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In the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland and Iceland, a large patch of water is doing something very strange. While the rest of the ocean heats up, it's been getting colder. A new study says it has the answer to this mystery — and it's an ominous sign the world is hurtling toward one of the most alarming climate tipping points. cnn.it/4xpS2nQ
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At a time of growing geopolitical fragmentation, it is increasingly difficult to imagine the UN forging the same broad consensus around a new global development framework that it did with the SDGs, which end in 2030. I'm thinking about what comes next.
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🆕The Earth is accumulating heat at an accelerating rate. Human-caused warming reached 1.37°C above pre-industrial levels in 2025 & is expected to exceed 1.5°C within ~4 years. PIKs W. Lamb led the report’s assessment of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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New Anthropocene paper. Earth still operates in "Holocene logic", buffering heat imbalance. Anthropocene = Pressure. But, BAU, reaching 3°C in 2100 & we get "stuck" in a Hothouse trajectory for 1000 years. Anthropocene risks turning into a state. No Good.
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How is the #freshwater cycle being disrupted and what can be done about it? PIK scientist Yassmin Hesham explains the freshwater #PlanetaryBoundary in this new Planetary Boundaries Science lab video.
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🆕 study: Climate change, land use and water use are altering the global #freshwater cycle at an increasing pace. Dry and wet anomalies now occur about twice as often as they did in the early 20th century, with climatic factors being the dominant driver. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/lates…
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Die @BILD zitiert PIK-Forscher @rahmstorf in kritischem Artikel zu „Trump lässt Tiefsee-Messstationen abbauen“. Er warnt: Messen ist gerade jetzt wichtig, die Wissenschaft ist sehr besorgt über bevorstehende drastische Veränderungen bei Meeresströmungen.
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We are in the Age of Humans - the Anthropocene.
Our new article (open access) shows how even with a moderate future emissions scenario, global temperature will still be elevated by 3-4°C in the year 3000!
Lifetime of our CO2 in the air is that long.
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The science behind the weird Atlantic 'cold blob' explained (in under 15 minutes). It's the only part of the planet which hasn't warmed in the last hundred years, but cooled! And it's a bad sign. #AMOC
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"If you operate within planetary boundaries, you are more likely to innovate, become more resource-efficient & move toward an electrified, green energy-powered global economy that is modern, fair, resilient, independent & local," says PIKs @jrockstrom.
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„Die Politik ist gefragt, die richtigen wirtschaftlichen Anreize zu setzen.“
Tipp zum Wochenende: Wissenssendung von ZDF nano zum großen Report über CO₂-Entnahmen aus der Atmosphäre, mit 5 min Interview PIK-Forscherin Sabine Fuss (ab 03:42). #StateofCDR
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A major US deep-ocean monitoring network is being scaled back. “Ongoing monitoring of the ocean is critical, especially now. Concern in the oceanography community about major ocean current changes ahead is large,” says PIK scientist @rahmstorf.
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“Countries have pledged around 2.7bn tonnes of carbon removal by 2035 and about 3.6bn by 2050, but climate pathways require much more,” said PIK's William Lamb, co-author of the #StateofCDR report. “This leaves a gap that grows significantly over time.” theguardian.com/environment/…
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"Imagine your home filling up with every piece of waste you've ever produced. That's what we're doing to Earth's atmosphere with CO₂", states PIK Director #Edenhofer. New PIK video on Planetary Waste Management & how to clean up the atmosphere 👉
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The Amazon rainforest could be at a tipping point
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National pledges of carbon dioxide removal #CDR versus pathways limiting warming to 1.5°C this century:
➡️Gap of more than 5 bn tonnes of CO₂ removed per year by 2050. #StateofCDR report w/ PIK input.
CDR might need to scale faster than solar.
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📢 Call for Applications: Are you an early-career researcher in West Africa working on climate, health, or agriculture?
The #ClimaKid project is organising a hands-on scientific workshop in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 17–26 November 2026.
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Le projet #climakid lance un appel à candidatures pour un atelier scientifique pratique
📅 Date limite : 𝟐𝟖 𝐣𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
📩 Candidatures à envoyer à : climakid.call@csrs.ci
👉 Tous les détails via le lien : bit.ly/49wS6Ia
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Don’t miss it! Episode 2 of our video series “Core research topics at PIK” out now. A compelling short film featuring Director Ottmar #Edenhofer on the topic of “Planetary waste management: how can we clean up the atmosphere?”
Watch the new video here:
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PIK presents core research topics in a YouTube series.
How stable is our planet? How can we remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere? How can we combat global heating, adapt to certain changes? And more. Director @jrockstrom kicks things off. #Climate
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The EU carbon price on imports #CBAM could incentivise EU trade partners to adopt carbon pricing as well. With this response, global emissions reduction is 73% over and above the impact of the EU #ClimatePolicy alone.
PIK-led modelling study @JaereAere.
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While you wait, read the article ➡️ fro.ntiers.in/KWn8KvEbP1b
Thank you to our panel:
@harveylockewild
Prof @jrockstrom of @PIK_Climate and @sthlmresilience
Prof @rainamontana of @cornellvet
Dr @elianeubalijoro of @CIFOR_ICRAF
@ConvenerNatureP of @NatureDeal
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