Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK

How realistic is the #climate science in the new Sci-Fi film #ProjectHailMary starring @RyanGosling? Using climate simulations, PIK researcher Levke Caesar (Planetary Boundaries Science Lab) highlights the enormous risks of playing with greenhouse gases. youtube.com/watch?v=GJsouT…

World Premiere: The We Don't Have Time Podcast! 📢🎙️ Moving beyond myths,our #podcast gives the word to leading scientists like @jrockstrom (@PIK_Climate) to explore a crucial climate debate: #TippingPoints. ⚖️🧪 🎧Listen now on @WeDontHaveTime: app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/501ecde2…

Only a small fraction of greenhouse gases is needed to create most of the greenhouse effect, because these gases absorb specific wavelengths of the heat the Earth emits, states PIK scientist @rahmstorf in new explainer on climate change myths👇Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=0mla1i…

Agriculture already produces enough calories to feed the world. Yet, hunger persists, writes PIK scientist Christoph Müller in Science Editorial: Food insecurity is primarily a problem of poverty and unequal access not agricultural production.👇 science.org/eprint/WG6TNM6…

EU climate advisers call for action in the agri-food sector. Report @esabcc_eu chaired by PIK Direktor Ottmar #Edenhofer. They recommend 6 measures for ➡️rapid greenhouse gas emission reductions, ➡️more carbon removals, ➡️increased #climate resilience. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

🚺 Following #InternationalWomensDay on Sunday, the women's network organisers here at PIK and at the @GFZ_Potsdam organised a lunch on the hill for our researchers to exchange perspectives. Thank you to everyone who came and to the organisers for creating the space for exchange!

Looking forward to joining the #VillarsOceanForum to present on how our oceans, poles and glaciers are ground zero for tipping points, and key indicators of planetary resilience. Thank you to the @VillarsIdeas team for your invitation.

"It's snowing, there is no climate change": Climate myths are a growing problem on social media, but the science is clear. The Planetary Boundaries Science Lab teamed up with PIK scientist @rahmstorf to cut through the top 5 myths around climate change. youtube.com/watch?v=0mla1i…

Global heating has accelerated from a steady rate of less than 0.2C/decade between 1970-2015 to ~0.35C/decade over the past 10 years. The rate is higher than scientists have seen since they started taking the Earth’s temperature in 1880. @rahmstorf theguardian.com/environment/20…

Significant acceleration of global warming since 2015, finds news PIK study with @rahmstorf Recent warming: around ~0.35°C per decade. 1970–2015 average: just under 0.2°C per decade. ➡️Current rate is higher than in any decade since records began in 1880. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Forest damage in Europe from wildfires, storms & bark beetles could rise by ~20% by 2100 even if warming is limited to 2°C: new study with PIK scientist Christopher Reyer. In high-emissions scenarios, the damaged forest area could even double. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

„Die Politik ist gefragt, die Rahmenbedingungen zu verändern.“ PIK-Forscherin @poertner_lm in einem lesenswerten Artikel @derStandardat über die von ihr geleitete Studie zum ungesunden und für das #Klima schädlichen Essen in #Kliniken & Altersheimen. 👇 derstandard.at/story/30000003…

“You have a lot of people here for whom the risk of extreme flooding is much higher than people thought’' - Anders Levermann comments on a new study showing that baseline calculations for coastal water levels have been underestimated. apnews.com/article/sea-le…

📢Fiscal Instruments for International Climate: Call for Abstracts! 🔭 27th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation #GCET27 🎯 Berlin 🗓️ 14-16.09.26 ✍ Share research on carbon pricing, environmental taxes, subsidy reform 📩 Abstracts: 18.02-15.04 ➡️ gcet27.de

Scaling Conservation Agriculture can help shift food production back within Planetary Boundaries. It now spans ~200M ha globally and could reach 50% of cropland by 2050. Healthy soils are key to food security & Earth system stability. New article out now👇 cambridge.org/core/journals/…

When the climate shifts, it squeezes the safe climatic space of grasslands, says lead author Chaohui Li via @CNN. The researchers find that world's grasslands could shrink by half as climate change becomes more intense, threatening global food systems. edition.cnn.com/2026/02/27/wor…

Recommended reading: The Ocean as System – Overcoming policy fragmentation in the fight against ocean acidification. An essay from the Back to Blue Initiative on ocean policy and why ocean and planetary stewardship matters: backtoblueinitiative.com/the-ocean-as-s…

Climate Change Threatens Global Grazing Systems; Up to 50% Grazing Land May Become Unviable by 2100 indianpsu.com/climate-change… @PIK_Climate @PNASNews @moefcc @seemajaved

Future #EU contribution to #GlobalHeating could be halved without placing extra burden on the economy. An economic PIK study @JEEM_tweets calculates the effectiveness of “clean-up certificates” (emission right + removal obligation). #Climate #Edenhofer pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Where might #AI meaningfully assist without undermining what makes assessment trustworthy? We explored this question in collaboration with @GoogleDeepMind ETH Zürich @UZH_en @univmiami @imperialcollege @stripe. Preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2602.09723 @LeippoldMarkus @anna_koivuniemi