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30.10.2025 – The planet’s natural carbon sinks are reaching critical limits, absorbing fewer emissions than expected as climate change is weakening their ...

03.11.2025 - Food production and consumption are dominant drivers of planetary boundary transgression, according to a new study by the Potsdam Institute for ...

20.01.2025 - Today, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. Statement by Ottmar Edenhofer and Johan Rockström, Directors ...

15.02.2024 – From planetary boundaries and tipping points to global commons and the economic implications of climate change, from methods like integrated ...

29.02.2024 - Johan Rockström will be awarded with the 2024 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, a prestigious prize for scientific achievements often ...

04.03.2024 - Human activity has pushed variation in the planet’s freshwater cycle well outside of its pre-industrial range. An international research team, ...

09.12.2024 – Bundling climate expertise from the natural sciences to policy advice: at the beginning of 2025, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ...

11.12.2024 - Businesses that fail to adapt to climate risks like extreme heat could lose up to 7 percent of annual earnings by 2035, an impact comparable to ...

15.07.2024 – Johan Rockström receives the Virchow Prize 2024. The scientific Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) receives the ...

01.08.2024 - Current climate policies imply a high risk for tipping of critical Earth system elements, even if temperatures return to below 1.5 °C of global ...