Otto, C., Piontek, F., Kalkuhl, M., Frieler, K.

Event-based models to understand the scale of the impact of extremes

in Nature Energy, 17.02.2020

Peer Review , Economic Growth and Human Development

Climate change entails an intensification of extreme weather events that can potentially trigger socioeconomic and energy system disruptions. As we approach 1 °C of global warming we should start learning from historical extremes and explicitly incorporate such events in integrated climate–economy and energy systems models.