Open science principles and transparency in modelling cooperation with governments

This recent report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is certainly worth referencing:

Also download your own local copy — the URL above may well expire given current trends within the US federal government.

The suggestion (on page 15) to license the input data under the same software license as the codebase (Apache‑2.0) should be revisited. I think CC‑BY‑4.0 would make a better choice.

The feature that caught my attention was the social aspect being promoted, that all contributors should have equal status.

PS: My thoughts are with the EIA staff and leadership under the current general onslaught from the White House and DOGE on US public agencies, academia, and civil society.

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