Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
Volume 111, Issue -, Pages 268-281Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.08.019
Keywords
Greenhouse-gas emissions scenarios; Integrated assessment models; Climate change; Decomposition methods
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Technology and policy implications of global energy and emissions scenarios can be difficult to analyze because underlying assumptions and drivers of scenarios are rarely made explicit. This article documents methods for standardizing emissions scenario results that can be applied to virtually any scenario, enabling more meaningful comparisons among scenarios than has been possible in the past. This approach uses charts showing the dynamics and effects of emission drivers, mitigation technologies, and policies. Applying these methods will enable the policy and research communities to better understand the implications of scenarios, and help analysts learn more rapidly. As a matter of good practice, modelers should create decompositions like the ones put forth in this article, policy makers should request them, and funders of scenario analysis and sponsors of model comparisons should support the application and further development of such tools.
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