Science for safe & just #Climate future. Scientific Directors: Johan #Rockström, Ottmar #Edenhofer // Website EN: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en, DE: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/de // All PIK social media channels: https://pik-potsdam.de/socialshttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mkihdfztjc26Wie klimafreundlich ist der Deutschlandtourismus? Die größten Emissionen entstehen durch Energie, Gebäude & Verkehr, v.a. An- und Abreise. Klimaschutz im Tourismus brauche systemische Veränderungen, so das Fazit eines PIK-Symposiums. Mehr Infos👇 https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/institute/futurelabs-science-units/social-metabolism-and-impacts/blog/tourismus-klima-was-die-daten-zeigen-und-was-jetzt-zahlt27 Apr 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkihdfztjc26https://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mkhz6c5oks26Extremereignisse bedrohen Lebensräume von Landtieren: Ein Drittel der Lebensräume könnte bis 2085 bedroht sein, bei ca 3.5°C Erwärmung. Bei weniger als 2°C Erwärmung wären weniger als 10% der Lebensräume betroffen, so PIK-Forscherin Stefanie Heinicke im DLF. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/extremereignisse-bedrohen-lebensraeume-von-landtieren-int-stefanie-heinicke-100.html27 Apr 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhz6c5oks26https://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mkhrgacj5c26New global science panel to help countries move away from fossil fuels, linking climate science, economics and real-world policy. “The science panel can play a unique role in providing updates on what needs to happen year by year," PIK Director Rockström said. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/25/new-global-panel-aims-to-accelerate-move-away-from-fossil-fuels27 Apr 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhrgacj5c26https://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mkaujtfesk2j#GirlsDay 2026 am PIK: 22 Schülerinnen konnten einen Tag lang in die Welt der Wissenschaft eintauchen. Es gab Einblicke in den Alltag einer Forscherin, eine Führung über den Telegrafenberg, Meeresströmungs-Experimente & ein Rollenspiel. Girls' Day im Rückblick: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/girls-day-2026-vom-amoc-experiment-zur-weltklimakonferenz24 Apr 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaujtfesk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mkae6cnyvs2r🆕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👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFWQWHmPmmc Press release: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/a-third-of-animal-habitats-on-land-could-experience-multiple-extreme-events-by-2085-new-study24 Apr 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkae6cnyvs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mk62kvfla22xHow much CO₂ can forests and wood products in Germany reliably store in the future? PIK led project "ForestOvershoot" examines how climate change, forest disturbances, and forest use affect this potential. 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk62kvfla22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mk5s55bjes2zRecommended: in-depth story @mongabay.com on our study about large-scale humid heatwaves (https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/warming-coastal-waters-primary-driver-of-large-scale-humid-heatwaves) PIK scientist Fenying Cai: “Strong link btw. warming coastal waters and clustered hot, humid extreme events, especially in the tropics.” 👇 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tropics-take-the-brunt-as-hotter-oceans-drive-large-scale-humid-heat-waves-study/23 Apr 2026 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5s55bjes2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mk3t3rijb22yNew @lancetcountdown.bsky.social 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. https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/new-lancet-europe-report-shows-increase-in-heatattributable-deaths-and-ballooning-energy-costs-from-fossil-fuels22 Apr 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3t3rijb22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mk362ml2w22316 Kilo Fleisch pro Jahr empfiehlt die #PlanetaryHealthDiet. Aktuell wird in Deutschland mehr als das Dreifache gegessen und der Fleischkonsum hierzulande steigt wieder. Über Hintergründe und Folgen berichtet WDR / Tagesschau - mit PIK-Forscher Hermann Lotze-Campen: https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/fleischkonsum-deutschland-108.html22 Apr 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk362ml2w223https://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjyusynqkk2sIst 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 https://www.zukunftsstandort-deutschland.de/warum-konsequente-klimapolitik-gerade-in-einer-angespannten-weltlage-unverzichtbar-ist/21 Apr 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyusynqkk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjyrfecfuk2sWieviel 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". https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/caren-miosga/faktencheck/faktencheck-zur-sendung-vom-19042026,faktencheck-426.html21 Apr 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyrfecfuk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjwsoz7trc26🆕 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: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/nordic-seas-overturning-circulation-strengthens-as-atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation-weakens-new-study20 Apr 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwsoz7trc26https://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjwpslfrz22sVolcanoes 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.20 Apr 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwpslfrz22shttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjmfsyhws22o👀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmfsyhws22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjm4qsadek2jThe 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. https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/the-2040-milestones-that-europe-must-meet16 Apr 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm4qsadek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjhtdceey22yToday, 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. #SIDS14 Apr 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhtdceey22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjhnpqyvvs2bPIK 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.” ⬇️ https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/ottmar-edenhofer-re-elected-chair-of-eu-climate-advisory-board14 Apr 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhnpqyvvs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mixvoherc22p🔊Reminder: Abstract submission deadline for GCET27 is 15 April 2026! Please submit your abstract here: https://eveeno.com/gcet27_abstracts08 Apr 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixvoherc22phttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mjedyadlx22y#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: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/output/policy/pik-klimapolitikaktuell_nr2_gmg_april2026.pdf/view #GMG #GEG13 Apr 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjedyadlx22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mj5nfe3u522fDas 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. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/brandenburg/rbb-fruehjahrstrockenheit-darum-ist-die-landschaft-in-berlin-brandenburg-jetzt-schon-zu-trocken-100.html10 Apr 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5nfe3u522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mj5flfq4yc2v “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👇 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/science/articles/10.3389/fsci.2026.1609998/full?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=aw_fsci-lck_04-26_fsci_en_lal_pcit_1_reg13&utm_content=vid10 Apr 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5flfq4yc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mj35zk6mtc2cCongrats 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: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1748-9326/page/Best_article_awards09 Apr 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj35zk6mtc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mj323krbwk2k"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. 👇 https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-thermal-cost-of-indias-textile-surge/article70839825.ece09 Apr 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj323krbwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mj2cxbmhis2zNoch 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/programm09 Apr 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2cxbmhis2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3miyjw7hjtk27Can 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: https://bodirsky.github.io/FoodSystemTransformationGame/FoodSystem2050.html08 Apr 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyjw7hjtk27https://bsky.app/profile/pik-potsdam.bsky.social/post/3mixx2k3ds22wFor our Spanish-speaking followers 🇪🇸: entrevista con Johan Rockström sobre los límites planetarios, los riesgos actuales y las transformaciones necesarias para un futuro sostenible. https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/ciencia/2026/04/04/69cfef29e85ecedb258b4586.html08 Apr 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:2dwxs24526yfvmydneeu63ea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixx2k3ds22w