🆕 research shows that when 10-43% of a population adopts new norms, social tipping can occur, with a tipping point around 25%. Focusing on community clusters, adapting strategies, and targeting moderate influencers can drive a shift toward net-zero emissions.
👇 Article by a team of scientists from Universität Graz and PIK:
https://esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/189/2025/
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Die 🇩🇪 🇪🇺 Klimaziele infrage zu stellen, wäre ein Fehler: Die Unternehmen haben ihre Strategien längst daran ausgerichtet.
Gastbeitrag von PIK-Direktor Ottmar #Edenhofer und Michael Huether (Direktor @iw_koeln) @ZEITONLINE CO₂-Preis als Leitinstrument.
https://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2025-01/klimapolitik-klimaneutrale-marktwirtschaft-standort-wettbewerbsfaehigkeit
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"Klimaanpassung und #Klimaschutz
müssen zusammengebracht werden", so PIK Direktor Johan Rockström im Gespräch mit der ZEIT. Nur noch auf Anpassung an eine immer wärmere Erde zu setzen, sei fatal. Für eine resiliente Wirtschaft gelte: "Bitte bekämpft auch die Ursache."
https://www.msn.com/de-de/finanzen/top-stories/weltwirtschaftsforum-davos-ohne-schnee-wen-k%C3%BCmmert-s/ar-AA1xNIma
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Catch up on the latest #ClimateScience and check out 2 talks with Johan Rockström at #WEF25:
💡"Nature and Climate: A Stocktake" - Planetary health and how business can bring it into the boardroom.
📺 https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/nature-and-climate-a-stocktake/
Summary: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/from-targets-to-action-how-business-can-bring-planetary-health-into-the-boardroom
💡 What's going on with the #weather? Extreme weather events are intensifying and have become common phenomena. What can business do to manage and mitigate the risks and impacts?
📺: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/whats-going-on-with-the-weather/
Summary: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/how-can-businesses-manage-and-mitigate-the-risks-and-effects-of-increasingly-wild-weather/
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Today, we welcomed the Chilean Ambassador, @MagdalenaAtria, to Potsdam for an exchange with PIK Director Ottmar Edenhofer and PIK Scientist Fred Hattermann. They discussed energy policies and renewables like solar and wind and the role of hydropower. @embachileberlin
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Transforming China's food system could set the country on a better path to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, according to a new study. The researchers found that transitioning to healthy diets results in the fewest trade-offs: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/transforming-china2019s-food-system-healthy-diets-lead-the-way
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"Serious concerns about the future of international #climate
cooperation" - Full statement from PIK directors Ottmar Edenhofer and Johan Rockstrom on Trump's return: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/pik-statement-on-donald-trumps-inauguration-serious-concerns-about-the-future-of-international-climate-cooperation #ParisAgreement
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"We are facing systemic and unprecedented risks on a planet whose life-supporting functions are derived from its interconnectedness", writes PIK director Johan Rockström in a blog post about the planetary commons for the World Economic Forum. "It is glaringly obvious that the hitherto international mandate to protect the global commons like Antarctica, the high seas, the atmosphere and outer space is insufficient to secure a stable planet." #WEF2025
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/planetary-commons-what-they-are-businesses-should-care/
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"There are limitations to humans' ability to adapt", says PIK scientist Kirsten Thonicke on extreme fires, as smoke carries pollution huge distances. "You cannot evacuate Sydney / San Francisco, you can only try to protect people there", she adds, stressing the need to cut planet-heating emissions.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250117-extreme-fire-unprecedented-risk-poorly-understood
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Germany is falling short on #CO2 reduction targets in transport and buildings. On the brighter side, PIK director #Edenhofer sees a major boost in solar power and faster wind turbine approvals as government successes, he tells @financialtimes.com (paywall)
https://www.ft.com/content/be1460c6-7d10-4518-8cc3-82bda78ab179
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The PIK paper "The economic commitment of #climatechange" is 2024's 2nd most-featured climate paper in the media, per @carbonbrief 🎉 Huge kudos to Maximilian Kotz, Leonie Wenz & @alevermann for this achievement! 🥳👏
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the-climate-papers-most-featured-in-the-media-in-2024/
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While over 60 countries have outlined strategies to boost #hydrogen production, less than 10% of the promised green hydrogen was produced in 2023, a 🆕 study shows. PIK scientists analysed 1,232 global hydrogen projects and found a significant competitiveness gap: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/green-hydrogen-big-gaps-between-ambition-and-implementation
🗓️ Join the authors of the study in a webinar tomorrow, 15th January 2025, at 3:00 PM (CET). They'll be sharing key findings and answering your questions (in English).
➡️ Link to webinar: https://pik-potsdam.zoom-x.de/j/61313630324
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Climate tax on food could cut German agriculture emissions by over 20%, writes the Financial Times Sustainable Views. Including agriculture's environmental costs in food prices would promote sustainable diets and cut emissions, new PIK study finds. ($)
https://www.sustainableviews.com/climate-tax-on-food-could-cut-german-agriculture-emissions-by-over-20-per-cent-4d0cb74b/
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"Wir reden sehr zu Recht über die Schwierigkeiten der Klimawende. Aber nicht mehr darüber, was ungebremster Klimawandel kostet. Manche tun so, als gehöre Klimaschutz zum Luxusgedöns."
Das Interview von PIK-Direktor #Edenhofer @noz_de jetzt ohne Paywall:
https://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/politik/artikel/ottmar-edenhofer-fordert-eine-umfassende-energiesteuer-reform-48110834
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„Wir sehen eine Verstärkung der Häufigkeit und teilweise auch der Intensität der Brände und das ist eindeutig auf den #Klimawandel zurückzuführen“, so PIK Forscher Christopher Reyer über die #Waldbrände in LA im ZDF #heutejournal
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten-sendungen/heute-journal/klimawandel-und-braende-100.html
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Im Vergleich zum vorindustriellen Zeitraum bewegt sich keine der Entwicklungen im #Copernicus Report 2024 mehr im Rahmen einer natürlichen Schwankung, so PIK-Forscher Nico Wunderling: "Wir befinden uns tief im vom Menschen verursachten Klimawandel." https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/id_100570310/report-erderwaermung-lag-2024-im-schnitt-bei-1-6-grad.html
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🆕 study: Pricing greenhouse gas-intensive foods could help German agriculture meet climate targets while generating 8.2 billion € annually, PIK researchers find. If these funds were redistributed to households, it would alleviate financial strain and promote sustainable consumption: https://pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/climate-fee-on-food-could-effectively-cut-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-agriculture-while-ensuring-a-social-balance
Emissions within the agricultural sector could be reduced by 22.5 percent or over 15 million tonnes of GHG annually, if the social cost of carbon were reflected in food prices.
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[#]Waldbrände in Kalifornien: Die zunehmende Erwärmung führe zu heißeren Sommern & langer Trockenheit, so PIK Forscherin Kirsten Thonicke via Tagesschau. Speziell die extrem trockenen Winde aus den Rocky Mountains würden die Situation noch verkomplizieren.
https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-1420944.html
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Nominations for the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Prize for Humanity are open! This €1 million prize celebrates individuals, organisations, and groups driving impactful climate solutions worldwide. From youth movements to scientific research, this Prize champions efforts that inspire hope for a sustainable future. PIK director Johan Rockström is part of the jury.
Submit nominations by January 31, 2025, 17:00 GMT here:
https://gulbenkian.pt/en/the-foundation/gulbenkian-prize-for-humanity/nominations-gulbenkian-prize-for-humanity/
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We are still looking for an excellent Physicist in the field of physical Earth system science!
➡️ Applications for a full Professorship (W3) in Earth System Dynamics open until January 17
➡️ Design, conduct and lead innovative research that advances understanding of Earth system dynamics
➡️ Joint professorship with PIK and University of Potsdam.
➡️ Research focus: on the past, present and future dynamics of oceans, atmosphere and the cryosphere
➡️ Read more & apply: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/verwaltung/docs/Dezernat3/Ausschreibungen/1_Professuren/W3_Earth_System_Dynamics.pdf
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