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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · 20d

I know!!! I was outvoted

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · 21d

RFMIP2 preprint now out! egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

The Radiative Forcing Model Intercomparison Project (RFMIP2.0) for CMIP7

Abstract. An external perturbation to the climate system from anthropogenic or natural activity first impacts the climate by inducing a perturbation to Earth’s energy budget, known as a radiative forc...

egusphere.copernicus.org

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · 28d

If you want to get your simple climate model picked up by IPCC AR7, see below 👇

We have 11 on our radar from the previous round of RCMIP (egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...), plus a few others we found since.

Anybody we don't know about please ping me or Alex

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Sep 5

flat10-MIP has landed! gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...

flat10MIP: an emissions-driven experiment to diagnose the climate response to positive, zero and negative CO2 emissions

Abstract. The proportionality between global mean temperature and cumulative emissions of CO2 predicted in Earth system models (ESMs) is the foundation of carbon budgeting frameworks. Deviations from ...

gmd.copernicus.org

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Aug 31

send me a PM :)

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Aug 28

Belspo press release on the Belgian contribution to IPCC AR7:

FR: www.belspo.be/belspo/organ...
NL: www.belspo.be/belspo/organ...
EN: google translate ;)

Communiqué de presse | Belspo

Une fierté, mais aussi une responsabilité pour la Belgique

www.belspo.be

Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Aug 28

Now that it's public, I'm very honoured to be selected as Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 5, Working Group I for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report 📚🌍

Our chapter is one hell of a team!

Full author list for all three working groups: apps.ipcc.ch/report/autho...

IPCC Authors

apps.ipcc.ch

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Aug 28

also very willing to help if you get stuck. Sorry the new interface is clunky - I went speed over intuition.

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Aug 12

turns out I'm an idiot and can't link to papers

egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

egusphere.copernicus.org

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Aug 12

A deep dive into the world of simple climate models: preprint out from @arp-climate.bsky.social.

we know this isn't exhaustive - we focus on the models that participated in RCMIP phases 1 and 2. There will be a phase 3, coming soon.

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Jul 4

We (@tim-andrews.bsky.social, Ryan Kramer and I) are leading a session around understanding radiative forcing in models at the CMIP Community Workshop in Kyoto, Japan, next March. Abstract submissions open until 13 August:

wcrp-cmip.org/event/cmip20...
Session ID #4

CMIP Community Workshop 2026 - Coupled Model Intercomparison Project

The CMIP Community Workshop 2026 will bring together a growing, and increasingly diverse, community of Earth system scientists, partners, and stakeholders. It

wcrp-cmip.org

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Jun 26

Including a climate module and climate damages within a process-based integrated assessment model: meet FRIDA.

egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

Introducing FRIDA v2.1: A feedback-based, fully coupled, global integrated assessment model of climate and humans

Abstract. The current crop of models assessed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to produce their assessment reports lack endogenous process-based representations of climate-drive...

egusphere.copernicus.org

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Jun 24

Hello world, who else is in Vienna this week?

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · Jun 23

Please get in touch with Team @carbonbrief.org if you're in Bonn this week – @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org + @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social have just arrived

Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · Jun 23

It's that time of year again!

I'll be in Bonn covering the #SB62 UN climate talks until the end of the week with @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org

Keen to hear the hot takes on climate finance, loss and damage and anything else you think is interesting

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Jun 23

In this Carbon Brief post we talk about the implications of not including future volcanic eruptions in climate scenarios, as described in our recent paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · Jun 3

I'll be giving a short talk on 1.5°C at a mini-symposium at VUB on Friday 6 June as part of an event celebrating the award of an honorary doctorate to @joerirogelj.bsky.social, see below for details and registration!

Wim Thiery @wimthiery.bsky.social · Jun 3

Van harte welkom op het symposium "In gesprek met topklimaatwetenschapper Joeri Rogelj" nu vrijdag 9-12h @vubrussel.bsky.social, met keynote van @joerirogelj.bsky.social en korte lezingen van @cjsmith.be, @cohelongo.bsky.social, @harryzeko.bsky.social & mezelf. receptie. www.vub.be/nl/evenement...

In gesprek met topklimaatwetenschapper Joeri Rogelj | 6 juni 2025

Mis de keynote van Joeri Rogelj niet, die is aangevuld met sprekers uit domeinen zoals klimaatwetenschap, beleid, scenario's en rechtszaken.

www.vub.be

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Tim Andrews @tim-andrews.bsky.social · May 29

Some sessions that ought to be fun & interesting:

🔷 ID4 RFMIP: Exploring radiative Forcing in models and observations to understand climate change

🔷 ID5 CERESMIP: Confronting models with observed changes in the Earth’s energy imbalance

🔷 ID15 CFMIP: Clouds, circulation and climate sensitivity

CMIP ─ Coupled Model Intercomparison Project @wcrp-cmip.org · May 27

The CMIP Community Workshop 2026 will be held in Kyoto, Japan from 9-13th March 2026. The call for abstracts for CMIP26 is now open! Find out more at wcrp-cmip.org/cmip26-call-...

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Gregory Munday @gergmunday.bsky.social · May 16

Very cool that @carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org have covered our study, take a read here!

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · May 16

NEW – ‘Significant’ risk of Amazon forest dieback if global warming overshoots 1.5C | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @gergmunday.bsky.social Nico Wunderling @davidamckay.bsky.social David Lapola @chrisd-jones.bsky.social

‘Significant’ risk of Amazon forest dieback if global warming overshoots 1.5C - Carbon Brief

Even passing 1.5C of global warming temporarily would trigger a “significant” risk of Amazon forest “dieback”, says a new study.

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Gregory Munday @gergmunday.bsky.social · May 12

New paper on the risks of forest ecosystem impacts under emissions pathways designed to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals is out today in Nature Climate Change! 🌳

Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02327-9

www.nature.com

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Chris Smith @cjsmith.be · May 7

To all of my friends in Oslo, I am presenting at the Joint Oslo Seminar tomorrow at UiO! It will be the full-fat version of my EGU talk:

Updated IPCC emissions scenarios no longer limit warming to 1.5°C

Details 👇

www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/...

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · May 5

Very excited to announce that the call for abstracts for our @iiasa.ac.at overshoot conference is out.

Join us to explore the eightfold path to manage climate risks of an overshoot world:
overshootconference.org
Abstract deadline: June 27.

Overshoot |

overshootconference.org