We are glad to inform you that our scientific article “Model-based policymaking or policy-based modelling? How energy models and energy policy interact” has been published in the Elsevier’s “Energy Research and Social Science” peer-reviewed journal. As energy models become more and more powerful, they are increasingly used to support energy policymaking. Although modelling has been used for policy advice for many years, there is little knowledge about how computer-based models actually influence policymaking, and to what extent policymakers influence the modelling process. In our article we empirically investigate (i). whether, how and when models influence the policy-making process, and (ii).…
