Current Projects

PIK scientists contribute to numerous research projects commissioned by external funders.

In the past 15 years, PIK has conducted around 800 projects funded, for example, through the research programmes of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR, formerly BMBF) or the European Union. This list of current projects is generated from our database (newest first). Separate lists of completed  and all projects from 2007 on are available.

Current projects at PIK:

SoCDR

State of Carbon Dioxide Removal (SoCDR)
Jan 01, 2025 - Jun 30, 2027
Funded by: Quadrature Climate Foundation
Contact: Jan Minx

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

Strategiefonds Biodiversität

Vom interdisziplinären Wissen zum transdisziplinären Handeln – ein Beitrag der Leibniz-Biodiversitätsforschung zum transformativen Wandel
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Contact: Kirsten Thonicke

NextGenCarbon

Next Generation Modelling of Terrestrial Carbon Cycle by assimilation of in-situ campaigns and Earth Observations
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2029
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jan Phillip Dietrich

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

WinIT

Wissenschaftliche Analysen zur Industrietransformation
Jan 01, 2025 - Jul 31, 2026
Funded by: Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung (ISI) / BMWK
Contact: Gunnar Luderer, Falko Ueckerdt

AJusT

A just transition in agriculture and food systems through agroecological practices based on Indigenous knowledge
Jan 01, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: BMZ
Contact: Lisa Murken / Christoph Gornott

CORC

The Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center
Nov 01, 2024 - Feb 28, 2027
Funded by: Novo Nordisk Foundation
Contact: Jessica Strefler

MELANGE-PISM

Effects of ice mélange on ice flow and calving of Greenland glaciers in a warmer climate
Nov 01, 2024 - Oct 31, 2027
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Ricarda Winkelmann

WKB-GS

Geschäftsstelle des Wissenschaftlichen Klimabeirats
Oct 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Energie und Klimaschutz des Landes Brandenburg
Contact: Cornelia Auer

Finance4green

Financing for Green Transition
Oct 01, 2024 - Sep 30, 2028
Funded by: MSCA (EU)
Contact: Jan Steckel

TRANSFORM - RD5

Research for evidence-based climate policy through agricultural and food systems transformation, financing preservation forest sink and a just transition of the economy
Sep 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: BMZ
Contact: Jan Steckel

TRANSFORM

Research for evidence-based climate policy through agricultural and food systems transformation, financing preservation forest sink and a just transition of the economy
Sep 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: BMZ
Contact: Lisa Murken / Christoph Gornott

ASMASYS-2

DAM Dekarbonisierung-2: ASMASYS-2 - Bewertung mariner C02-Entnahmeoptionen -Synthese, Szenarien und Regulierung; Vorhaben: Modellierung von marinen C02-Entnahmeoptionen für Deutschland im Kontext der EU
Aug 01, 2024 - Jul 31, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PTJ
Contact: Jessica Strefler

DCropS4OneHealth-2

BiodivGesundheit: Diversifying cropping systems for the One Health of soils, plants and humans
Aug 01, 2024 - Jul 31, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PTJ
Contact: Amanda Wendt

NGFS V - RD3

Network for Greening the Financial System
Jul 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: Climate Works Foundation
Contact: Elmar Kriegler

NGFS V - RD2

Network for Greening the Financial System
Jul 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: Climate Works Foundation
Contact: Elmar Kriegler, Alexander Popp

NGFS V - RD4

Network for Greening the Financial System
Jul 01, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: Climate Works Foundation
Contact: Leonie Wenz

WPKS

Wissenschaftsplattform Klimaschutz (WPKS)
Jul 01, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PT DLR
Contact: Ottmar Edenhofer

GeoClimRisk - RD3

The Geopolitics of Climate Change Risks
Jun 01, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: AA - Auswärtiges Amt
Contact: Andrea Kambergs

GeoClimRisk - RD4

The Geopolitics of Climate Change Risks
Jun 01, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: AA - Auswärtiges Amt
Contact: Leonie Wenz

GeoClimRisk - RD5

The Geopolitics of Climate Change Risks
Jun 01, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: AA - Auswärtiges Amt
Contact: Jan Steckel

CLARS

Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategies
Jun 01, 2024 - May 31, 2027
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Julia Blocher, Theresa Pudzich, Karo Born

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

VISIBLE

InterSectoral Impact attriBution to cLimate changE
Apr 01, 2024 - Mar 31, 2029
Funded by: Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Contact: Katja Frieler, Martin Park

Leibniz-Lab

Systemische Nachhaltigkeit – Biodiversität, Klima, Landwirtschaft und Ernährung innerhalb planetarer Grenzen
Apr 01, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027
Funded by: Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Contact: Dieter Gerten

CCH PI3_2

Climate Change and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa - PI_3 Weather-related impacts on crop yields and food production
Apr 01, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Christoph Gornott

ClimTip-ERSU

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: Ricarda Winkelmann/ Jonathan Donges

ClimTip-RD2

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 28, 2028
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Christoph Müller

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