The OptimESM project will provide new and policy-relevant knowledge on the consequences of reaching or exceeding different levels of global warming, including the risk of rapid change in key Earth system phenomena and the regional impacts arising from the level of global warming and the occurrence of abrupt changes.

OptimESM is led by the Rossby Centre at SMHI and brings together 19 institutions from across 10 countries. Six UK organisations (NCAS Reading & Leeds, NOC, Met Office, University of Exeter and University of Bristol) are members of the OptimESM project funded under Horizon Europe and our UKESM model is included in the project. OptimESM started in January 2023 and will run for 5 years.

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