From natural science to social science, from risks to solutions, from identifying Planetary Boundaries to managing Global Commons: The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is advancing the frontier of integrated research for global sustainability, and for a safe and just climate future. A member of the Leibniz Association, the institute is based in Potsdam, Brandenburg and connected with the global scientific community. Drawing on excellent research, PIK provides relevant scientific advice for policy decision-making. The institute’s international staff of about 480 is led by a committed interdisciplinary team of Directors. This is science – for a safe tomorrow.
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Johan Rockström addresses heads of state during United Nations General Assembly: “failure is not inevitable, it is a choice”
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In Brussels, PIK explains social flanking of the new emissions trading system
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Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone
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How climate policy can be made socially just and enforceable worldwide
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Questions and answers about Nature study on economic damages
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How measures to protect the environment and reduce the rich–poor divide interact
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Possible North Atlantic overturning circulation shutdown after 2100 in high-emission future
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Seventh Assessment Report of the IPCC has nine Lead Authors from the Potsdam Institute
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70 years of data show adaptation reducing Europe’s flood losses
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PIK in the Media
Sep 25, 2025
· The Times of India (Online-Medien)
Is the United Nations still fit for purpose?
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Sep 25, 2025
· The Hindu (Online-Medien)
China, world's largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut emissions
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Sep 25, 2025
· Le Temps (Online-Medien)
Les océans s’acidifient, et sept des neuf «limites planétaires» sont désormais franchies
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Sep 25, 2025
· lapresse.ca (Online-Medien)
Acidification des océans | Sept des neuf « limites planétaires » sont franchies
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Sep 25, 2025
· ARD tagesschau (Online-Medien)
China macht beim UN-Klima-Gipfel eine überraschende Ankündigung
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