Peer-Reviewed Research & Publications

Kapmeier, F., Greenspan, A., Jones, A., & Sterman, J. (2021). Science-based analysis for climate action: how HSBC Bank uses the En-ROADS climate policy simulation. System Dynamics Review, 37(4), 333-335.


Rooney-Varga, J. N., Hensel, M., McCarthy, C., McNeal, K., Norfles, N., Rath, K., Schnell, A. N., & Sterman, J. D. (2021). Building Consensus for Ambitious Climate Action Through the World Climate Simulation. Earth's Future, 9(12), e2021EF002283.


Eker, S. (2021). Drivers of photovoltaic uncertainty. Nature Climate Change, 11(3), 184-185.


Rooney-Varga, J. N., Kapmeier, F., Sterman, J. D., Jones, A. P., Putko, M., & Rath, K. (2019). The Climate Action Simulation. Simulations & Gaming, 51(2) 114-140.


Rooney-Varga, J. N., Sterman, J. D., Fracassi, E., Franck, T., Kapmeier, F., Kurker, V., Johnston, E., Jones, A. P., & Rath, K. (2018). Combining role-play with interactive simulation to motivate informed climate action: Evidence from the World Climate Simulation. PLOS ONE, 13(8).


Holz, C., Siegel, L. S., Johnston, E., Jones, A. P., & Sterman, J. (2018). Ratcheting ambition to limit warming to 1.5 °C-trade-offs between emission reductions and carbon dioxide removal. Environmental Research Letters, 13(6), 064028.


Sterman, J. D., Siegel, L., & Rooney-Varga, J. N. (2018). Does replacing coal with wood lower CO2 emissions? Dynamic lifecycle analysis of wood bioenergy. Environmental Research Letters, 13(1), 015007.



Sterman, J., Franck, T., Fiddaman, T., Jones, A., McCauley, S., Rice, P., Sawin, E., Siegel, L., & Rooney-Varga, J. N. (2014). World Climate: A Role-Play Simulation of Climate Negotiations. Simulation & Gaming, 46(3-4), 348-382.


Sterman, J., Fiddaman, T., Franck, T., Jones, A., McCauley, S., Rice, P., Sawin, E., & Siegel, L. (2012). Climate interactive: The C-ROADS climate policy model. System Dynamics Review, 28(3), 295-305.


Sterman, J. D., Fiddaman, T., Franck, T., Jones, A., McCauley, S., Rice, P., Sawin, E., & Siegel, L. (2013). Management flight simulators to support climate negotiations. Environmental Modelling & Software, 44, 122-135.


Sterman, J. D. (2008). Risk communication on climate: Mental models and mass balance. Science, 322(5901), 532-533.