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Announcements

Official announcements from the consortium and its Scientific Steering Committee.

IAMC’s Scientific Steering Committee for 2026–2029

The IAMC is pleased to announce the composition of the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for the 2026–2029 term, following both the member election held in April 2026 and the at-large appointment process concluded on 1 July 2026. The institutions received the highest number of votes in the April

Registration for IAMC2026 is open

Registration for the Nineteenth IAMC Annual Meeting in Oxford is now open. Early-bird rates apply until 25 September 2026.

New Scientific Working Group: Health and Human Wellbeing

The IAMC is pleased to announce that the Scientific Steering Committee has formally established a new Scientific Working Group on Health and Human Wellbeing. With the growing importance of the health and climate interface in the international and national policy arena, there is a rising demand for robust, policy-relevant

New Scientific Working Group: Responsible AI for IAM Research (AI4IAM)

The IAMC is pleased to announce that the Scientific Steering Committee has formally established a new Scientific Working Group on the Responsible Use of AI for IAM Research (AI4IAM). The group is a collaborative platform for community learning, the exchange of best practices, and the development of formal guidance on

Special Issue on National Scenarios for the mitigation of climate change

Submission deadline: 31 December 2026 National scenarios are essential inputs to national decision making as countries develop strategies and policies to reduce emissions while meeting other priority economic and societal goals. This special issue provides a venue for research teams and authors — particularly those leading national efforts — to

Call for abstracts: IAMC2026

Abstracts for the Nineteenth Annual Meeting can be submitted until 3 July 2026. Submissions are assigned to one of the working group themes.

IAMC Awards 2026: Call for Nominations

The Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) solicits nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA), the Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the field of IAM (ECA), and the Award for Early Career Researcher (ECRA).The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) is given for exceptional lifetime

Start of IAM diagnostics exercise

The Scientific Working Group on Model Diagnostics and Evaluation has launched a pilot exercise to develop a community-standard diagnostic framework for Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs). No less than 32 teams have shown interest in joining the exercise. Through a set of stylized scenario runs based on a common carbon price

Call for Abstracts – 2026 IAMC Annual Meeting

The Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) announces the Nineteenth IAMC Annual Meeting to be held on November 17-19, 2026, at the Eugenides Planetarium in Athens, Greece. We invite abstract submissions for oral and poster presentations. Abstracts are welcomed across 22 thematic topics spanning mitigation strategies, energy systems, land use,

Invitation: IAM diagnostic exercise

The Scientific Working Group on Model Diagnostics and Evaluation is developing a community-standard approach for diagnostics of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs). The aim of model diagnostics is to better understand model behavior, also through comparison across models. Such diagnostics enhance model transparency, legitimacy and relevance and support the assessment and

IAMC Contributions at the Bonn Climate Meeting (SB62), June 2025

IAMC members played an active role in the Bonn Climate Meeting (SB62), held from 16–26 June 2025, contributing to research dialogues, technical discussions, and stakeholder workshops focused on climate ambition, equity, and transformation pathways aligned with the Paris Agreement. 17 June – SBSTA Research Dialogue The 17th Meeting of

IAMC Awards 2025: Call for Nominations

The Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) solicits nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA), the Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the field of IAM (ECA), and the Award for Early Career Researcher (ECRA).The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) is given for exceptional lifetime

Call for Abstracts – 2025 IAMC Annual Meeting

Eighteenth IAMC Annual Meeting 11 – 13 November 2025 Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Deadline: May 15 2025 The IAMC solicits abstracts for oral and poster presentations on the following selected research topics: 1. NATIONAL – Assessment of national mitigation strategies (including non-state actors). This

The IAMC welcomes four new members

Starting February 2025, four new members join the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium: The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is dedicated to research that supports sustainable futures. Since its establishment in 1997, ISF has grown to include over 100 staff, 60 higher degree research

IAMC Annual Meeting 2025: Call for Thematic Areas – Parallel Sessions

Call for Thematic Areas – Parallel Sessions As we prepare for the 18th IAMC Annual Meeting, we invite the community to contribute ideas for parallel sessions in new thematic areas that are not yet included in the existing list of topics. This is a unique opportunity to shape the agenda

Shape the Future of Scenarios: Review Vetting Criteria & Submit Your Scenarios

The Scenario Compass Initiative (SCI) invites you to review the proposed vetting criteria for the first release of the Scenario Compass — a tool designed to make scenarios more accessible, actionable, and decision-relevant. Your input will help refine these criteria, propose new ones, and ensure the dataset meets the needs

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, November and December 2024

The IAMC Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) met on November 18 and December 16, 2024. During these meetings, the team looked back on the recent Annual Meeting, highlighting the great turnout and expressing appreciation for the warm hospitality of the hosts. Looking ahead, planning for the next Annual Meeting is already

National Sectoral Scenarios Interest Survey 2025

The IAMC SWG on national scenarios under the name ‘National Modelling Scenarios Forum (NMSF) is carrying interest survey on sector models at global, national, subnational level that can provide national sectoral scenarios. Deadline for sharing National Sectoral Model information: June 30, 2025 Survey link: https://forms.gle/1DEya9ZAQA2hJ2tFA We request the direct queries

National Scenarios Second Deadline [December 2024]

Please note that the IAMC SWG on National Scenarios launched an open call for the submission of national scenarios in November 2023. The IAMC SWG national scenarios DB under the name ‘National Modelling Scenarios Forum (NMSF) is open for model registration. Once we receive this information, your account will be activated

ELEVATE Research Exchange Programme – Open Call for Applications

ELEVATE Research Exchange Programme – Open Call for Applications The ELEVATE Research Exchange Programme aims at enabling early and mid-career researchers to visit one of the ELEVATE partner institutions and have the opportunity to interact with people from different cultural and educational backgrounds. Read more here: Research Exchange Programme |

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, July and September 2024

The IAMC Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) meeting was held on July 15th, 2024. Key discussions focused on potential plenary topics and speakers for the upcoming Annual Conference in November. Notifications for abstract and poster acceptances have been sent, encouraging all applicants to complete their registrations. Financial support to facilitate participation

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, June 2024

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on June 17th, 2024. The preparations for IAMC annual meeting in 2024 are full in swing, welcoming the local organizing committee to the discussions regarding the upcoming event, with updates on venue, logistics, registration, and program platform.

Update of the Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSP): Urbanization projections

Dear colleagues, As you know, the IAM community is currently preparing an update of the Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSP). As a first step, we released the updated projections of the basic drivers projections of GDP and population (including education by age cohort and gender). We are now doing a review of the updated urbanization

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, May 20th 2024

The last IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting took place on May 20th, 2024. The organisation of IAMC 2024 proceeded with the assessment of the event budget; sponsorship strategies; participation grants opportunities. Other aspects, among which the setting of the review process and the sponsorships were discussed. Two webinars will be

IAMC Awards 2024: Call for Nominations

The Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) solicits nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA), the Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the field of IAM (ECA), and the Award for Early Career Researcher (ECRA).The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) is given for exceptional lifetime achievement in

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting – March 19th, 2024

A summary of the Advisory Council meeting was presented. After covering the Secretariat role since July 2018 (2 terms), the current IAMC Secretariat term managed by CMCC will end in June 2024. IIASA confirmed its willingness to take over the Secretariat role from CMCC starting from 1 July 2024. The

Does Global Warming Worsen Poverty and Inequality? An Updated Review

The paper offers an updated and comprehensive review of recent studies on the impact of climate change, particularly global warming, on poverty and inequality, paying special attention to data sources as well as empirical methods. While studies consistently find negative impacts of higher temperature on poverty across different geographical regions,

IAMC Advisory Council Meeting – March 18th, 2024

The IAMC Advisory Council (AC) met with members of the IAMC Scientific Steering committee (SSC) Monday 18 March 2024, with discussion on the following topics. Scenarios Detlef van Vuuren briefed the AC on work by the Scenarios Scientific Working Group (SWG) on the latest developments in new Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

KAIST Graduate School of Green Growth and Sustainability joins IAMC

IAMC is glad to announce that since March 2024 KAIST Graduate School of Green Growth and Sustainability is member of the Consortium. Established in 2023, the KAIST Graduate School of Green Growth and Sustainability (GGGS) aims to respond to the global climate crisis and contribute to green growth by nurturing

IAMC Advisory Council: Appointment of new members

The IAMC Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) Member institutions decided to increase the number of Advisory Council members. According to the SSC votes, the following people were invited and accepted to join the Advisory Council starting March 2024: Kristie Ebi, Center for Health and the Global Environment, University of Washington Ottmar

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting – February 19th, 2024

The activities carried out by the Scientific Working Group on National Scenarios in the past year and the plans fot future activities were presented. The discussion about the management of the IAMC Secretariat starting from July 2024 continued, with a preference for IAMC Sustaining Members taking over from CMCC. Preliminary

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, January 15th 2024

The agreement between IAMC and CMCC for the management of the Secretariat terminates in June 2024. After two terms and 6 years in office, CMCC will not run for another term. The SSC started a discussion on the assignment of the Secretariat to a successor starting in July 2024. Different

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, December 11th 2023

The SSC discussed the results of IAMC 2023, highlighting strengths to be replicated and weaknesses requiring corrective action for the future. The discussion will resume after the mid-December deadline for completing the evaluation questionnaire for the event.

IAMC SWG on National Scenarios: Open call for country-level scenarios

IAMC Scientific Working Group on National Scenarios is initiating an open call for country-level scenarios. This process will be utilized to generate an official database of country level (economy-wide, sectoral) scenarios that will be vetted and analyzed. The analyzed data will be submitted for peer review publication based on the

Wyss Academy of Nature, University of Bern joins IAMC

Starting November 2023, Wyss Academy of Nature, University of Bern joins the IAMC Consortium. The Wyss Academy for Nature at the University of Bern is a place of innovation, where research, business, policymakers and communities come together to co-design solutions for sustainable futures. The Wyss Academy’s mission is to turn

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, October 16th 2023

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) took place on October 16th, 2023. The IAMC will co-host – together with the Coalition of Finance Ministers, the Bezos Earth Fund and CMCC – a workshop on “Green Macroeconomic Modelling” to be held in Venice on November 13, 2023.

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, September 18th

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on September 18th, 2023. The outcome of the interesting discussions held in the Advisory Council Meeting of September 7th was shared. The SSC worked on the finalisation of the plenary sessions to be held in IAMC 2023.

Two new members join IAMC

Starting September 2023, two new members join the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium: The Institute of Carbon Neutrality (ICN-PKU), established in 2022, is dedicated to accelerating the transition to a carbon-free future in China and addressing the global climate crisis. Drawing upon Peking University’s interdisciplinary research approach and expertise in

IAMC Advisory Council Meeting – Thursday, September 7th, 2023

The IAMC Advisory Council Meeting on September 7, 2023, was instrumental in shaping the future direction of the IAMC, with a focus on three primary areas: State of the IAMC: IAMC’s global reach has grown, now boasting 73 member organizations from diverse regions, although Africa remains an underrepresented area. The

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of August 28th 2023 – Summary

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on August 28th, 2023. The SSC focused on the finalisation of the evaluation of the 412 submissions received for the 2023 Annual Meeting. Preparations for the Keynote Sessions continued. A code of conduct for participants in IAMC

Inter-comparison of spatial models for high shares of renewable electricity in Switzerland

This study presents an inter-comparison of three structurally different electricity system models (EXPANSE, Nexus-e, and OREES) with sub-national spatial resolution in Switzerland in 2035. We analyze technology and regional implications of three targets for electricity generation from new renewable sources (17 to 25 TWh/year from solar PV, wind, biomass, and

The IAMC welcomes two new members

Starting July 2023, two new members join the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium: The Energy Economics Group (EEG) is a department of the Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives at the Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien). The research group is at the forefront of addressing the challenges of the transition

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of July 17th 2023 – Summary

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on July 17th, 2023. The SSC discussed the high number of submissions received for the 2023 Annual Meeting: 412 (279 in 2022). The submission evaluation process and acceptance targets were then discussed, including the need to assure

IAMC 2023: Submission statistics

This year the submission process of the 16th IAMC Annual Meeting closed on July 7th with a new record: 412 submissions. The proposals for presentations are currently being evaluated on the basis of scientific quality, relevance for the themes and originality. There are also some secondary criteria, e.g. IAMC prefers

IAMC wiki: Call for model documentation submission/update

The IAMC wiki provides common Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) documentation. It contains elaborate model documentation, reference cards summarising the main features of models, tools to directly compare model’s characteristics, and links to key input variables. The wiki uses a transparent wiki-based approach, which enables direct comparison of models in a

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of June 14th 2023 – Summary

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on June 14th, 2023. The main discussion was on the identification of the possible plenary topics and speakers for the next Annual Conference, with special attention to topics relevant to less developed countries. Financial support to secure

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of 15th May 2023 – Synthesis

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on May 15th, 2023. The preparations for IAMC 2023 continued: a final discussion on the topics for the call for abstracts for IAMC 2023 and an initial discussion on the platform to be used for the meeting

IAMC 2023 Awards: call for nominations

The Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) solicits nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA), the Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the field of IAM (ECA), and the Award for Early Career Researcher (ECRA).The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) is given for exceptional lifetime achievement in integrated

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of April 17th 2023 – Summary

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on April 17th, 2023. A revision of the rules for the IAMC Annual Awards was approved; the revisions were mainly aimed at avoiding conflicts of interest within the Nominating Committee and increasing communication efforts to have a

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of March 20th 2023 – Summary

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on March 20th, 2023. The final report of the 2022 IAMC Annual Meeting was approved. A first discussion on the topics that will be proposed for the IAMC 2023 annual meeting was started, taking into consideration the

Two new members join IAMC

The Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium welcomes two new Members starting March 2023: King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) is an advisory think tank within global energy economics and sustainability providing services to entities and authorities in the Saudi energy sector. Based in Riyadh, KAPSARC combines human ingenuity, expertise,

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of February 20th 2023 – Summary

The last meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on February 20th, 2023. The dates and the location of the hybrid IAMC Annual Meeting of the year 2023 were decided: it will take place on November 14th-16th, at the Hilton Hotel Molino Stucky. The choice of

The Institute for Future Initiatives (U Tokyo) has joined IAMC

The Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium is happy to announce that the Institute for Future Initiatives (University of Tokyo) is a new member as of January 2023. Institute for Future Initiatives（IFI） constitutes one of the core organizations that support the Future Society Initiative (FSI) of the University of Tokyo, which aims

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of January 16th 2023 – Summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on January 16th, 2023. The focus of the meeting was onpreparations for the 2023 Annual Meeting. The SSC also discussed some changes in the IAMC Award management procedures, with the aim of being able to collect

Scenarios Forum 2022: Final report and recordings available

The second Scenarios Forum took place in June 2022 in Laxenburg, Austria. The goal of the second Scenarios Forum was to bring together the diverse set of communities using or developing scenarios in climate change and sustainability analysis to exchange experiences, ideas, and lessons learned; identify opportunities for synergies and

Scientific Working Group for Data Protocols and Management: Call for volunteers

During session of the Scientific Working Group on Data Protocols and Management at the IAMC Annual Meeting 2022 two topics were discussed, (i) sharing of code and datasets relevant for the development and maintenance of IAMs, and (ii) management and development of the IAMC data template. For the sharing of

IAMC 2022: Conference material and statistics

The Fifteenth IAMC Annual Meeting has successfully ended with 368 participants, whose 191 in person and 177 online, coming from 29 countries. There were 109 papers presented in the oral sessions, 144 poster presentations (98 online and 46 in person). Full recordings of plenary and parallel sessions and a poster

15th IAMC Annual Meeting: Awards

The Fifteenth IAMC Annual Meeting was held on November 29 – December 1, 2022 in College Park, Maryland, home of the University of Maryland, USA. The event was held in person, with a portfolio of online events as part of the programme. On the occasion of the Meeting, the Integrated

IAMC Advisory Council: appointment of new members

The mandates of some of the members of the IAMC Advisory Council terminated on 31 October 2022. The 5 people who ranked highest according to IAMC Scientific Steering Committee Member institutions representatives’ votes were invited and accepted to join or to renew their mandate in the Advisory Council: Leon Clarke, Bezos

IAMC welcomes Korea Environment Institute as new member

Starting November 2022, the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium welcomes the Korea Environment Institute among its members. Korea Environment Institute (KEI) is the sole public institution responsible for environmental policy research and the only institution specializing in environmental impact assessment review in Korea. The Climate and Air Quality Research Group has

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of November 21st, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on November 21st, 2022. Work focused again on the preparations for the Annual Meeting including the finalisation of the IAMC Awards programme of this year. The request for membership from Korea Environment Institute was approved.

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of October 17th, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on October 17h, 2022 . Work focused again on the preparations for the Annual Meeting. The SSC approved the plenary speeches topics and possible speakers. The Evaluating Committee for this year’s LAA, ECHA, and ECCRA awards was

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of September 19th, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on September 19th, 2022 The SSC discussed the valuable advice received from the Advisory Council members during the meeting on 9 September. The discussion on the plenary sessions to be organised during this year’s IAMC Annual

Advisory Council September Meeting Update

One of the important pathways by which the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) receives input is through interactions with its Advisory Council (AC). The IAMC’S SSC consulted with its AC Thursday September 8, 2022, to discuss the following issues: upcoming IAMC Annual Meeting, progress toward expanded engagement of researchers in

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of August 29, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on August 29th, 2022. It focused on the preparation of this year’s Annual Meeting and the determination of the registration fees. Every effort was made to keep the fee for residents in less developed countries as

IAMC 2022 Awards: Call for nominations

The Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) solicits nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA), the Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the field of IAM (ECA), and the Award for Early Career Researcher (ECRA).The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) is given for exceptional lifetime achievement in

Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at ANU becomes IAMC member

Starting July 2022 the Australian National University (ANU) Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions (ICEDS) is a new member of IAMC Consortium. ICEDS connects people working on climate, energy & disaster-risk research. Its goal is to advance innovative solutions to address climate change, energy system transitions, and disasters. The

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of July 18, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on July 18th, 2022. It focused on the preparation of this year’s Annual Meeting. The call for nominations for this year’s IAMC Awards was approved and will be circulated in early September.

IAMC 2022: submission statistics

The 15th IAMC Annual Meeting has closed the submission process: this year we received a record number of 279 submissions. The proposals for presentations are currently being evaluated on the basis of scientific quality, relevance for the themes and originality. There are also some secondary criteria, e.g. IAMC prefers not

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of June 27, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on June 27th, 2022. It focused on the preparation of this year’s Annual Meeting. The application for membership sent by Thomas Longden on behalf of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions (ICEDS)– Australian National

IAMC members present their research at the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference

IAMC members joined the Fourteenth meeting of the SBSTA Research dialogue on 9 June 2022 via poster presentations to provide insights into ongoing research on Carbon Dioxide Removal and climate projections in selected Asian countries. In their presentations, they acknowledged that Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) reduces net greenhouse gas emissions

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of May 16, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on May 16th, 2022. It focused on the preparation of the call for abstracts for this year’s Annual Meeting (November 28th – December 2nd) that will be launched by the end of May. The SSC appointed

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of April 11, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on April 11th, 2022. It was decided that this year’s Annual Meeting (November 28th – December 2nd) will take place in person, hosted by the University of Maryland (USA), with a portfolio of online events as

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of March 28, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on March 28th, 2022. The focus was the format of this year’s Annual Meeting (November 28th – December 2nd). Suggestions received by the IAMC Advisory and by the IAMC Community through a survey on preferences on

Advisory Council March Meeting Update

The IAMC Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) and the SSC’s Advisory Council met virtually Thursday March 10th, 2022, to discuss a range of issues including: The 2021 Virtual IAMC annual meeting and planning for 2022. Of particular concern is planning for the 2022 annual meeting and how to plan in the

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of February 21, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on February 21st, 2022. The SSC decided that this year’s Annual meeting will tentatively be held on the week of November 28th – December 2nd, with the event format to be decided in a second stage:

IAMC 2022: save the date and help us shape the meeting!

The Fifteenth IAMC Annual Meeting will be held tentatively in the week of November 28th – December 2nd, 2022. The IAMC Community is strongly encouraged to save those dates and participate in the event. We still have to deal with many uncertainties related to the meeting format. These concern the

IAMC appoints three new Members to its Advisory Council

The IAMC Consortium has recently nominated three new experts who will be part of its Advisory Council:Stéphane Hallegatte is senior economist with the World Bank. His work includes macroeconomic dynamics and green growth strategies, urban economics and environmental policies, climate change vulnerability

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of January 24, 2022 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on January 24th, 2022. The results of the evaluation questionnaire circulated after the IAMC Annual Meeting of the year 2021 were presented and discussed. We are grateful for those participants who took some minutes to share

IAMC welcomes NREL as new Member

Starting January 2022, the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium welcomes the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) among its members. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research. It is home to three national research centers—solar, wind, and

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of December 20, 2021 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on December 20th, 2021. It was an opportunity to start taking stock of the results of the Annual Meeting, exchanging views on the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation of the event. This will be useful

Katherine Calvin as chief scientist and senior climate advisor at NASA

Katherine Calvin will serve the NASA agency in dual roles as chief scientist and senior climate advisor starting from January 10th, from her long-time base at PNNL’s Joint Global Change Research Institute, where she worked on the institute’s Global Change Analysis Model, a system for exploring and analyzing the relationships

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee: election results

Starting January 2022, the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for the term 2022-2024 will be as follows: CMCC (Italy) and PPE/COPPE/UFRJ (Brazil) were appointed as new Sustaining Members and will join EPRI (USA), IIASA (Austria), PBL (Netherlands), PNNL/JGCRI (USA), NIES (Japan), EMF (USA), and PIK (Germany) in this capacity. CIRED,

Sharing data with the IAM community

As a follow-up of the discussions in the Data Protocols and Management Scientific Working Group during the recent 14th IAMC Annual Meeting, a new opportunity to share data, tools and other materials with the IAM community and other researchers and analysts has been established. With Zenodo becoming the de-facto standard

IAMC 2021: Best Poster Awardees present their research

During the 14th IAMC Annual Meeting held between last 29 November and 3 December 2021, the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium granted Kimon KERAMIDAS (U Grenoble-Alpes) and Yang OU (PNNL) with the Best Poster Award. In these short videos the scientists explain the aim of their work presented at the Annual Meeting poster sessions. Materials industry

IAMC 2021: Poster Gallery

The Poster Gallery of the 14th IAMC Annual Meeting held online last 29 November – 3 December 2021 is now available to the wide public. The gallery contains only posters whose authors gave their consent for publication. The full poster gallery is accessible to registered participants directly from the Conference

IAMConsortium Nomenclature package

This package facilitates working with data templates that follow the format developed by the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC). It supports validation of scenario data and region processing, which consists of renaming and aggregation of model “native regions” to “common regions” used in a project. It requires Python version >= 3.8.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory joins IAMC

Starting from November 2021 Oak Ridge National Laboratory joins the IAMC Consortium. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. multiprogram science and technology national laboratory sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered, managed, and operated by UT–Battelle. It is the largest science and energy national laboratory

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of 15 November 2021 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on November 15th, 2021. The meeting focused mainly on the preparations for this year’s Annual Meeting. The last decisions on the programme were taken, including the organisation of networking sessions. The IAMC Awards programme – that

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of 18 October 2021 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on October 18th, 2021. The composition of the SSC for the term 2022-2024 was deliberated. CMCC (Italy) and PPE/COPPE/UFRJ (Brazil) were appointed as new Sustaining Members and will join EPRI (USA), IIASA (Austria), PBL (Netherlands), PNNL/JGCRI

IAMC Members at COP26

In this list you will find COP 26 side events and exhibits involving IAMC Members. Transformative Energy Innovation Dialogues Thursday 4th November, 07:30pm – 09.00pm Glasgow time Organisers:

IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting of 27 September 2021 – summary

The last monthly meeting of the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee meeting (SSC) took place on September 27th, 2021. The Annual Meeting, the Evaluating Committee for this year’s awards, and the Advisory Council were amongst the main items on the agenda. In an effort to deliver a stimulating, cutting-edge programme at

IAMC Advisory Council Meeting Update

One of the important pathways by which the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) receives input is through interactions with its Advisory Council (AC). Since the AC membership (see here for a list of current AC members) is drawn from leaders in organizations which are either major users of integrated assessment products,

IAMC 2021: Registrations now open

We have just opened the Registrations for the Fourteenth IAMC Annual Meeting! The event will take place during the week of 29 November – 3 December 2021. The Conference will, like last year, be a fully online event. The reason is that we feel that the COVID-19 pandemic still provides too much

IAMC AWARDS 2021 Call for nominations

The Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) solicits nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA), the Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the field of IAM (ECA), and the Award for Early Career Researcher (ECRA).The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) is given for exceptional lifetime achievement in

New IAMC Member: Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University

IAMC welcomes the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA. The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) is one of the core research centers affiliated with the recently established Columbia Climate School. Alongside the mission of delivering real-time policy-relevant research, CGEP is expanding its in-house quantitative long-term Energy systems

IAMC 2021: submission statistics

The 14th IAMC Annual Meeting has closed the submission process: this year we received 197 submissions, almost as many as last year (203). The proposals for presentations are currently being evaluated on the basis of scientific quality, relevance for the themes and originality. There are also some secondary criteria, e.g.

New IAMC videos

Mathijs Harmsen (PBL) has prepared two short videos for the Consortium: The IAMC Wiki web page In this explainer you will discover all the features of the IAMC Wiki web page. This page, maintained and updated by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, displays in a centralised and harmonised setup

IAMC welcomes new Members from Australia and Ecuador

The IAMC is pleased to announce that two new Members have joined the Consortium. Energy Business Unit, CSIRO The energy sector in Australia is undergoing a major transition. The four key components of the sector – electricity, industry, transport and exports – are evolving to enable Australia’s transition to

IAMC Researchers in the Reuters list of top climate scientists

Reuters has recently published a list of the world’s top 1000 climate scientists. It’s a measure of influence, which naturally evolves over time, based on information available as of December 2020. The data was provided by the British-based company Digital Science, made available through its Dimensions portal. The system elaborated by

SAVE THE DATE – 14th IAMC Annual Meeting 29 NOV – 3 DEC 2021

The 14th IAMC Annual Meeting will be held from November 29th (Monday) to December 3rd (Friday), 2021. The IAMC Community is strongly encouraged to save those dates and participate in the event. Due to the current health situation, at this point it is not yet possible to make a definitive

Welcome on board to BAEconomics Pty Ltd, Department of Climate policy modelling!

BAEconomics Pty Ltd, Department of Climate policy modelling has recently joined the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium. BAEconomics is an Australian company that carries out research and policy analysis on problems important to the world’s commodity producers. It maintains a suite of economic models useful in the analysis of economic problems

IAMC 2020: new videos and presentations available

New video recordings and presentations whose publication was authorised by presenters of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the IAMC are now available in the Meeting platform and on our YouTube Channel. Have a look and find out more about the IAMC 2020 Annual Conference. ACCESS THE MEETING PLATFORM ACCESS IAMC YOUTUBE CHANNEL

New resources available on the IAMC website

We are happy to announce that our Resources section is growing! A new section serving as a hub to share news on “COVID-related work” by integrated assessment modeling teams is now open. It will collect COVID-related news items reported by IAMC members. Each news item consists of a title, a

Season’s Greetings: message from John Weyant

Dear Friends, As we reach the end of this very special and unusual year, I would like to take this opportunity to share with you a short reflection on what the IAMC has been able to accomplish. We unfortunately missed the opportunity to meet in person this year, as the

IAMC 2020: presentations and session video-recordings now online

The video recordings and presentations whose publication was authorised by presenters of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the IAMC are now available in the Meeting platform and on our YouTube Channel. We would like thank all those who attended IAMC 2020 and contributed to the exchange of information and debate.

IAMC 2020: Complete Programme released!

The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) is approaching! IAMC 2020 will be held online on December 1st-4th, 2020. The meeting is open to researchers from organizations involved in integrated assessment modelling and their research collaborators. More than 300 participants are expected at the conference, which will host over

IAMC Welcomes the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter

The Global Systems Institute (GSI) at the University of Exeter has recently joined the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium. GSI is a research intensive unit focusing on studying the dynamics of change of the earth system and human society, and on finding solutions to sustainability problems. It encompasses scientists and researchers in

IAMC Resources Section: Explore Models and Scenario Databases

The new IAMC website was conceived to improve the accessibility to the work of all IAMC Members. The Resources Section includes several sub-sections that are progressively under completion. We are happy to announce that the following sections are now available: Scenario Databases The Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium has coordinated several processes

IAMC welcomes new Members from Argentina, Ecuador and United States

The IAMC is pleased to announce that three new Members have joined the Consortium. Center for Global Sustainability, United States The Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) was founded in 2016 in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, outside of Washington DC. The mission of CGS

IAMC AWARDS 2020 – Call for nominations

The Integrated Assessment Consortium (IAMC) solicits nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) and the Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the field of IAM (ECA). The Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) is given for exceptional lifetime achievement in integrated assessment modeling. It recognises those who have devoted themselves productively and persistently

Welcome on board to Universidad del Pacífico, Department of Economics!

The Department of Economics of Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, Peru has recently joined the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium. Universidad del Pacifico exchanges ongoing modeling efforts on the decarbonization of the Peruvian economy particularly in the AFOLU, Energy, and Transportation sectors. University researchers have developed and adapted modeling tools that

AR6 Scenario Submission Portal

The “AR6 Scenario Submission Portal” is currently used by authors from the IPCC AR6 report to assess a wide range of global, regional and national scenarios through a cooperation agreement with the explicit endorsement of the co-Chairs of WGIII of the IPCC. These scenarios are being collected from existing databases

The IAMC Wiki documentation page towards the IPCC 6th Assessment Report

For the purpose of IAMs, a transparent model documentation is essential. IAM teams have documented their models individually, often using web-supported tools. As IAMs, however, are often used together it is also important to have information on the similarities and differences across IAM models. The IAMC Wiki documentation page was

Three new Members join the IAMC Consortium

The IAMC Consortium aims at gathering key referents on Integrated Assessment Modeling from all the world, and is proud to welcome three new Members. Division of Energy Systems, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology (KTH-dES), Sweden KTH-dES research is based on a broad system perspective, where energy technology, innovation, and policy are

Accounting for COVID-19 pandemic in climate policy modelling webinar

Today representatives of key EU climate projects participated in the webinar “General discussion on implication of COVID for climate policy modelling“. This event was intended to exchange information, encourage debate and spur cooperation between projects as regards accounting for COVID-19 impacts with special focus on: 1. Sharing perspective and expectations

A new website and logo for the IAMC

The Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) is proud to announce the launch of their newly redesigned website and logo! Over the past months, the IAMC Secretariat, with the support of the Scientific Steering Committee, has been working to build a new website that better reflects the Consortium activities, improves navigation,

IAMC joins Twitter!

An IAMC Twitter account has been created: you will find updates about IAMC institutional activities and news from our Members. We invite you to follow us and to use our hashtag #IAMConsortium to stay connected!

IAMC Advisory Council and Scientific Steering Committee joint meeting

A joint meeting of the IAMC Advisory Council and the IAMC Scientific Steering Committee was held on April 30th, 2020. It opened a series of fruitful meetings that will make the Consortium benefit from important advices from key people active in the energy, environment and policy sectors. The Advisory Council is an important source of information about

HSE and NTNU join the IAMC Consortium

The IAMC Consortium welcomes HSE and NTNU as new Members! The National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (HSE) was established in 1992 by the Governmental decree with the main goal to advance modern

IAMC Video Pills: Steven Rose reports on Working Group II, IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

Steven Rose is Senior Research Economist in the Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Research Group at EPRI—the Electric Power Research Institute. He is a Lead Author for the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report as part of the Working Group II scientists assessing the literature on potential climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability. He

IAMC video pills

Watch the short interviews released by the plenary speakers Keywan Riahi (IIASA) and Massimo Tavoni (CMCC_EIEE). The interviews were recorded during IAMC 2019 Annual Meeting held in Tsukuba, Japan last 2-4 December 2019. Keywan RIAHI (IIASA) IAMs and sustainable development Massimo TAVONI

IAMC video pills

Watch the short interviews released by the plenary speakers Francis Dennig, Shinichiro Fujimori and Satoshi Ikeda. The interviews were recorded during IAMC 2019 Annual Meeting held in Tsukuba, Japan last 2-4 December 2019. Shinichiro FUJIMORI (Kyoto University and NIES) The value of climate

IAMC launches its Youtube channel

With the occasion of the video recording of the IAMC 2019 plenary sessions, IAMC inaugurates its Youtube video channel. The IAMC Youtube channel will showcase all streamings, video-interviews, technical videos produced by the Consortium.

IAMC 2019 – Closure of the Meeting

The Twelfth Annual Meeting of the IAMC has just ended. 177 participants gathered in Tsukuba (Japan), in the spirit of economic discovery, research, analysis and collaboration The scientific activites included 15 plenary speeches, 81 oral presentations in parallel sessions, and 51 posters. The IAM community is grateful to

Laura Cozzi joins the IAMC Advisory Council

Starting from December, Ms. Laura Cozzi has joined the IAMC Advisory Council. Laura Cozzi was appointed the Agency’s Chief Energy Modeller in 2018. As Chief Energy Modeller Ms. Cozzi oversees the Agency’s work on outlooks and forecasts and is in charge of overall consistency of modelling

IAMC 2019 – Follow the plenary sessions via live-streaming

The 12th IAMC Annual Meeting will be held from December 2nd to December 4th, 2019, in the city of Tsukuba, Japan, at the Tsukuba International Congress Center. The meeting is hosted by the National Institute for Environmental Studies. Those who will not attend the event in person can follow the Plenary Sessions via

New Members join the IAMC Consortium

IAMC Consortium welcomes three new members:Environment and Climate Change Canada, Economic Analysis Directorate Model Development and Quantitative Research – Canada Referent: Mr. Nick MacalusoSirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University – Thailand

IAMC appoints new Members to the Advisory Council

The IAMC Consortium has recently nominated three new experts who will be part of its Advisory Council:Dr. Surabi Menon is Vice president of Global Intelligence at ClimateWorks Foundation. Her work supports climate philanthropy by providing a global context for climate mitigation and climate policy

Twelfth Annual Meeting of the IAMC

The 12th IAMC Annual Meeting will be held from December 2nd to December 4th, 2019, in the city of Tsukuba, Japan, at the Tsukuba International Congress Center. The meeting is hosted by the National Institute for Environmental Studies. The IAMC Community is invited to attend. See the

Call for Emissions Scenario Data for the IPCC AR6

Dear IAMC colleagues, Please note that the scenario database in support of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report, Working Group III, has just been launched and is now open for submissions. Following on from successful community scenario database collaborations between the IAMC, IPCC, and IIASA in AR5 and the 1.5° Special

Request from the Evaluation and Diagnostics Scientific Working Group

As part of its activities, in August 2019 the Evaluation and Diagnostics Scientific Working Group (SWG) started surveying the members of the IAMC with regard to teams’ approaches to model validation. Given the diversity of models and modeling approaches, the approaches to model validation are expected to be similarly varied. The

IAMC 2019: submission statistics

The 12th IAMC Annual Meeting (Tsukuba, Japan, 2-4 December 2019) has closed the submission process: this year we received 180 submissions, almost as many as last year (191). The proposals for presentations are currently being evaluated on the basis of scientific quality, relevance for the themes and originality. There are

A new Working Group on Scenarios for Climate-related Financial Analysis

IAMC has recently established a new Scientific Working Group on scenarios for climate-related financial analysis. It aims to facilitate the discussion of the potential use and development of integrated assessment modeling (IAM) scenarios for the finance sector, companies, regulators, and other stakeholders, for the purpose of assessing financial risk due to

Scenarios Forum 2019

The Scenarios Forum 2019 was held on March 11-13, 2019 at the University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Colorado, USA. It was endorsed by IAMC. The forum hosted a diverse set of communities using and developing scenarios to carry out research and policy analysis related to climate change and

Twelfth Annual Meeting of the IAMC 2019 – SAVE THE DATE

The IAMC 12th Annual Meeting will be held from December 2nd to December 4th, 2019, in the city of Tsukuba, Japan. The meeting is hosted by the National Institute for Environmental Studies. Call for abstracts A call for abstracts will be launched on May 1st, 2019. The deadline for submitting abstracts

11th Annual Meeting of the IAMC

The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the IAMC was held in Sevilla, Spain on November 13-15, 2018. The final programme and information on this year’s Awards – including the IAMC Lifetime Achievement Award given to Prof. John Weyant – are available in the event page. Programme and presentations are available here.

IAMC 1.5°C Scenario Explorer hosted by IIASA

The Explorer comprises the scenario ensemble of quantitative, model-based pathways underpinning the assessment in Chapter 2 of the IPCC Special Report. Compared to earlier similar scenario databases, the explorer is based on a new software with an interactive interface allowing easy access and analysis of the underlying data. Access the

IQ SCENE workshop, 26-27 March 2014, London

Members of the IAMC Community, We would like to draw your attention to the IQ SCENE workshop (Innovative techniques for Quantitative SCenarios in Energy and Environmental research) that will take place on 26-27 March 2014 in London. This is a joint initiative between University College London and CIRED, France, and

IAMC Sixth Annual Meeting

The IAMC 6th Annual Meeting was held October 28th through October 30th, 2013 in Tsukuba, Japan.