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Climate models ignore politics—and that's a major blind spot

A new study exposes a critical gap in how the world forecasts climate futures: the tools used by governments and businesses to plan emissions cuts and adaptation strategies don't account for political change. Researchers say integrating political dynamics into climate scenarios could reshape investment priorities and policy timelines.

Originaltitel: Climate futures require politics

Abstrakt

Climate action is shaped as much by politics as by technology and economics. The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), central to mitigation and adaptation assessments, do not yet include a quantitative representation of political development. We outline a research agenda to systematically integrate political dimensions into climate scenario modelling.

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