Model Fingerprints: an innovative tool to decode energy and climate models
A team of European Climate and Energy Modelling Forum researchers has unveiled a new method to decode intricate energy and climate models. In a recent publication in Nature Energy, they introduce “model fingerprints,” a visual tool simplifying the comprehension...
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Fairness considerations in global mitigation investments – a tool to explore ‘fair’ regional contributions to near-term regional mitigation investment needs
Despite overwhelming evidence that the world needs to make rapid and substantial investments in climate mitigation in this decade to meet the ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement, political and financial barriers continue to hinder mitigation efforts. Global mitigation...
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PBL launches new digital experience on the potential of landscape restoration to address global sustainability challenges
Nature-based solutions (NbS) include land restoration actions such as agroforestry, grassland and grazing management, conservation agriculture, etc. that help to protect, restore and/or sustainably manage ecosystems. NbS are now receiving increased attention in the policy space owing to their...
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ISIMIP Project released “ISIpedia”, the open climate-impacts encyclopedia
ISIpedia is the open climate-impacts encyclopedia released by the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (click here for more information about the ISIMIP). All results collected under the “future projections” category are based on simulations generated within the Inter-Sectoral Impact...
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Weather for Energy Tracker released by IEA & CMCC
The IEA and CMCC Weather for Energy Tracker is a new free platform showcasing weather-related data useful to understand, analyse and model the energy sector, from generation to use across sectors. Data is available both at the grid and...
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Hotspots Explorer, a new tool to make climate risk research accessible
A new interactive website, the Global Hotspots Explorer brings to light the multi-sectoral climate risks faced by many regions of the world. IIASA researchers presented the tool to partners at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) last October, 22nd....
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New tutorial for translating GAMS model results to the IAMC template
As part of the capacity-building efforts in the Horizon 2020 projects ENGAGE and NAVIGATE, a new tutorial on how to translate GAMS model results to the IAMC data format and template used in numerous projects and in the IPCC...
Read moreIIASA researchers develop an open-source Python package for IAM scenario analysis and visualization
The open-source python package pyam provides a range of diagnostic tools and functions for analyzing and visualizing scenarios from your favorite integrated-assessment model(s). The package was initiated by Matthew Gidden and Daniel Huppmann at the IIASA Energy Program under the auspices of the IAMC. The first applications...
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