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Sea level could rise more than 1 metre by 2100 if emission targets are not met, reveals survey amongst 100 experts
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08/05/2020 - Global mean sea-level rise could exceed 1 metres by 2100 and 5 metres by 2300 with unchecked emissions, a survey among 100 leading international ...
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Sea level rise: West Antarctic ice collapse may be prevented by snowing ocean water onto it
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18/07/2019 - The ice sheet covering West Antarctica is at risk of sliding off into the ocean. While further ice-sheet destabilisation in other parts of the ...
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Sea-level legacy: 20cm more rise by 2300 for each 5-year delay in peaking emissions
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02/20/2018 - Peaking global CO2 emissions as soon as possible is crucial for limiting the risks of sea-level rise, even if global warming is limited to well ...
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Shaping the energy transition together: Kopernikus project Ariadne launched
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07/03/2020 - From our energy supply to the industry and the Paris climate targets, from individual sectors to the big picture: a network of leading research ...
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Statement on the upcoming 1.5°C IPCC report
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2018/10/05 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is currently engaged in the final consultations with representatives of states worldwide in ...
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Statement on what matters at COP24 in Katowice
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03/12/2018 - Today the UN climate summit COP24 will begin in Katowice, Poland. Leading scientists from the Potsdam Institute will participate in a number of ...
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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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Tipping mechanisms could spark profound societal change towards climate stabilization: new study
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21/01/2020 - Limiting global warming to well below 2°C requires a decarbonized world by 2050 at the latest and a corresponding global transformation of the ...
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UN climate summit agrees on rulebook – yet more ambition is needed: PIK leaders at COP24 in „Heißzeit“ times
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17.12.2018 - The Katowice UN climate summit’s results are “a relief” with regard to the agreed rulebook, according to the Directors of the Potsdam Institute ...
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What Counts for Our Climate: Carbon Budgets Untangled
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18/07/2019 - The more CO2 we emit from burning coal and oil and gas, the more we heat our climate – this sounds simple, and it is. Different analyses have come ...
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