Model Assumptions

How is the current global carbon price calculated?
The En-ROADS Baseline Scenario includes a $5/ton CO2 carbon price, representing the current average global value. The default average global carbon price pr...
Wed, May 31, 2023 at 6:59 PM
Does the En-ROADS Baseline Scenario include the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)?
En-ROADS does not explicitly represent local, national, international, and corporate policies, but instead estimates the overall effects of the conditions t...
Wed, May 31, 2023 at 6:02 PM
What is the year from which the temperature change is measured in En-ROADS?
The temperature change you see on the right-hand side of En-ROADS is the change in global temperature from pre-industrial times (measuring from the year 185...
Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 1:47 PM
Does En-ROADS account for inflation in the future?
Yes, En-ROADS incorporates inflation through using constant year purchasing power parity (PPP) data for GDP, which bakes in inflation. Therefore we can assu...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:49 PM
Why are all renewable energy sources grouped together in En-ROADS?
Renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and marine energy) are grouped together in the online En-ROADS simulator. Within En-ROADS, wind, s...
Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Are wind and solar energy modeled separately in En-ROADS?
Wind and solar energy, and other renewables including geothermal and hydro, are modeled separately from each other, with separate learning curves and dynami...
Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 1:51 PM
How is the economic impact of climate change (the climate “damage function”) modeled in En-ROADS?
En-ROADS includes an estimate of the economic impact of climate change in the Baseline Scenario that Current Scenarios are built from. This is modeled as a ...
Wed, May 31, 2023 at 6:48 PM
Does En-ROADS include environmental lifecycle impacts of technologies such as batteries?
En-ROADS does not currently include lifecycle environmental impacts such as water pollution from mining for minerals and/or any health effects from this. 
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Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 5:04 PM
What is the difference between primary energy demand and final energy consumption?
Primary energy refers to the total energy from a raw energy source that is converted into consumable energy. For example, primary oil energy demand refers ...
Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 2:28 PM
How much would a carbon price increase the cost of gasoline (petrol)?
A carbon price of $100/ton CO2, for example, would increase the price of gasoline (petrol) by around $0.89 per gallon ($0.23 per liter).  1 gallon of ga...
Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 5:06 PM

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