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Long history of IAM comparisons

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We agree with the point made in a recent Editorial in this journal1 that the assumptions behind models of all types, including integrated assessment models (IAMs), should be as transparent as possible. However, it is incorrect to imply that the IAM community is just “now emulating the efforts of climate researchers by instigating their own model inter-comparison projects.”

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  1. Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, College Park, 20740, Maryland, USA

    Steven J. Smith, Leon E. Clarke & James A Edmonds

  2. Energy Research Institute, B1505, Guohong Building, Jia.No.11, Muxidibeili, Beijing, 100038, Xicheng District, China

    Jiang Kejun

  3. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PO Box 601203, Potsdam, 14412, Germany

    Elmar Kriegler

  4. National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, 305-8506, Ibaraki, Japan

    Toshihiko Masui

  5. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Schlossplatz 1, A-2361, Laxenburg, Austria

    Keywan Riahi

  6. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 380015, Vastapur, India

    Priyadarshi R. Shukla

  7. Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Corso Magenta 63, Milano, 20123, Italy

    Massimo Tavoni

  8. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, PO Box 303, 3720 AH, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

    Detlef P. van Vuuren

  9. Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CS, the Netherlands

    Detlef P. van Vuuren

  10. Department of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305, California, USA

    John P. Weyant

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