Projects (Selection)

Ongoing research activities at the institute

This is a small selection of the numerous research projects currently in progress at PIK. To see more current and past projects, please see our Projects page.

ARIADNE-2

Verbundvorhaben Ariadne: Evidenzbasiertes Assessment für die Gestaltung der deutschen Energiewende
Sep 01, 2023 - Aug 31, 2026
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PTJ
Contact: Ottmar Edenhofer, Gunnar Luderer, Michael Pahle

ClimaKid

Digital solutions for attributing climate change impacts on child nutrition and health
Apr 01, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028
Funded by: Wellcome Trust, Our Planet, Our Health
Contact: Sabine Undorf

ClimTip-RD4

Climate Tipping Points: Uncertainty-aware quantification of Earth system tipping potential from observations and models and assessment of associated climatic, ecological, and socioeconomic impacts
Mar 01, 2024 - Feb 29, 2028
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Niklas Boers

COMPASS

COMPound extremes Attribution of climate change: towardS an operational Service
Jan 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Matthias Mengel

DESTINY

Digital Evidence Synthesis Tool Innovation for Yielding Improvements in Climate & Health
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2028
Funded by: Wellcome Trust
Contact: Jan Minx

eKI4DS

Erklärbare Kl fur Dynamische Stabilitat; Teilvorhaben: Kl Datensätze und interpretierbare Architekturen
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: BMWE - Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
Contact: Frank Hellmann

INFO-EW

Datenbasierte Informationssysteme für kommunale Akteur:innen zur Abschätzung der sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen von Energiewende und Strukturwandel
Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2026
Funded by: BMWE - Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
Contact: Peter Paul Pichler

KARO

Klimaresiliente Anbauverfahren zur Risiko-Optimierung – unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Ziele der Ackerbaustrategie und ihrer regionalen Erfordernisse
Apr 01, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Funded by: BMELH - Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Heimat, PT BLE
Contact: Tobias Conradt

NewPathWays - RD3

New Pathways for equitable climate action in line with the Paris Agreement and sustainable development
Jan 01, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Funded by: EU - European Union
Contact: Elmar Kriegler, Alexander Popp

OCEAN:ICE

Ocean Cryosphere Exchanges in Antarctica: Impacts on Climate and the Earth system
Nov 01, 2022 - Oct 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Ricarda Winkelmann

P2F-RD4

Past to Future: Towards fully palaeo-informed future climate projections
Mar 01, 2025 - Feb 28, 2029
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Niklas Boers

PACO

Implementing regional and national adaptation priorities in Central and West Africa
Nov 01, 2023 - Oct 31, 2027
Funded by: GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Contact: Christoph Gornott

PREVENT

Improved predictability of extremes over the Mediterranean from seasonal to decadal timescales
Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Giorgia Di Capua