Thanks to everyone who contributed to the newsletter June 2026 edition! Please find below updates on institutional highlights, publications and more.

Registration is now open for the 19th IAMC Annual Meeting in Athens, 17–19 November 2026. We were delighted by the response to our call for abstracts — with over 490 submissions received, this promises to be one of our largest and most vibrant meetings yet. We look forward to welcoming the community to Athens. Register here. 

IAMC Awards 2026: Call for Nominations - deadline today

Please consider to submit nomination for the following awards:

• Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA)
• Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Integrated Assessment Modeling (ECA)
• Early Career Researcher Award (ECRA)

For more info click here.

Upcoming Webinar by Roberto Schaeffer (COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)

Building Integrated Assessment Capacity in the Global South: A 30-year Journey in Climate Mitigation Modelling 

Date and time: July 1, 2026 | 15:00 CEST | Online 

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Upcoming Webinar by Saritha Sudharmma Vishwanathan (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA))

Building the National Scenarios Database

Date and time: July 30, 2026 | 15:00 CEST | Online 

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Recent Webinar:

Check out the recording of the IAMC Webinar: Analysis methods for climate change mitigation scenarios: on ranges, bias and uncertainty here.

A new Scientific Working Group: Human Health and Wellbeing

The IAMC has established this working group to strengthen the integration of health considerations into integrated assessment modelling and scenario development. The group brings together experts from IAM, global health, climate impacts, economics, and policy to advance health-relevant indicators, support model development and intercomparison, and improve the use of IAM scenarios in health research. IAMC members interested in contributing are encouraged to join the working group, with dedicated activities and sessions beginning in Fall 2026. More...

Explainer: Scenarios for CMIP7

A new set of CMIP7 climate scenarios reveals a shifting emissions landscape: while the highest-emissions pathway is lower than in previous assessments, limiting warming to 1.5°C appears increasingly out of reach, underscoring both progress and the persistent risks of severe climate change. More...

Call for scenario submissions to the Scenario Compass Initiative — data in support of IPCC AR7

The Scenario Compass Initiative welcomes submissions of quantitative scenario data from modelling teams worldwide. By contributing, you help strengthen the evidence base for IPCC AR7 while ensuring your scenarios become part of a shared community resource. 

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Call for SEP Working Group members 

The newly established SEP Orchestration Working Group is seeking at least five additional members to strengthen regional diversity and broaden global representation. Researchers with experience in socioeconomic scenarios are encouraged to apply or nominate colleagues by 31 July 2026. More...

Special Issue in Futures and July iEMSs Workshop 

The SEP is inviting contributions to a special issue exploring new frameworks for socioeconomic futures and scenario development. Authors are encouraged to submit review-ready manuscripts by 3 January 2027. More...

Exploring and Shaping International Futures

Explore long-term scenario analysis, sustainable development pathways, and the International Futures (IFs) model in this new Open Access book by Barry B. Hughes, published by Springer Nature. More...

Post-doctoral Associate with a focus on CDR at CGS, University of Maryland

Join the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland to advance research on carbon dioxide removal, climate mitigation pathways, and IPCC scenario analysis. Applications are now open. More...

Two PhD positions on the economics of biodiversity and nature restoration at KU Leuven (Brussels)

Two fully funded PhD positions are available at KU Leuven to support research on biodiversity, nature restoration, and integrated assessment modelling within the Horizon Europe ECONATURES project. More...

Overshoot Conference 2026: Launch of Call for Abstracts

Join researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in Beijing, China (24–25 November 2026) to discuss the science and governance of climate overshoot. Submit your abstract by 21 August 2026. More..

Call for papers – Towards a Low Demand Economy

CIRED's international conference will bring together researchers from across disciplines to discuss policies, transformation pathways, and well-being within planetary boundaries. Submissions are open until 13 September 2026.

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