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15 Feb 2016
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Climate model emulation in an integrated assessment framework: a case study for mitigation policies in the electricity sector
A. M. Foley
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, 19 Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9EP, UK
now at: Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, 32 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9EZ, UK
P. B. Holden
Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
N. R. Edwards
Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
J.-F. Mercure
Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, 19 Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9EP, UK
now at: Department of Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
P. Salas
Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, 19 Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9EP, UK
H. Pollitt
Cambridge Econometrics Ltd, Covent Garden, Cambridge, CB1 2HT, UK
U. Chewpreecha
Cambridge Econometrics Ltd, Covent Garden, Cambridge, CB1 2HT, UK
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We introduce GENIEem-PLASIM-ENTSem (GPem), a climate-carbon cycle emulator, showing how model emulation can be used in integrated assessment modelling to resolve regional climate impacts and systematically capture uncertainty. In a case study, we couple GPem to FTT:Power-E3MG, a non-equilibrium economic model with technology diffusion. We find that when the electricity sector is decarbonised by 90 %, further emissions reductions must be achieved in other sectors to avoid dangerous climate change.
We introduce GENIEem-PLASIM-ENTSem (GPem), a climate-carbon cycle emulator, showing how model...
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