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Evaluating integrated assessment models of global climate change - From philosophical aspects to practical examples

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Integrated Assessment Models of Global Climate Change are an established tool to explore possible pathways of climate change mitigation and adaptation. The models are a quantitative backbone for IPCC reports. But can the models be trusted? This manuscript discusses how the models can be scrutinized and where limits to model validation exist.

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  • Schwanitz, Valeria Jana, 2021. "Evaluating integrated assessment models of global climate change - From philosophical aspects to practical examples," SocArXiv 63yd8, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:63yd8
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/63yd8
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