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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK retweeted
"We have a sick patient, but she's still standing." 🤒 - @jrockstrom at Climate Week NYC.
Science says that Earth now sits right at the edge of the danger zone, with 7 of 9 boundaries already breached. The safe operating space is still reachable, but the window is closing.
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK retweeted
🟢 Watch now: Tune in for day 1 of our broadcasts from The Climate Hub at Climate Week NYC.
Join the global dialogue to explore the solutions accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels.
Watch more @WeDontHaveTime nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1qGvvepNy…
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🌡Lead author of the latest Planetary Health Check, @Levke Caesar, comments on the findings from the report she has lead over the past year, with input from more than 60 colleagues at PIK and partner institutes.
Press release & link to the report: pik-potsdam.de/en/news/lates…
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🌡Lead author of the latest Planetary Health Check, Boris Sakschewski, comments on the findings from the report he has lead over the past year, with input from more than 60 colleagues at PIK and partner institutes.
Read the full report here: planetaryhealthcheck.org/
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“It means that the risk of large-scale, persistent and potentially irreversible change is increasing, while our margin for error in tackling these problems is shrinking.” - Boris Sakschewski, lead author of this year's Planetary Health Check.
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK retweeted
Today, we launched the Planetary Health Check 2026. Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries are transgressed, and pressure on all seven is at its highest recorded level.
Yet, we still have a window to change course. But we need to move fast.
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🆕7 of 9 Planetary Boundaries are now transgressed; all 7 at their highest recorded levels: Planetary Health Check 2026 finds Earth’s interconnected life-support systems under increasing strain.
Report👉️ pik-potsdam.de/en/news/lates…
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK retweeted
Spannende Vorträge, inspirierende Mitmach-Aktionen, unterhaltsame Lernspiele und eine eindrucksvolle Ausstellung: Das Programm des PIK zum Tag der offenen Tür am Samstag, 26. September, auf dem Potsdamer Telegrafenberg jetzt hier auf unserer Website:
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That’s a wrap! 🎉 Huge thanks to the 150 participants of #GCET27 in Berlin, hosted by PIK's Jan Steckel and Matthias Kalkuhl, with support from BBAW and DFG. Highlights included keynotes by Ottmar Edenhofer, Carolyn Fischer and @anantsudarshan. See you at GCET28 in Athens!
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Welcome to Potsdam: around 40 high-level public officials from Taiwan, representing both central and local governments, recently visited PIK to learn about key research topics. The delegation was led by Taiwan’s Minister of Environment.
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK retweeted
Das PIK lädt ein zum Tag der offenen Tür!
Am Samstag, 26.09.2026, 12-17 Uhr auf dem Telegrafenberg in Potsdam. Gemeinsam mit den Nachbarinstituten GFZ, AIP und AWI. Gratis-Busshuttle ab Potsdam Hbf im 15-Minuten-Takt.
Hier das spannende Programm im PIK:
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK retweeted
Berlin is always fascinating. Here for the 27th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation. Organized by @PIK_Climate, the theme this year is "Fiscal Instruments for International Climate Action." Looking forward to presenting my research today.
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Starting today in Berlin: #GCET27 3-day international conference on environmental taxes and climate finance, organised by PIK. “Kreiser Prize” will be awarded by the organisers to EU parliamentarian @peterliese for his dedication to improve & expand #ETS.
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"The AMOC is now at its weakest in at least 1,000 years." - Watch PIK’s Stefan Rahmstorf explain how climate change is putting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation #AMOC at risk and what this could mean for Europe and the world.
➡️ Full video: piped.video/watch?v=sNOSCWxr…
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"Es liegt noch in unserer Hand, um wieviel Grad sich die Erde weltweit erwärmt", so PIK-Forscher Matthias Kalkuhl im Interview. Die größte Priorität sei jetzt, dass der zweite EU-Emissionshandel #ETS2 auch für den Verkehrs- und Gebäudesektor komme: piped.video/watch?v=xbDDTiDr…
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Which countries have emitted the most CO2 in the past century? In 2024, China was the largest annual emitter, while the US had the largest cumulative emissions since 1900. Emissions have fallen from their peaks in countries including the US and Japan.
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👏 Congrats to PIK scientist Felicitas Beier: She has received the EHS Doctoral Award by the Berlin Scientific Society for her dissertation on the role of irrigation in the global land-use system!
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ALT PIK researcher Felicitas Beier receives EHS doctoral award from the Berlin Scientific Society.
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🆕 Climate change threatens Europe’s whole food system: extreme heat, droughts and floods damage crops and fisheries, then ripple through storage, processing, transport and trade. Southern Europe is particularly exposed, with recurrent droughts and heat: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
ALT Quote by Christoph Müller, PIK scientist: "Climate risks do not stop at the farm gate: They spread through trade, processing, transport and food prices, but EU policies do not yet address these interconnected risks coherently.
ALT Cracked drought‑scorched soil illustrating that Southern Europe is particularly at risk — heat and recurring drought threaten crops, livestock and fisheries. Other European regions also face growing risks from extreme weather and disrupted supply chains.
ALT Supermarket produce display with headline "Food price increases hit disadvantaged groups harder" and subtext noting low-income households are especially affected because they spend a larger share of their income on food.
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK retweeted
Besuchen Sie das PIK am letzten Samstag im September!
Event-Website jetzt mit komplettem Programm!
Rund 70 Angebote für Jung & Alt haben das PIK und seine drei Telegrafenberg-Nachbarn GFZ, AIP und AWI vorbereitet. Hier klicken und zum Programm scrollen:
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