How should we deal with tipping points and uncertainties? An MCC-led study extends classical welfare economics with the concept of planetary boundaries.

03/02/2023 - To ensure a safe and just future for people, nature and the planet Earth System Boundaries must include justice. That is the result of a new study ...

January/February 2023: Prof. Elena Surovyatkina from the B-EPICC project went on a field trip through India to share her recent discoveries on monsoon ...

02/24/2023 - For his proposal “Transformation towards long-term sustainability beyond Sustainable Development Goals” Prajal Pradhan, senior scientist at ...

02/22/2023 - Hot topics were presented in talks and discussed among scientists at the annual ‘Research Days’ of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact ...

The B-EPICC team has just returned from India, where it ran a successful knowledge exchange workshop with collaborators in New Delhi. The workshop ...

02/17/2023 - The Munich Security Conference (MSC) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) are joining forces to tackle threats arising from ...

02/16/2023 - Due to global warming, flood-like water outbursts from ice-dammed glacial lakes worldwide happen earlier in the year and originate from higher ...

02/06/2023 - Current climate policies including efforts like the Powering Past Coal Alliance will not add up to a global coal exit, a new study shows. ...

A study retrospectively calculates for 2022, with regard to CO2 emissions and gross domestic product, the loss of Russian gas and oil and ambitious EU-wide ...