We are heading towards a climate state on Earth that has not been observed by (human-made) measurements before, and thus information on past climatic states becomes increasingly more important to help anticipate future Earth System change.”
Anna von der Heydt, Project Coordinator
About Past to Future
How can climate history help us create a more accurate picture of the future climate? Starting from March 2025, P2F researchers will spend the next four years working intensively to answer this question.
Consortium
The consortium includes 21 European partners and 3 associated partners from Switzerland, the US and Australia, covering a broad range of fields from mathematics, physics, geology, (paleo-)biology and archaeology.
Horizon Europe
The project received € 14.9 million from the European Union under the Horizon Europe Programme for research and Innovation.
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05/11/2025General Assembly #1
P2F focuses on four Scientific Themes
How can we make our climate models better by learning from the past to predict future conditions, including extreme weather and sudden major shifts?
How does Earth’s climate naturally change, and can we develop ways to spot early signs of big, sudden changes before they happen?
How can we collect and organize all the different types of information about past climates (like data from old ice or trees) so scientists everywhere can easily find and use it?
What happens at a local level – to nature and people – when the global climate shifts, and what can history tell us about these impacts?