Model Assumptions
All equations and parameters in En-ROADS are included in the extensive Reference Guide. Some of the key assumptions are listed below. For the En-ROADS B...
Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 4:15 PM
En-ROADS does not include explicit modeling of climate “tipping points,” but you can explore some of them for yourself by changing the Assumptions. Because ...
Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:43 PM
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, Jul 12, 2021 at 11:59 AM
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
Renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and marine energy) are grouped together in the online En-ROADS simulator. Within En-ROADS, wind, s...
Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 7:45 PM
Wind and solar energy, and other renewables including geothermal and hydro, are modeled separately from each other, with separate learning curves and dynami...
Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 12:01 PM
Yes, En-ROADS enables users to simulate the economic impact of climate change, specifically the reduction in average GDP per capita due to temperature rise....
Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 6:47 PM
The economic impact of climate change is often quantified as a fractional reduction in global or regional annual income, GDP, or GDP growth. This fractional...
Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 4:21 PM
The mathematical formulation of the damage function in En-ROADS is different from the ones used in the literature, yet the En-ROADS function can be calibrat...
Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 4:21 PM
En-ROADS does not currently include lifecycle environmental impacts such as water pollution from mining for minerals and/or any health effects from this. ...
Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 3:17 PM