RIFS Potsdam

Mit Fabian Gramling, Mitglied des deutschen Bundestags und Berichterstatter für das Thema Wasserstoff für die CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion und Rainer Quitzow, Forschungsgruppenleiter am RIFS Zusätz...

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What happens when a scientific conference lets go of keynote speeches, fixed agendas, and the traditional separation between speakers and audience? The FONA Forum 2024 was an experiment in co-crea...

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As part of its work to support healthier and more sustainable cities, Net4Cities hosted a public webinar titled “Nature-Based Solutions for Cities: Reducing Air and Noise Pollution” on 4 June 2026....

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We find ourselves at a threshold of what many describe as a legal awakening, where rivers, forests, and more-than-human beings in the Amazon are increasingly recognized as subjects of rights. This ...

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Mit Josefina Lehnen, ehemals RIFS-Fellow und Wolfgang Roick, stellv. SPD-Fraktionsvorsitzender im Landtag Brandenburg Zusätzliche Informationen: • Publikation vom RIF...

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Mit Prof. Dr. med. Berit Lange und Serdar Yüksel Zusätzliche Information: • HZI | Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) • InFact – Der HZI-Podcast: HZI |...

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Mit Barbara Neumann, Forschungsgruppenleiterin am RIFS und Sebastian Unger, Unterabteilungsleiter beim Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit. Zusätzliche ...

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Entry Points for More Effective Governance. Online Dissemination Event and Discussion 15 April 2026 Background Renewable and low-carbon hydrogen are critical for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sect...

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Mit Bernd Rech, wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer des Helmholtz-Zentrums Berlin für Materialien und Energie und Alexandra-Gwyn Paetz vom Bundesministerium für Forschung Die Ziele der neuen Hight...

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Panel 2 explored how businesses can move beyond profit-centered logic toward models grounded in care, human well-being, and social transformation. Drawing on perspectives from mental health, consci...

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Panel 3 explored how regenerative thinking can transform systems such as finance, architecture, and local economic organization. Through examples from regenerative investing, architectural practice...

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Panel 1 explored what regenerative economies look like in practice when they are rooted in local realities rather than abstract theory. Drawing on examples from Kenya, China, and Indonesia, the dis...

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Lösungen aus dem Ozean Der Ozean produziert nicht nur die Hälfte des Sauerstoffs, den wir zum Atmen benötigen. Er ist auch eine enorme Kohlenstoffsenke. In welchem Umfang kann der Ozean den CO2-G...

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Leben am Deich: Alltag und Zukunft in Küstenstädten Mit Teresa Erbach, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am RIFS und Leiterin des Projekts Kulturelles Erbe und Klimaanpassung in Küstenstädten und B...

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Streitfragen der Energiewende vor Ort Der Umstieg von fossiler zu erneuerbarer Energie ist zwingend notwendig. Vor Ort führt die Energiewende zu Konflikten: Wo genau sollen Windkraftanlagen gebau...

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The RIFS Conference “Tough Conversations in Tough Times” took place in December 2025. The conference brought together over 300 experts from academia, science, civil society, policymaking and practi...

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Was fühlen wir, wenn wir ans Auto denken – Freiheit oder Verantwortung, Lust oder Schuld? Unter dem Motto „Berlin autofrei“ startet im Januar 2026 eine Unterschriftensammlung, die darauf abzielt...

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Am 29. Januar startet der Podcast „Helmholtz Talks – Wissenschaft und Politik im Gespräch“. Welche Weichen stellt die Energiepolitik für die Zukunft? Wie emotional ist Mobilität? Und wie begegne...

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We all know Europe needs more clean energy – so what’s holding renewables back? Part of the challenge is that it actually takes longer to connect renewable energy than to build it. However, that’s ...

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As part of its work to advance environmental noise monitoring across European cities, Net4Cities hosted a public webinar titled “Innovations in Environmental Noise Monitoring: From Class 1 to Low-C...

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