Accusations by sceptics have steered climate researchers into an unproductive battle. They should now rise above the debate and help develop models of the coupled climate–socioeconomic system to advise policymakers.
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Hasselmann, K. The climate change game. Nature Geosci 3, 511–512 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo919
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