Key messages

For the Scientific Community

The ESM2025 project aims to enhance our understanding of the Earth system and its response to human activities related to climate change. To achieve this goal, the following objectives have been developed:

ESM2025 science should also serve society. To achieve this goal, ESM2025 promotes strong stakeholder engagement with research throughout the project, developing specific activities, resources and communication targeting policymakers, the education sector and the general public.

PROJECT STRUCTURE

The structure of the project has been designed logically, from fundamental research (component development, process parameterisation, couplings) to interactions with the integrated assessment modeling community, and to outreach and knowledge exchange. Project activities are divided into 4 main work areas (Core Themes – CTs) ranging from scientific activities (CT1, CT2, CT3) to knowledge exchange and outreach (CT4).

Project team

ESM2025 relies on an international team of 19 European institutes and an Australian university. The team is composed of Earth system scientists and model developers, experts in machine learning for ESM analysis and data-driven hybrid modelling, model evaluation and feedback analysis, as well as specialists in climate education and science-policy dialogue.