Objective
The transition to a low carbon economy needs to achieve multiple aims: competitiveness, protection of the environment, creation of quality jobs, and social welfare. Thus policy-makers and other key stakeholders require tools that need to focus beyond the energy sector by including these other domains of economy, society and the environment. Currently, most available tools lack integration of these important areas despite being tightly connected to the energy sector. Moreover, current energy modelling tools often lack documentation, transparency and have been developed for a specialized insider audience, which makes validation and comparison of results as well as independent review impossible. Our project aims to solve the current needs of integration and transparency by developing a leading-edge policy modelling tool based on WoLiM, TIMES and LEAP models and incorporating Input-Output Analysis, that allows for accounting of environmental, social and economic impacts. The modular design of the tool will take into account the necessary flexibility to deal with different levels and interests of stakeholders at great sectorial and spatial detail. Finally, transparency will be achieved through an open access freeware distribution of the model based on the open access programming language (Python), providing a detailed user manual, addressed to a wider non-specialist audience, and including free internet courses and learning materials.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternet
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- humanitiesartsmodern and contemporary artcinematography
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
28006 Madrid
Spain
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Participants (11)
50121 Firenze
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19009 Pikermi
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Participation ended
50018 Zaragoza
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601 77 Brno
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47002 Valladolid
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CM1 1SQ Chelmsford
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1606 Sofia
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2361 Laxenburg
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60200 Brno
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1150 Wien
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1180 Bruxelles
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.