Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM) ↔ solar energy

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The Global Change Assessment Model (GCAM) incorporates solar energy by modeling its regional consumption constraints [1], its competition with land use types [2], and its specific allocation procedures within the model's framework [3].

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The potential land requirements and related land use change ... nature.com Nature 3 facts

claimThe impact of land management regimes in the GCAM model is calculated through off-model calculations because these regimes are assumed not to affect the allocation procedure of new solar energy.

claimThe study assumes that solar energy must be produced and consumed within the same geopolitical GCAM region due to the technical and geopolitical challenges of exporting or importing large shares of solar energy.

referenceThe GCAM model includes an additional module that links solar energy consumption with land use, allowing solar energy to compete with commercial land uses (crops, timber, intensive pastures) and non-commercial land uses (natural forest, grassland, scrubland).