Model type
Quick running climate model that, according to the C-ROADS scientific review board, "reproduces the response properties of state-of-the-art three dimensional climate models...well within the uncertainties of the high resolution models...with sufficient precision to provide useful information" to policy makers and the general public.
Geographic scope Global
Geographic resolution
- 3 regions or emission reduction targets in C-LEARN (3, 7 or 15 regions in C-ROADS)
- Global for deforestation/aforestation targets
Start date 1850
End date 2100
Time step 0.25 year
Data sources
- Country-level CO2 emissions from fossil fuels
Global, Regional, and National Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy.
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- Population and GDP projections
Based on the United Nations’ World Population Prospects 2004 forecast and U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA)'s International Energy Outlook 2008 GDP forecast, respectively.
Approach for addressing risk/uncertainty
Model outputs do not show level of uncertainty associated with simulation
Model structure
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