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12/03/2021 - To highlight the inclusion of people with disabilities, the research institutions on Potsdam's Telegrafenberg have jointly hoisted a purple flag ...

12/03/2021 - The Director Emeritus of the Potsdam Institute, Hans Joachim "John" Schellnhuber, was honoured, among other things, for his enormous influence on ...

12/03/2021 - New major release of the Parallel Ice Sheet Model co-developed at PIK

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 ...