Tag:Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Climate Change

COP29: PIK, KfW launch financing concept for carbon removals

Since the reduction of CO2 emissions is too slow to limit global heating to 1.5°C, a great deal of CO2 must be removed from...

Michael Simire - November 11, 2024

Climate Change

Earth exceeds safe limits: First Planetary Health Check issues red alert

The Planetary Boundaries Science (PBScience), a new initiative led by PIK director Johan Rockström and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), supported...

Michael Simire - September 25, 2024

Cover

Tipping risks from overshooting 1.5 °C can be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed – Study

Current climate policies imply a high risk for tipping of critical Earth system elements, even if temperatures return to below 1.5 °C of global...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2024

Gender

Up to 30% more: Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water

By 2050, climate change could increase the amount of time women in households without running water spend collecting water by up to 30 percent...

Michael Simire - June 21, 2024

Conservation

Experts publish ‘10 Must Knows’ as guide to preserving biodiversity

From as yet undiscovered biodiversity to resilient forests and the impact of food consumption on nature: 64 experts have now published their knowledge and...

Michael Simire - March 25, 2024

Human Welfare

Land taxation can reduce wealth inequality – Study

Taxing land instead of capital could reduce the widening gap between rich and poor in societies, finds a new study from the Potsdam Institute...

Michael Simire - November 14, 2023

Climate Change

Timely reversal of global warming could prevent Greenland ice sheet tipping – Study

The Greenland ice sheet is likely to be more resistant to global warming than previously thought, finds a new study published in the scientific...

Michael Simire - October 18, 2023

Climate Change

Credibility is key for policies to achieve net zero targets – Study

For net-zero policies to be successful, it is key that they succeed in shaping the expectations of private investors that long-term targets are firm. This...

Michael Simire - September 19, 2023

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