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Energy system modeling has been used widely to assess current climate policies and to quantify the additional efforts needed to achieve deep decarbonization. Yet most models still rely on simplified representations of real-world policies and the institutional contexts in which policy decisions are made. In this talk, Dr. Wei Peng, assistant professor in the School of Public and International Affairs and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, will demonstrate ways to improve policy realism in models by incorporating political economy insights on policy instrument choice, policy acceptability, and policy ambition.