En-ROADS Dynamics
Key points: - The ranges of the En-ROADS sliders are not equivalent between sliders. - We selected the ranges of the sliders to reflect a distribution of ...
Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 9:25 AM
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...
Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 11:01 AM
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...
Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 9:24 AM
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-...
Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 9:27 AM
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...
Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 4:11 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...
Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 1:15 PM
Energy demand from fossil fuels and renewables increases when you decrease transport energy efficiency, for example in this scenario. If you decrease th...
Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 10:55 AM
The New Zero Carbon slider simulates the discovery of a brand-new cheap source of electricity that does not emit greenhouse gases. Some speculate that such ...
Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 1:26 PM
The Bioenergy slider in En-ROADS simulates the use of trees, waste, and agricultural crops to create energy. Bioenergy is separated out as distinct fro...
Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 9:03 AM