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Assessing Global Change
Our independent, integrative assessments aid decision-makers in confronting multiple, interwoven challenges.
Threats to supplies, and strategies to meet demand
Risk and resilience at urban, industrial and ecosystem levels
Urban & regional air pollutants, human health impacts
The future of interlinked ecosystems in a changing world
Limitations/benefits of existing and new technologies
Natural and anthropogenic changes to the planet over time
Costs and benefits of mitigation and adaptation strategies
National and continental impacts of energy and climate policies
Research Tools
Our state-of-the-art models and analytical methods project global changes and potential risks under different policy scenarios.
Simulates the interplay between Earth and human systems
Simulates physical, dynamical and chemical processes in the atmosphere, land, ocean and cryosphere
Simulates the evolution of economic, demographic, trade and technological processes
Analytical methods to quantify risk at global and regional scales
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Study finds reduction in sulfur emissions from power plants
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