New community documentation portal released
The Model Documentation and Transparency working group has released a rebuilt documentation portal, with a common structure for describing model scope, versions and assumptions.
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How not to interpret the emissions scenarios in the IPCC report
The recently released Report of the IPCC Working Group 3 (WG3) can be considered the definitive guide to halting global warming. A key means to understanding solutions are long-term emissions scenarios that describe how society could evolve towards low-carbon futures. Such scenarios are typically created by integrated assessment models (IAMs). In this
The recently released Report of the IPCC Working Group 3 (WG3) can be considered the definitive guide to halting global warming.
A key means to understanding solutions are long-term emissions scenarios that describe how society could evolve towards low-carbon futures. Such scenarios are typically created by integrated assessment models (IAMs).
In this Carbon Brief guest post, Joeri Rogelji (Imperial College London and IIASA) looks at some ways in which these scenarios are often being misunderstood and, as a consequence, inappropriately used or misrepresented.
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Overshoot Conference 2026: Launch of Call for Abstracts
When? November 24 – 25, 2026 Where? Beijing, China Hosted by Tsinghua University and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Submission Deadline: August 21, 2026 We’re pleased to share that abstract submissions are open for the Overshoot Conference 2026. Following the success of the inaugural Overshoot Conference in Laxenburg, Austria
Scenario submissions open for the seventh assessment cycle
The community scenario database is accepting submissions for the seventh assessment cycle. The reporting template and validation tools have been updated.