Current Projects

PIK scientists contribute to numerous research projects commissioned by external funders.

In the past 10 years, PIK has conducted over 500 projects funded, for example, through the research programmes of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) or the European Union. This list of current projects is generated from our database (newest first). Separate lists of completed  and all projects from 2007 on are available.

Current projects at PIK:

ELEVATE - RD3

ENABLING AND LEVERAGING CLIMATE ACTION TOWARDS NET-ZERO EMISSIONS
Jun 01, 2022 - May 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Christoph Bertram

NEVERMORE

New Enabling Visions and tools for End-useRs and stakeholders thanks to a common MOdeling fRamework towards a climatE neutral and resilient society
Jun 01, 2022 - May 31, 2026
Funded by: EU, Horizon Europe
Contact: Jan Volkholz, Martin Park

WaldSpektrum-RD1

Klimaplastische Wälder – Die Potenziale im natürlichen Spektrum erkennen und forstwirtschaftlich nutzen
Apr 01, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
Funded by: BMEL, PT FNR Fachagentur für nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Contact: Boris Sakschewski

LOKONET

Netzwerk Lokale Konflikte und Emotionen in Urbanen Räumen: Transdisziplinäre Konfliktforschung in Wissenschaft-Praxis-Kooperationen
Apr 01, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
Funded by: BMBF
Contact: Fritz Reusswig

WaldSpektrum-RD2

Klimaplastische Wälder – Die Potenziale im natürlichen Spektrum erkennen und forstwirtschaftlich nutzen
Apr 01, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
Funded by: BMEL, PT FNR Fachagentur für nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Contact: Christopher Reyer

CERES

Political Economy for Inclusive Wealth Governance and Sustainability
Jan 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2031
Funded by: Werner Siemens-Stiftung
Contact: Ottmar Edenhofer

ForHimSDG

Förderung der Entwicklung des Himalayas durch Stärkung von Lehre und Forschung im Bereich der Sustainable Development Goals [Promoting Himalayan Development by Strengthening Teaching and Research on Sustainable Development Goals]
Jan 01, 2022 - Dec 31, 2025
Funded by: DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst
Contact: Jürgen Kropp

DYNNET

Dynamical networks with time delays and adaptation: theory and applications
Jan 01, 2022 - Jun 30, 2025
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Serhiy Yanchuk

LOCALISED

LOCALISED decarbonisation pathways for citizens, local administrations and businesses to inform and support mitigation and adaptation action
Oct 01, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Jürgen Kropp

TransformAr

Accelerating and upscaling transformational adaptation in Europe: demonstration of water-related innovation packages
Oct 01, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Fred Hattermann

CI Collaboration

CI Collaboration / Support for Rockstrom Distinguished Fellowship
Oct 01, 2021 - Jun 30, 2025
Funded by: Conservation International
Contact: Tim Beringer

DBU Stipendium Hemmen

Auswirkungen einer verbesserten Abbildung von Hitzestressfolgen auf simulierte Ernteerträge und Bewertung von landwirtschaftlichen Anpassungspotentialen durch Weiterentwicklung und Anwendung des prozessbasierten Landwirtschaftsmodells LPJmL
Aug 01, 2021 - Oct 31, 2026
Funded by: DBU - Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
Contact: Marie Hemmen

CoCoHype 2

Consistent control design for the coordination of distributed actors in a multilayered integrated grid system
Aug 01, 2021 - Jun 30, 2025
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Frank Hellmann

CLEANUP

The Public Economics of Carbon Dioxide Removal
Jul 01, 2021 - Sep 30, 2025
Funded by: DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Contact: Kai Lessmann

ESM2025 - RD3

Earth System Models for the Future
Jun 01, 2021 - May 31, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Elmar Kriegler

ESM2025-RD2

ESM2025 - Earth system models for the future
Jun 01, 2021 - May 31, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Alexander Popp

ECEMF

European Climate and Energy Modelling Forum
May 01, 2021 - Apr 30, 2025
Funded by: EU - European Union
Contact: Gunnar Luderer

Leibniz Biodiv

Zentrale Koordination des Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerks Biodiversität
Apr 15, 2021 - Dec 31, 2027
Funded by: 19 Mitgliedsinstitute des Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerks
Contact: Kirsten Thonicke, Eva Rahner

FirEUrisk

Developing a holistic, risk-wise strategy for European wildfire management
Apr 01, 2021 - Mar 31, 2025
Funded by: EU, H2020
Contact: Kirsten Thonicke

NaWu_PH

Nachwuchsförderfonds Dr. Pritzsche Stiftung
Jan 01, 2021 - Dec 31, 2025
Funded by: Dr. Pritzsche-Stiftung
Contact: Sabine Gabrysch

Earth4all

Earth4 - Accelerating the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) within Planetary Boundaries (PB) with a next generation global system model
Dec 01, 2020 - Jun 30, 2025
Funded by: Club of Rome
Contact: Dieter Gerten

Atmo-POEM

Postdoc and PhD student in Atmospheric Dynamics to advance the development of POEM
Oct 01, 2020 - Aug 31, 2025
Funded by: H&M Foundation
Contact: Stefan Rahmstorf

MEET

Monitoring Earth Evolution Through Time
Jul 01, 2020 - Jun 30, 2026
Funded by: European Research Council (ERC)
Contact: Georg Feulner
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