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Stronger evidence for a weaker Atlantic overturning
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04/11/2018. The Atlantic overturning – one of Earth’s most important heat transport systems, pumping warm water northwards and cold water southwards – is ...
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China floods to hit US economy: climate effects through trade chains
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05/28/2018 - Intensifying river floods could lead to regional production losses worldwide caused by global warming. This might not only hamper local economies ...
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Wealth inequality: closing the gap by taxing land and bequests
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22/03/2018 - To reduce wealth inequality without diminishing the economic performance of a country, a policy package of bequest taxes and land value taxes ...
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"Consulted by the Pope": Catholic Academy of Bavaria honours climate economist Edenhofer
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05/16/2018 - The Catholic Academy of Bavaria honours the climate economist Ottmar Edenhofer with its Romano Guardini Prize. "As a renowned economist, committed ...
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PIK experts at the intersessional climate conference in Bonn
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11/05/2018 - In the run-up to this year´s UN climate conference in Katowice in Poland, about 3000 experts and observers met in Bonn to discuss how to implement ...
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Bankers, UN and scientists help assess climate risks for finance
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04/26/2018 - Together, 16 banks, the United Nations, business consultants and scientists produced first guidance to help the financial industry become more ...
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More than 14.000 Earth scientists meet in Vienna
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06/04/2018 - The European Geophysical Union’s (EGU) general assembly in Vienna is one of the world's greatest scientific events – from 8 to 13 April, it ...
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Edenhofer and Foreign Minister Maas visit the United Nations
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29/03/2018 - The designated Director and chief economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Ottmar Edenhofer, accompanied the new Federal ...
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Stock-take 2018: Rapid emissions reductions would keep CO2 removal and costs in check
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03/29/2018 - Rapid greenhouse-gas emissions reductions are needed if governments want to keep in check both the costs of the transition towards climate ...
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Enhanced weathering of rocks can help to suck CO2 out of the air – a little
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03/06/2018 - Weathering of huge amounts of tiny rocks could be a means to reduce the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. While this is normally a slow natural ...
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