En-ROADS Overview 21

• About En-ROADS
• What is the purpose of En-ROADS?
• Is En-ROADS available in different languages?
• How do I view the list of graphs, search, and save favorite graphs in En-ROADS?
• How often is En-ROADS updated?

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Baseline Scenario 4

• What is the background and meaning of the En-ROADS Baseline Scenario?
• Does the En-ROADS Baseline scenario include countries' future policies or NDCs under the Paris Agreement?
• Can updates to the En-ROADS model cause changes in the Baseline Scenario?
• How does the En-ROADS Baseline Scenario compare to future scenarios from other models?

En-ROADS Dynamics 15

• Why are the slider ranges (min and max) what they are? How did you decide the range of the sliders?
• Does the order of actions in En-ROADS affect the outcome of the scenario?
• What’s the difference between a carbon price and a tax on a fuel (coal, oil, natural gas, or bioenergy)?
• What are the main dynamics driving the results I see in En-ROADS?
• What happens to the revenue from taxes or a carbon price in En-ROADS?

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Explainers 10

• Economic Impact of Climate Change in En-ROADS (Economic Damage Function)
• Food and Agriculture in En-ROADS
• Land and Forests in En-ROADS
• Bioenergy in En-ROADS
• Electrification in En-ROADS

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Model Assumptions 15

• What are some of the key assumptions underlying the En-ROADS Baseline scenario?
• Where can I learn about the science, assumptions, testing, and background of En-ROADS?
• What data does En-ROADS use?
• How is the current global carbon price calculated?
• Does the En-ROADS Baseline Scenario include the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)?

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Economic impact of climate change (damage function) 6

• How is the economic impact of climate change (the climate “damage function”) modeled in En-ROADS?
• How do I turn off the economic impact to climate change (the climate “damage function”) in the Current Scenario?
• Why does En-ROADS include the damage function from Burke et al. (2018) in the Baseline Scenario?
• What graphs do I look at to see the impact of temperature on economic growth (the climate “damage function”)?
• Why does the economic damage from climate change cause the temperature to be lower in En-ROADS?

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How do I simulate...? 21

• How do I simulate reducing coal, oil, and natural gas subsidies?
• How do I simulate innovation in refrigerants?
• How do I simulate the full impact of the switch to plant-based, vegetarian, or vegan diets in En-ROADS?
• How do I simulate a carbon price that increases over time, such as the carbon price structure in the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA)?
• How do I simulate climate “tipping points” in En-ROADS?

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Impacts of Climate Change 20

• Loss in Ocean Life from Warming—Graph
• Extinction Risk of Endemic Species—Graph
• Ecosystem Shifts from Warming—Graph
• Arid Land Expansion from Warming—Graph
• Likelihood of Prolonged Drought—Map

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How to run events with En-ROADS 14

• Can I earn money using En-ROADS or C-ROADS?
• How should I give credit to Climate Interactive and MIT when I advertise my En-ROADS event?
• What is the best videoconferencing software platform for running online En-ROADS events?
• How do I involve all participants in my workshop or game?
• Can I use the model offline? My event doesn’t have an internet connection.

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Connecting with Others 3

• How do I join an online event?
• How do I find an experienced facilitator to lead/co-lead an event or workshop?
• How do I connect with other En-ROADS users?