Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-16-1605-2025
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ESD Ideas
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08 Oct 2025
ESD Ideas |  | 08 Oct 2025

ESD Ideas: Extended net zero simulations are critical for informed decision making

Andrew D. King, Nerilie J. Abram, Eduardo Alastrué de Asenjo, and Tilo Ziehn

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ACCESS-ESM-1.5 net-zero emissions 1000-year long simulations: Seasonal temperature and precipitation gridded data with area-average timeseries of temperature, precipitation and sea ice data A. King https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13168507

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It is vital that climate changes under net zero emissions are well understood to support decision making processes. Current modelling efforts are insufficient, partly due to limited simulation lengths. We propose a framework for 1000-year-long simulations that attempts to minimise computing resources by leveraging existing simulations. This will increase understanding of the implications of current climate policies for the Earth System over coming decades and centuries.
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