Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK

57 countries met in Colombia to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels, backed by a new global science panel launched by PIKs @jrockstrom & Carlos Nobre. Co-chaired by PIKs #Edenhofer, it aims to deliver faster, policy-relevant insights. carbonbrief.org/santa-marta-ke…

PIK presents core research topics in a YouTube series. How stable is our planet? How can we remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere? How can we combat global heating, adapt to certain changes? And more. Director @jrockstrom kicks things off. #Climate pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Der heute gestartete #Tankrabatt ist „die falsche Maßnahme“, sagt PIK-Direktor Ottmar #Edenhofer im Interview mit @RND_de. Er steigert die Öl-Nachfrage, treibt den Öl-Preis, hilft Öl-Ländern. Besser wären Einkommenshilfen mit Fokus auf Härtefall-Gruppen. rnd.de/politik/tankra…

“I have, as a scientist, never felt so encouraged.” PIK Director @jrockstrom featured in an NPR report on the fossil fuels exit talks in Colombia. World will breach 1.5°C limit within the coming decade, but coming back from the overshoot still possible. npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-…

By 2085, 36% of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme events such as heatwaves 🌡️, fire 🔥 or floods 🌧️ if warming continues to rise into the latter half of the century. Lead author Stefanie Heinicke explains ⬇️

Extreme heatwaves will have the most impact on wildlife habitats By 2085, over a third of land-based wildlife habitats could be affected by multiple types of climate-driven extreme weather events, such as #heatwaves, #wildfires, and floods, if warming continues to rise in the second half of the century. According to a new study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, led by researchers at the @PIK_Climate, the impact of climate change in a medium-high emissions scenario would affect nearly 34,000 vertebrate species. The most widespread impact will be from extreme heatwaves, the study found. By 2050, 74% of land-based animal habitats will be exposed to heatwaves, 16% to wildfires, 8% to droughts, and 3% to floods if warming continues into the latter half of the century, the study said. Biodiversity hotspots such as the Amazon, tropical Africa and Southeast Asia will see a sharp increase in frequency of these extreme events, the study noted. Read here indianexpress.com/article/india/… @manu_seeds @laggarwal28 @yezdanirahman @ranita_sarma @adityaverghese

New global science panel to help countries move away from fossil fuels, linking climate science, economics & policy. “The science panel can play a unique role in providing updates on what needs to happen year by year," PIK Director @jrockstrom said. theguardian.com/environment/20…

“The science is clear. Once we transition away from fossil fuels, we become winners in the other end.” 🌍 In Santa Marta, Prof. Dr. @jrockstrom of @PIK_climate explains how a newly launched science panel can help countries phase out fossil fuels. Watch more on @WeDontHaveTime

🆕By 2085, over a third of land animal habitats could be hit by multiple climate extremes like heatwaves, fires, floods if warming continues to rise: new study with PIK scientist Stefanie Heinicke👇 youtube.com/watch?v=zFWQWH… Press release: pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Recommended: in-depth story @mongabay on our study about large-scale humid heatwaves (pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…). PIK scientist Fenying Cai: “Strong link between warming coastal waters and clustered hot, humid extreme events, especially in the tropics.” 👇 news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tropic…

New @LancetCountdown Europe Report shows climate heat-related deaths are rising in nearly every region. Meanwhile fossil fuel subsidies reached €444bill in 2023, 3.3x higher than in 2016, as energy prices soared following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Congratulations to the National Champions of the 4th edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize. As Chair of the Jury of 100, I am deeply impressed by the exceptional quality and diversity of this year’s scientific contributions: frontiersplanetprize.org/news/4theditio…

Ist die #EU mit ihrer ambitionierten #Klimapolitik ein „Geisterfahrer“? Gegen diese Ansicht argumentieren Ottmar #Edenhofer + @chrleisinger (PIK) im Blog der @BertelsmannSt. #CO2Bepreisung & Klimazoll #CBAM bringen Klimaschutz auch außerhalb Europas voran. zukunftsstandort-deutschland.de/warum-konseque…

🆕 While the AMOC is showing signs of slowing down, its Nordic branch has remained stable. Researchers (@rahmstorf) have now identified a density-driven mechanism that links these seemingly opposing trends: pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Volcanoes emit CO₂, but the amount is small compared to human emissions from fossil fuels, explains PIK scientist @rahmstorf in new video addressing climate change myths. Each year, human activities release 50-100 times more CO₂ from fossil fuels than global volcanic emissions.

Breaking: New study using observational constraints projects that the Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC will weaken ~50% by 2100, even for medium emissions and without Greenland melting. Seriously bad news. theguardian.com/environment/20…

The 2040 milestones that #Europe must meet to achieve #ClimateNeutrality by 2050. Major PIK modelling study provides guidance on the required pace of transition to fossil-free technologies. #EU dependence on #gas and #oil imports falls by 60 percent. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Today, PIK welcomed UN ambassadors from Dominica, Grenada, Mali, Mauritius and Micronesia. They met with PIK scientist Jacob Schewe to discuss latest research on climate change and its impacts on small island states and the Sahel, accompanied by @GermanAmbUN_NY Ricklef Beutin.

PIK Director Ottmar #Edenhofer re-elected Chair of the EU climate advisory board. “With growing economic and geopolitical pressures, the Board will ensure its advice remains firmly grounded in science and supports Europe’s broader strategic priorities.” ⬇️ pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

To stay below the 1.5 - 2 °C #GlobalWarming threshold, we will also need to actively remove carbon dioxide (CO2) already released into the atmosphere 👉Interview with Sabine Fuss @PIK_Climate on how to do that: wp.me/panTdn-4ys @FrancescoSuman1 @EP_EPRS @EP_Environment