, fossil fuel emissions at an all-time high: a new report led by an international team of ...

MCC analysis for the Ariadne energy transition project shows 30 percent more rail journeys. The announced increase in price to 58 euros per month undoes half ...

08.10.2024 - A new tool helps to assess and map security risks arising from climate hazards: The Climate Conflict Vulnerability Index (CCVI) was developed in ...

27.09.2024 - Summer heatwaves are four times more likely in some areas in the Northern hemisphere due to atmospheric teleconnections, scientists have found. ...

24.09.2024 - The Planetary Boundaries Science (PBScience), a new initiative led by PIK director Johan Rockström and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact ...