Éric Guilyardi, a CNRS research director, discusses climate modelling in this video (9′18). First, he explains how these models are constructed, then highlights their usefulness for both studying the past and present climates, as well as exploring their future with different scenarios. To finish, he identifies the current issues with this modelling.

Learning Objectives:

- Understand what a climate model is
- Identify the use cases of a climate model
- Find out about the issues linked to climate modelling