Ist die #EU mit ihrer ambitionierten #Klimapolitik ein „Geisterfahrer“? Nein, sagen Ottmar #Edenhofer, @cleisinger.bsky.social (PIK) im Blog der @bertelsmannst.bsky.social. #CO2Bepreisung + Klimazoll #CBAM stärken Klimaschutz auch außerhalb Europas
www.zukunftsstandort-deutschland.de/warum-konseq...
Wieviel Euro pro Kopf und Jahr kostet die Energiewende? 400 bis 500 Euro im Jahr, sagt Jens #Spahn. Dazu interessanter Hintergrund von @mkalkuhl.bsky.social (PIK) und Manuel Frondel (@rwi.bsky.social) im "Faktencheck zu Caren #Miosga".
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🆕 While the #AMOC is showing signs of slowing down, its Nordic branch #NOC is projected to strengthen. @sasha-roewer.bsky.social, @willemh.bsky.social, @rahmstorf.bsky.social et al have now identified a mechanism that links these seemingly opposing trends: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
On 22 April, Frontiers Planet Prize will announce the National Champions advancing #PlanetaryBoundaryScience.
At Davos, in January 2027, three of these researchers will be awarded USD 1M, selected by 100 experts led by Johan Rockström.
Learn more: fro.ntiers.in/FPP-2026
#OpenScienceChampions
Volcanoes emit CO₂, but the amount is small compared to human emissions from fossil fuels, explains PIK scientist @rahmstorf.bsky.social in new video addressing climate change myths. Each year, human activities release 50-100 times more CO₂ from fossil fuels than global volcanic emissions.
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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. 🌊
More realistic models means stronger weakening - not entirely unexpected.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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 region - accompanied by Germany's UN Ambassador Ricklef Beutin. #SIDS
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.”
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www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
ESMH interview on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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-potsdam.bsky.social on how this can be achieved👉 wp.me/panTdn-4ys
@francescosuman.bsky.social
@ep-eprs.bsky.social
🔊Reminder: Abstract submission deadline for GCET27 is 15 April 2026! Please submit your abstract here: eveeno.com/gcet27_abstr...
Extreme rainfall over China's Yellow River basin is partly set in motion by weather patterns forming in Europe days before.
New research maps this global ripple effect using complex network theory:
doi.org/10.1007/s003...
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @tum.de #AcademicSky #YellowRiver #Climatescience
#Klimapolitik Aktuell: PIK-Forschende haben berechnet, dass das #Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz im Vergleich zum Gebäudeenergiegesetz eine Verschlechterung darstellt. Mit Blick auf die Klimaziele ergibt sich eine noch größere Lücke:
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/output/po...
#GMG #GEG
Das Frühjahr in Brandenburg ist zu trocken, der Grundwasserspiegel bleibt niedrig. "Um ihn zu erhöhen, müsste es jahrelang gleichmäßig Niederschlag geben", so Peter Hoffmann. Der #Klimawandel begünstige hingegen stärkere Verdunstung und ungleich verteilten Regen. www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
“Achieving climate and development goals is impossible without keeping nature intact", says PIKs Rockström. By 2030, halting the loss of remaining intact biomes is key while reversing extinction risks & scaling up restoration. New @frontiersin.bsky.social paper👇
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
Congrats to PIK scientist Christine Kaufhold on receiving the Environmental Research Letters (ERL) Editor’s Choice Award as an Early Career Researcher! 👏
She was recognized for her 2025 study on the interplay between climate and carbon cycle feedbacks: iopscience.iop.org/journal/1748...
"If heat stress remains invisible in boardrooms, India’s workers will pay in lost wages and shortened lives." - PIK scientist Sreoshi Banerjee and Raktimava Bose highlight the hidden costs of India’s textile surge in a warming world in an article for The Hindu.
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www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-e...
Noch 1 Monat: Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften mit PIK & @ariadneprojekt.bsky.social
🗓️ 9. Mai
🕛 12-18 Uhr
🎯 Uni Potsdam, Campus Golm
🔎 ☕Kaffee & Klimawandel,⚡Energiewende, 💶 Klimapolitik & soziale Fragen, 🌊 Meeresströmungen, 🌍Planetare Grenzen uvm
👉 potsdamertagderwissenschaften.de/programm
The game was developed by PIK scientist Benjamin Bodirsky, based on the study “A food system transformation pathway reconciles 1.5°C global warming with improved health, environment and social inclusion,” published in Nature Food in 2025: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Can YOU transform the global food system by 2050? 🍽️
Step into the shoes of a global food policy coordinator and navigate the complex web of food, climate, and politics. Every decision comes with trade-offs and your popularity determines how far you get.
Play now: bodirsky.github.io/FoodSystemTr...
For our Spanish-speaking followers 🇪🇸: entrevista con Johan Rockström sobre los límites planetarios, los riesgos actuales y las transformaciones necesarias para un futuro sostenible.
www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-sa...
🔊Reminder: Abstract submission deadline for GCET27 is 15 April 2026! Please submit your abstract here: eveeno.com/gcet27_abstr...
Not all tree planting is equally beneficial for the climate. Careful planning and site selection are key for effective carbon removal, write PIK’s Ruben Prütz and co-authors. They summarize their findings in an article for The Conversation:: theconversation.com/planting-tre...
A collapse of the #AMOC could flip the Southern Ocean from carbon sink to source, potentially adding ~0.2°C of extra global warming, PIK scientists find.
In their new study @commsearth.nature.com, they simulated such a collapse under stable climate conditions: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Today is #WorldHealthDay
Our #health & wellbeing depend on #Earth’s natural systems - a #PlanetaryHealth Boundary Framework is necessary to inform preventive, integrated policies to protect this
👉Interview with Prof. Rockström, director at @pik-potsdam.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=srP2...
🆕 Kurzdossier zeigt: Staatliche Entlastungsmaßnahmen können wie eine implizite Versicherung gegen Energiekrisen wirken. Sie reduzieren damit aber privatwirtschaftliche Investitionsanreize in heimische Energieproduktion, Elektromobilität & Wärmepumpen.
Jetzt lesen 👉 ariadneprojekt.de/publikation/...
“The question is not if we will phase out fossil fuels. The only question is: will we be too late?”⛽⏳
At #ChangeNOW2026, Professor Johan Rockström ( @pik-potsdam.bsky.social ) warns what’s really at stake.
🔗Join the conversation: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/changenow2026
For over 10,000 years, Earth’s CO₂ concentration was stable. Since the Industrial Revolution, human emissions have disrupted this balance, causing CO₂ concentrations to rise. PIK’s @rahmstorf.bsky.social rahmstorf breaks down the science in a video on climate myths:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYb-...
