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Climate futures require politics

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Nature Communications

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71711-6

Authors: Julia Leininger, Halvard Buhaug, Elisabeth Gilmore, Staffan I. Lindberg, Marina Andrijevic, Elina Brutschin

Institutions: German Institute of Development and Sustainability, Peace Research Institute Oslo, Carleton University, University of Gothenburg, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Webster Vienna Private University

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change Policy and Economics

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,990

Funders: European Commission, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Awards: G6120888926, G6676713603, Integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in energy systems

OpenAlex ID: W7154746457

FWCI: 6.991

Cites: 19

Cited by: 1

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