"To collectively achieve the ambitious climate goals consistent with the Paris Agreement commitments, it is important to envisage the deep transformations of all economies that are necessary to link the major greenhouse gas emission reductions with the development needs specific to each context.
To inform the decision-making process to bring about these transformations, research studies are needed to link:
-the comprehensiveness of the objective and the specificities of the different geographical contexts that define the decision-making framework;
- long-term objectives (2050 and beyond) and the short-term decisions to initiate the transition towards these goals, as formulated in National Contributions;
- in-depth expertise able to identify the drivers of transformation in each area and the need to discuss these levers within an integrated framework.

These three dimensions of linkage, which condition the relevance of the analysis in the framework defined by the Paris Agreement, pose a major challenge that requires specific methodological developments to structure the research community around common principles. And a practical implementation of these methods in specific studies is also required to be able to contribute directly to the political processes at work in each context."

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