%0 journal article %@ 1811-1602 %A Abram, N.,Kaufman, D.,McGregor, H.,Martrat, B.,Bothe, O.,Linderholm, H. %D 2021 %J Past Global Changes Magazine %N 1 %P 16-17 %R doi:10.22498/pages.29.1.16 %T Global climate goes regional, and vice versa: Reflecting on 14 years of the PAGES 2k Network %U https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.29.1.16 1 %X For the past 14 years, the PAGES 2k Network has brought together a large, interdisciplinary community to better understand pre-industrial climate and give context to recent human-caused climate change.,The past 2000 years of Earth's history provides a critical context for understanding climate variability and change. This is a period where climate changes occurred as a result of well characterized natural climate forcing, as well as unforced internal variability, and has now transitioned into a climate that is strongly forced by human factors. It is also a period where a range of paleoclimate proxy records, often with annual or better resolution, can be used to build up a comprehensive spatial understanding of our climate system. Recent step changes in computing capabilities now allow for ensembles of millennial-length climate-model simulations with which researchers can test and improve our knowledge of the climate system. All of these factors provide a rich scientific backdrop for the work of the PAGES 2k Network.