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"Safe and just corridor for people and planet": Earth Commission paper
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Webinar: Tipping points for sustainability transitions
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The future of Lower Saxony: Expert report with PIK participation published
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Locked Houses, Fallow Lands: Climate change and migration in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India
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UN water prize for PIK researcher Zbigniew Kundzewicz
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State of the planet: This decade must bend the curves on emissions and biodiversity loss
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Climate change affects global river flow
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Nobel Prize Summit ‘Our Planet, Our Future’: Registration Now Open
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When the flames are out, danger continues: Cascading effects of wildfires
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PIK in the Media
Apr 07, 2021
· ABC Nyheter
Klimaforsker slår alarm om tidsskille for verdenshavene: – Vi har bare ti år på oss
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Apr 07, 2021
· Aftonbladet.se
Aftonbladet instiftar klimatjournalistpris: Väldigt viktigt
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