En-ROADS Dynamics
The En-ROADS User Guide contains information about the ranges of each slider in the “Slider Settings” sections throughout the guide. Each of the energy sup...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:12 PM
No. For any given scenario, you will get the same outcome regardless of the order in which you move the sliders. Each time you make a change in En-ROADS (su...
Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 3:50 PM
A carbon price and a tax on a fuel both discourage the use of fossil fuels, but there are some differences in how the fees are applied. The Carbon Price sli...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:21 PM
You can find information about the major dynamics in En-ROADS in the Background on En-ROADS Dynamics section, and on individual slider pages, within the En-...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:21 PM
Given the decline of coal recently in the U.S. and Europe, it may be surprising to see demand for coal growing in En-ROADS. Keeping coal in the ground is on...
Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:51 PM
The accelerating growth of renewable energy is one of the most hopeful signs when it comes to addressing climate change. For example, the cost of utility-sc...
Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 2:16 PM
En-ROADS does not currently incorporate the revenue from pricing mechanisms (such as a tax on a fuel, or a carbon price) into its economic calculations. How...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:23 PM
The net rate of removal is driven by the gap between carbon in the atmosphere and carbon stored in sinks: plants, soils, and oceans. Cutting emissions reduc...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:23 PM
The carbon price and emissions performance standard are two different types of policies for limiting emissions. The carbon price is market-driven by raising...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:24 PM
Energy demand from fossil fuels and renewables increases when you decrease transport energy efficiency, for example in this scenario. If you decrease th...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:25 PM