Integrated Assessment Models

Integrated Assessment Models used in NAVIGATE

REMIND-MAgPIE (PIK)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

all (industry, buildings, transport, energy, land-use)

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

yes

Further information:

Luderer et al (2015) Description of the REMIND Model (Version 1.6); Kriegler et al. (2017) Global Environmental Change 42: 297-315.

MESSAGEix-GLOBIOM (IIASA)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

all (industry, buildings, transport, energy, land-use)

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

yes

Further information:

Grubler et al (2018) A low energy demand scenario for meeting the 1.5 °C target and sustainable development goals without negative emission Nat Energy 3:515–527

IMAGE (PBL)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

all (industry, buildings, transport, energy, land-use)

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

yes

Further information:

van Vuuren et al (2017) Energy, land-use and greenhouse gas emissions trajectories under a green growth paradigm. Global Environmental Change 42:237–250

WITCH (RFF-CMCC)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

buildings, transport, energy, land-use

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

yes

Further information:

Emmerling et al (2016) The WITCH 2016 Model – Documentation and Implementation of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, 2139/ssrn.2800970

Imaclim-R World (CIRED)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

buildings, transport, energy, industry

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

yes

Further information:

Waisman et al (2012) The Imaclim-R model: infrastructures, technical inertia and the costs of low carbon futures under imperfect foresight, 10.1007/s10584-011-0387-z

TIAM-UCL (UCL)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

buildings, transport, energy, industry

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

no

Climate impacts:

no

SDGs:

no

Inequality:

no

Further information:

McGlade et (2015) The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C. Nature 517:187–190. doi: 10.1038/nature14016

GEM-E3 (E3M)

Geographical coverage:

global, EU

Sectoral coverage:

buildings, transport, energy, industry

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

no

Climate impacts:

no

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

yes

Further information:

Parousssos et al (2015) Assessment of carbon leakage through the industry channel: the EU Technological Forecasting and Social Change 90, 204-219

PRIMES (E3M)

Geographical coverage:

EU

Sectoral coverage:

buildings, transport, energy, industry

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

no

SDGs:

no

Inequality:

no

Further information:

Capros et al (2012) Model-based analysis of decarbonising the EU economy in the time horizon to Energy Strategy Reviews, Volume 1, Issue 2, pages 76-84.

E3ME-FTT (UNEXE)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

all (land use, buildings, transport, energy, industry)

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

no

SDGs:

no

Inequality:

yes

Further information:

Mercure et al (2018) Environmental impact assessment for climate change policy with the simulation-based integrated assessment model E3ME-FTT-GENIE. Energy Strategies Review 20: 195–208.

BLUES (COPPETEC)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

all (land use, buildings, transport, energy, industry)

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

no

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

no

Further information:

Rochedo et al (2018) The threat of political bargaining to climate change in Nature Climate Change 8, 695-698.

COFFEE (COPPETEC)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

all (land use, buildings, transport, energy, industry)

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

no

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

no

Further information:

Rochedo (2016) Development of a global integrated energy model to evaluate the Brazilian role in climate change mitigation Doctoral thesis, COPPETEC/UFRJ, Brazil

TEA (COPPETEC)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

all (land use, buildings, transport, energy, industry)

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

no

SDGs:

no

Inequality:

no

Further information:

Cunha et al (2017) Integrating General Equilibrium and Energy Models: a Methodological Proposal. In: 10th Annual Meeting of the IAMC, Recife, Brazil

IAMC/BRIAM (NCSC)

Geographical coverage:

global, China

Sectoral coverage:

all (land use, buildings, transport, energy, industry)

Socio-techno-economic change:

yes

Behavioural change:

yes

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

yes

Inequality:

yes

DICE/NICE (CES/MCC)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

aggregate

Socio-techno-economic change:

no

Behavioural change:

no

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

no

Inequality:

yes

Further information:

Dennig et al (2015) Inequality, climate impacts on the future poor, and carbon prices. PNAS 112, no. 52: 15827-32.

RESPONSE (CES)

Geographical coverage:

global

Sectoral coverage:

aggregate

Socio-techno-economic change:

no

Behavioural change:

no

Climate impacts:

yes

SDGs:

no

Inequality:

no

Further information:

Dumas et al (2012) Comprehensive description of RESPONSE, CIRED Working Paper 41