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12/02/2021 - PIK scientist Björn Sörgel has received the 2021 Postdoc Award of the State of Brandenburg in the category Humanities and Social Sciences. The ...

Germany's first chair of climate and development economics in Cottbus. Institute Director Ottmar Edenhofer: this is a milestone in our cooperation with ...

Advanced research on optimal policy: if the state enforces carbon pricing, it does not have to be at the expense of those with lower incomes; they can even ...

11/29/2021 - A new international study shows how near-term mitigation can help to prevent an overshoot in global temperatures – thereby reducing climate risks ...

Worldwide, only 24 countries might be called a frontrunner – and the minimum necessary reduction in annual emissions, 4 percent per year, has so far been ...

In a comprehensive research project a global team of experts explores the connection between "demand-side climate solutions" and "human well-being".

11/25/2021 - Cost-slashing innovations are underway in the electric power sector and could give electricity the lead over fossil-based combustion fuels in the ...

11/18/2021 - New research out today from Conservation International maps the places on Earth that humanity must protect to avoid a climate catastrophe. These ...

Hotter, wetter, drier: Extreme weather events are on the rise. Are these events connected? Are they becoming more likely with global warming? Experts ...

11/16/2021 - For the fourth year in a row, researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) are among the top 1 percent of the most ...