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:

UPTAKE - RD3

Bridging current knowledge gaps to enable the UPTAKE of carbon dioxide removal methods
Sep 01, 2023 - Aug 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jessica Strefler

ARIADNE-2

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

ARIADNE-2 (RD5)

Verbundvorhaben Ariadne: Evidenzbasiertes Assessment für die Gestaltung der deutschen Energiewende
Sep 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PTJ
Contact: Matthias Kalkuhl, Ann-Katrin Schenk

UPTAKE - RD5

Bridging current knowledge gaps to enable the UPTAKE of carbon dioxide removal methods
Sep 01, 2023 - Aug 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Sabine Fuss

UPTAKE - RD2

Bridging current knowledge gaps to enable the UPTAKE of carbon dioxide removal methods
Sep 01, 2023 - Aug 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jessica Strefler, Alexander Popp

CCH CP2_2 - RD2

Climate Change and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa - CP2. Provision of climate and bio-physical forcing data for health impact projections
Jul 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Fred Hattermann

ACCREU

Assessing Climate Change Risk in Europe
Jun 01, 2023 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Franziska Piontek

PRISMA - RD2

Net zero pathway research through integrated assessment model advancements
Jan 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Elmar Kriegler, Alexander Popp

OptimESM - RD2

Optimal High Resolution Earth System Models for Exploring Future Climate Changes
Jan 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Nico Bauer, Alexander Popp

PRISMA - RD3

Net zero pathway research through integrated assessment model advancements
Jan 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Elmar Kriegler

OptimESM - RD3

Optimal High Resolution Earth System Models for Exploring Future Climate Changes
Jan 01, 2023 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Nico Bauer

ERSU - WorldTrans

Transparent Assessments for Real People
Dec 01, 2022 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jonathan Donges

AfriValue

Recommendations to avoid climate change-related effects in East African coffee value chains
Dec 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2026
Funded by: BMZ - Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
Contact: Christoph Gornott

RD1 - WorldTrans

Transparent Assessments for Real People
Dec 01, 2022 - Nov 30, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Dieter Gerten

Global Hydrogen Futures

Modelling of Global Hydrogen Futures (Modellierung globaler Wasserstoffszenarien)
Nov 01, 2022 - Oct 30, 2026
Funded by: Bosch-Forschungsstiftung
Contact: Gunnar Luderer, Falko Ueckerdt

DecLaRe

Decision support for strengthening land resilience in the face of global challenges
Nov 01, 2022 - Jan 15, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PT DLR
Contact: Christoph Gornott

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

PECan

PECan – Die Politische Ökonomie der nachhaltigen Transformation des Klima-Finanz-Systems – Teilprojekt B: Agentenbasierte Modellierung von Risiken
Oct 01, 2022 - Sep 30, 2027
Funded by: BMFTR - Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt, PT DLR
Contact: Anders Levermann

Re-Livestock

Facilitating Innovations for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems
Sep 01, 2022 - Aug 31, 2027
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Susanne Rolinski

HyValue

Norwegian Centre for Hydrogen Value Chain Research
Jul 01, 2022 - Jun 30, 2027
Funded by: The Research Council of Norway (RCN)
Contact: Gunnar Luderer, Falko Ueckerdt

CERES

Political Economy for Inclusive Wealth Governance and Sustainability
Jan 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2031
Funded by: Werner Siemens-Stiftung
Contact: Ottmar Edenhofer

DBU Stipendium Hemmen

Auswirkungen einer verbesserten Abbildung von Hitzestressfolgen auf simulierte Ernteerträge und Bewertung von landwirtschaftlichen Anpassungspotentialen durch Weiterentwicklung und Anwendung des prozessbasierten Landwirtschaftsmodells LPJmL
Aug 01, 2021 - Oct 31, 2026
Funded by: DBU - Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
Contact: Marie Hemmen

GENIE

GeoEngineering and NegatIve Emissions pathways in Europe
May 01, 2021 - Apr 30, 2027
Funded by: ERC - European Research Council
Contact: Jan Minx

Leibniz Biodiv

Zentrale Koordination des Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerks Biodiversität
Apr 15, 2021 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: 19 Mitgliedsinstitute des Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerks
Contact: Kirsten Thonicke, Eva Rahner

NaWu_PH

Nachwuchs- und Forschungsförderfonds Klimawandel und Gesundheit
Jan 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2028
Funded by: Dr. Pritzsche-Stiftung
Contact: Sabine Gabrysch