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Prof. Kevin J. Kircher

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Warning: Wonky 🧵 on vague energy/climate modeling ideas. Many papers I read in this field aim to compare climate mitigation scenarios or optimize mitigation pathways. The modeled transitions have lots of impacts: ⬆️ or ⬇️ deaths, illnesses, jobs, money, and so on.

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i'm curious what models you're using, if you have a moment, i've had some experience with GCAM and other IAMs but i'm wondering what else is out there, the topic is proximate to my field but i mainly do other things

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Prof. Kevin J. Kircher's avatar Prof. Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com
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It's hard to compare or optimize pathways when there are so many different, and often competing, goals. One pathway might cost less but sicken and kill more people. Another might cost a lot but also create a ton of jobs. And so on.

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