Model Assumptions
All equations and parameters in En-ROADS are included in the extensive En-ROADS Technical Reference. Some of the key assumptions are listed below. For t...
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Assumptions and guidance most relevant to model users are available in the En-ROADS User Guide. For an overview of our approach to modeling, see the En-RO...
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En-ROADS was built using the best available science and data, with sources such as the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United States Energy Informat...
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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...
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En-ROADS does not explicitly represent local, national, international, and corporate policies, but instead estimates the overall effects of the conditions t...
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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...
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Yes, En-ROADS incorporates inflation through using constant year purchasing power parity (PPP) data for GDP, which bakes in inflation. Therefore we can assu...
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Renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and marine energy) are grouped together in the online En-ROADS simulator. Within En-ROADS, wind, s...
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Wind and solar energy, and other renewables including geothermal and hydro, are modeled separately from each other, with separate learning curves and dynami...
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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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