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🌱💧Der Klimawandel führt in Brandenburg zu längeren Phasen ohne Niederschläge, erklärt PIK Forscher Fred Hattermann in der rbb Story: "Die Bodenretter. Ackern mit Zukunft." Speziell in Gefahr sind ihm zufolge Böden als „der wichtigste Umschlagsraum für Wasser“. Landwirte in Brandenburg, die auf sandigen Böden wirtschaften, beobachten, wie die Bodenfruchtbarkeit schwindet und die Wasserhaltekapazität abnimmt. Um dem entgegenzuwirken, ergreifen viele von ihnen innovative Maßnahmen zur Regeneration der Böden, um langfristig die landwirtschaftliche Nutzbarkeit zu sichern. 🌾🚜 Mehr dazu in der ARD Mediathek: https://lnkd.in/ejPDzpU8 #ClimateChange #ClimateChance #NachhaltigeLandwirtschaft #ZukunftderLandwirtschaft #Nachhaltigkeit #Agrarwende

🌍 Our planet is in critical condition, showing signs of unhealth, manifested as droughts, fires, heatwaves, floods, storms. Cure requires diagnostics. Check out PIK director Johan Rockström's article in TIME on how a #PlanetaryHealthCheck can pave the way for meaningful change and a sustainable future. "The only way to keep them safe for humanity is by combining local action and national regulation with collective global governance." 👇 https://lnkd.in/eU_u-uGJ #PlanetaryBoundaries (Image designed by Globaïa) Planetary Guardians

🆕 study: Climate change and #inequality are deeply intertwined. Keeping global temperatures below 1.5°C can reduce long-term inequality increase by 2/3, researchers from CMCC Foundation - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, MCC Berlin, PIK & others show. They found robust evidence that well-designed policies can help stabilize climate and promote economic inclusion. Link to the study: https://lnkd.in/dyqgTXJe

“If we want our children to inherit a relatively stable planet then we must do everything in our power to keep fossil fuels in the ground and transform our agriculture and forestry. Today.“ Johan Rockström, PIK director, and Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president of the Club of Rome, comment on the outcome of the UN’s #SummitfortheFuture. Despite international agreements, the world is on a worrying trajectory, with six of nine planetary boundaries being transgressed and a seventh on the verge. They emphasize the need for rapid, far-reaching, systemic changes. They suggest first steps of a transformative agenda: 1)    Declare a planetary and human emergency 2)    U.N. Security Council’s recognising this fact and reconfiguring its veto power 3)    Build a high-ambition coalition of nations to establish new international norms aligned with scientific realities and grounded in principles of social justice 4)    Strengthen international participatory processes Read their full comment here: https://lnkd.in/daUc8USG #ClimateChange #ClimateChance #JohanRockström #SystemTransformation #SystemChange

Welcome Ulrich von Lampe as the new Head of Communications at PIK!

🌊 Open Call for Ocean Experts: Contribute to the Planetary Boundary Framework The PBScience team at PIK invites scientists with substantial experience in ocean sciences to submit their ideas for advancing the role of ocean processes in the Planetary Boundary framework. The Planetary Boundary framework identifies nine Earth system processes essential for the planet to remain stable and resilient. It aims to define and quantify human impacts and set thresholds to keep Earth in a ‘Holocene-like’ state. How should ocean functions and processes be represented in the framework? What methods are best suited for identifying the global threshold and uncertainty range of the proposed marine control variable? 📅 Submit your ideas by 30th November 2024 https://lnkd.in/eaiRAhrm #PlanetaryBoundaries #OceanScience #EarthSystems #CallForIdeas #OpenCall

„Der Klimazustand auf den wir zusteuern, den hatten wir nicht seitdem die Menschheit entstanden ist. (…) Es ist eine reine Spekulation, dass wir damit umgehen können“, sagt PIK-Forscher Wolfgang Lucht. In der neuesten Folge von Table Today spricht er mit der Journalistin Alexandra Endres darüber, wie wir unseren Wohlstand klimagerecht in die Zukunft bringen können, und welche konkreten Maßnahmen nötig sind, um unsere ökologische Schulden zu reduzieren. 🎧 Jetzt reinhören! https://lnkd.in/eC4r4Ha8 #ClimateChange #ClimateChance #Wohlstand #Wachstum #Klimaschutz #Nachhaltigkeit #TableToday #Umwelt #Klimagerechtigkeit

Agriculture is responsible for 12% of the EU’s total emissions, with two-thirds coming from meat and dairy production. Europe might miss its climate goals unless farming emissions are cut down, states Ottmar Edenhofer, PIK director. While other industries are making progress, farming is one of the few areas that hasn’t faced strict climate regulations yet. Edenhofer believes that introducing a carbon tax on agriculture might be crucial to push for change. As Europe, the fastest-warming continent, faces more frequent extreme weather, the need for strong policy decisions is becoming more urgent, writes Financial Times. Read more in the Financial Times (paywall) https://lnkd.in/e2yUrUff #ClimateChange #ClimateChance #Sustainability #Agriculture #FutureofAgriculture #CarbonEmissions #EUClimateGoals #GreenTransition #EnvironmentalPolicy