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Solar energy is related to integrated assessment models because these models are used to simulate the land requirements and environmental impacts of solar energy deployment within climate change scenarios [1]. The models define geographical competition for solar energy hosting [2], make assumptions regarding land suitability for solar energy [3], and determine which land types are eligible for solar energy development [4].
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The potential land requirements and related land use change ... nature.com 4 facts
claimThe Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) used in the study excludes land types such as dry scrubland and deserts from land competition by default, despite these areas often being suitable for solar energy but not for commercial crops or forests.
accountThe authors of the study integrated solar energy land requirements into an Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) to estimate the land cover impacts and related land use change (LUC) emissions of solar energy within climate change mitigation scenarios up to 2050.
referenceThe Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) used in the study divides land into Agro-Ecological zones to determine the boundaries of geographical competition for hosting solar energy, which limits the model's ability to define geographical diversity of solar energy yields.
claimThe Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) used in the study implicitly assumed that all land converted to solar energy is suitable for hosting solar energy, as the model could not account for land suitability limitations such as slope or land protection status.