Universidad Pontificia Comillas
DIAMOND Delivering the next generation of open Integrated Assessment MOdels for Net-zero, sustainable Development
Finalist, 2030 Climate Action
About
Recent literature has underlined the interplay among climate mitigation, adaptation, and finance.
This interconnected policy environment requires an integrated ecosystem of disciplines, methods, and tools. Despite the significant evolution of integrated assessment models (IAMs) remain several criticisms on their design, use, and adequacy to respond to unaddressed and emerging questions in the light of the Paris Agreement and net-zero ambition.
DIAMOND will update, upgrade, and fully open six IAMs that are emblematic in scientific and policy processes, improving their sectoral and technological detail, spatiotemporal resolution, and geographic granularity. It will enhance modelling capacity to assess the feasibility and desirability of Paris-compliant mitigation pathways, their interplay with adaptation, circular economy, and other SDGs, their distributional and equity effects, and their resilience. This will be done via integration of tools and insights from psychology, finance research, behavioural and labour economics, operational research, and physical science.
Top 3 learnings
- We improve adequacy of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) to contribute to total climate policy.
- More involvement of citizens in climate action: how small-scale actions contribute to large-scale objectives.
- We accelerate transition towards climate neutrality based on improved knowledge and better designed policies.
Sustainable Development Goals
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Award sponsor
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| 2026 | |
| 2030 Climate Action | |
| Finalist, International | |
