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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Annual heat-related deaths surge to 546 000 in the last decade due to climate change
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PIK scientist Alexander Popp lead author for IPBES Second Global Assessment Report
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How offsets are hampering decarbonisation and undermining carbon markets
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Bleaching, Melting, Slowing: New report tracks growing risks of Earth system tipping points
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EAT-Lancet report: food systems breach planetary boundaries, transformation can deliver health and equity
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Four major Earth system components are losing stability
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Jan Steckel: professorship in Political Economy at TU Munich
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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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PIK in the Media
Oct 24, 2025
· ARD tagesschau (Online-Medien)
Berlin: Heißer Winter, langer Herbst: So verändert der Klimawandel die Jahreszeiten
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Oct 18, 2025
· Süddeutsche.de (Online-Medien)
Klimawandel: Unumkehrbare Veränderungen und Kipppunkte
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Oct 17, 2025
· The Hindu (Online-Medien)
The world is heading to add 57 superhot days a year, but study indicates it could have been worse
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