Research into climate change mitigation and adaptation has been hindered by a disconnect between climate science and socio-economic studies. The development of a new set of climate forcing pathways could prove to be the first step towards integrated analyses of policies and impacts.
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O'Neill, B., Schweizer, V. Mapping the road ahead. Nature Clim Change 1, 352–353 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1241
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