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Olaf Scholz visits Potsdam Institute
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09/03/2021 – Olaf Scholz visited the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) this week, and he did so in two different capacities. In his capacity ...
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President Steinmeier: “Without people like Edenhofer, the Paris Agreement and the German climate deal would not have been possible.”
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10/25/2020 - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has acknowledged the political significance of Ottmar Edenhofer's scientific work. The economist and ...
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Smart transfer rules can strengthen EU climate policy
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06/25/2021 - Brussels sets ambitious targets with the European Green Deal, so how can we ensure that all member states go along with them? An economic study on ...
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Targeted reimbursement: A just price for CO2
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09/30/2022 - A price for CO2 can be both highly effective and socially just - if it's well designed. This is the result of a new study by the Potsdam Institute ...
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Why a new Emissions Trading System is needed in Europe to make road transport “Fit for 55”
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04/28/2022 - The new Emissions Trading System proposed by the European Commission, the ETS2 – covering road transport and heating for buildings – is currently ...
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Science Platform for Climate Protection submits report to German government
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02/18/2022 - Today, the Science Platform on Climate Protection' delivered its first annual report to the German government. Sabine Schlacke, Director of the ...
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In Brussels, PIK explains social flanking of the new emissions trading system
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24.09.2025 – How can we socially cushion the higher fuel and heating costs expected to emerge with the second EU emissions trading system, starting in 2027? ...
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How climate policy can be made socially just and enforceable worldwide
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24.09.2025 – A model study now explores how carbon pricing with redistribution can help the energy transition and the climate worldwide, while increasing ...
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Full value added tax on meat: a first step towards pricing the environmental damages caused by diets
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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 ...
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Getting expectations right more relevant than getting prices right: Credibility is key for policies to achieve net zero targets
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09/18/2023 - For net-zero policies to be successful, it is key that they succeed in shaping the expectations of private investors that long-term targets are ...
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