New community documentation portal released
The Model Documentation and Transparency working group has released a rebuilt documentation portal, with a common structure for describing model scope, versions and assumptions.
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EU projects contributing to open-source modelling for the energy transition and climate change
Modelling tools are becoming increasingly important to policy makers for creating transition pathways. More detail is required as the pace of change accelerates. Yet complexity is increasing as new technologies and solutions come online. These models are needed at the local level, not just the national and global. In an
Modelling tools are becoming increasingly important to policy makers for creating transition pathways. More detail is required as the pace of change accelerates. Yet complexity is increasing as new technologies and solutions come online. These models are needed at the local level, not just the national and global.
In an article first published in the EU-China Energy Magazine – 2022 February Issue, available in English and Chinese, and then in Energy Post, Helen Farrell, Editor of the EU China Energy Magazine for the EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform (ECECP), highlighted five EU funded projects, all of them involving several IAMC Member institutions, whose models and tools are freely available to all.
Explore the projects:
COACCH – CO-Designing the Assessment of Climate Change costs
LOCOMOTION – Low-carbon Society: An Enhanced Modelling Tool for the Transition to Sustainability
openENTRANCE – Open Energy Transition Analyses for a Low-carbon Economy
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