Global Sustainability in the Anthropocene
Lecture: Thursday, 14:15-15:45, location: Hörsaal, Haus 25, F1.01
Lecture dates and topics
Materials and Slides: https://cloud.pik-potsdam.de/index.php/s/L36Y3jNCERxdnXC
23.10.2025 – Introduction to the Anthropocene
06.11.2025 – Tipping Elements
20.11.2025 – Tipping Interactions and Social Tipping Points
04.12.2025 – Introduction into Climate Modelling
18.12.2025 - Planetary Boundaries
15.01.2026 - Planetary Boundary Translation and Transformation + Exam Preparation (last 30 min)
29.01.2026 - Operating within Planetary Boundaries
Lecturers
Johan Rockström
Jonathan Donges
Donovan Dennis
Tutorials
Coordination: Hannah Prawitz
Suggested background reading:
Rockström, Johan & Gaffney, Owen (2021). Breaking boundaries: The science of our planet. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. (+ associated Netflix documentary with Johan Rockström and David Attenborough)
Rahmstorf, Stefan & Schellnhuber, Hans-Joachim (2019). Der Klimawandel: Diagnose, Prognose, Therapie. CH Beck.
Earth System Science & the Anthropocene
Lecture: Tuesday, 14:15-15:45, location: Building 5, Room 1.08
Tutorials: Tuesday, 16:00-17:30, location: Building 5, Room 1.08
Lecture dates and topics
Vorlesungsmaterialien: https://cloud.pik-potsdam.de/index.php/s/JMQLq9ZE9nfjo2J
08.04.2025 – Introduction to the module and the Anthropocene
15.04.2025 – The planetary boundaries framework
22.04.2025 - The planetary boundaries of the freshwater and phosphorus/nitrogen boundary
29.04.2025 – NO LECTURE
06.05.2025 - Climate and World-Earth system modelling
13.05.2025 - Conceptual models for World-Earth system analysis I
20.05.2025 - Tipping elements in the climate system
27.05.2025 – Planetary Boundaries in policy and transformations for reaching safe climate landing zones
03.06.2025 - Topic TBD
10.06.2025 - Complex systems methods (e.g. Early Warning Signals, viability theory, topology of sustainable management)
17.06.2025 - Social tipping points
24.06.2025 – Conceptual models for World-Earth system analysis I
01.07.2025 – Presentations of current M.Sc. or PhD theses
08.07.2025 – Deep Learning Architectures – Theory and Applications in Earth Observation
15.07.2025 – Final presentations 14:00-17:00
Lecturers
Johan Rockström
Jonathan Donges
Nico Wunderling
Kasra Rafiezadeh Shahi
Tutorials
Coordination: Max Bechthold
Projects: Max Bechthold, Jakob Harteg, Jonathan Krönke, Hannah Prawitz, Luana Schwarz, Kasra Rafiezadeh Shahi
