Value proposition

Advancing the scientific frontier and contributing solutions for a safe and just climate future.

At PIK, researchers in the natural and social sciences from all over the world work closely together to study global change and its impacts on ecological, economic and social systems. Researchers examine the earth system's capacity for withstanding human interventions and devise strategies and options for a sustainable development of humankind and nature. Interdisciplinary and solution-oriented approaches are a distinctive characteristic of the institute.

Climate Research, Science, Earth System Analysis, Climate Resilience, Planetary Boundaries, Transformation Pathways, Complexity Science, Climate Change, Tipping Points, Global Warming, Energy, Decarbonization, Carbon Dioxide Removal, Forests, Oceans, and Antarctica