Major Improvements to En-ROADS and C-ROADS Simulators

🔥The inclusion of economic damage functions in the Baseline has led to lower temperature projections and emissions.

🌱Significant improvements have been made in the modeling of food and agriculture, enabling the analysis of deforestation, food waste, and emissions.

🚗Electrification of transportation has been enhanced, with new features allowing for the exploration of different ways to promote and achieve electrification.

📚The Reference Guide is now online and searchable, providing comprehensive information on equations, parameters, and data used in the simulators.

💡The En-ROADS and C-ROADS simulators align well with other Integrated Assessment Models, offering consistent results and comparisons.

What are the major improvements in the Baseline?

—The Baseline now includes economic damage functions, resulting in lower temperature projections and emissions. It also reflects updates in wind and solar energy, electrification of transportation, and reduced coal and oil consumption.

What new features have been added for food and agriculture?

—The simulators now include measures to quantify the impact of food waste, crop production, and diets on emissions. The effects of deforestation and land use change can also be explored.

How has electrification of transportation been enhanced?

—The simulators offer different approaches to promote electrification, including subsidies for electric transport, building charge infrastructure, and limiting sales of fuel-powered vehicles. These features allow for a more comprehensive analysis of electrification strategies.

What improvements have been made to the Reference Guide?

—The Reference Guide is now online and searchable, providing easy access to equations, parameters, and data used in the simulators. This enhanced transparency enables users to better understand the modeling behind the simulation results.

How do the En-ROADS and C-ROADS simulators compare to other models?

—The simulators align well with other Integrated Assessment Models, offering consistent results and comparisons. They have been tested against various scenarios and show similar trends in temperature projections and emissions.

00:07En-ROADS and C-ROADS simulators have undergone major improvements.

00:23The Baseline now includes economic damage functions, resulting in lower temperature projections and emissions.

01:10Significant improvements have been made in the modeling of food and agriculture, enabling the analysis of deforestation, food waste, and emissions.

06:25Electrification of transportation has been enhanced, with new features allowing for the exploration of different ways to promote and achieve electrification.

09:50The Reference Guide is now online and searchable, providing comprehensive information on equations, parameters, and data used in the simulators.