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integrated assessment models
Also known as: IAMs, global integrated assessment models, integrated assessment model, integrated assessment and modelling, IAM
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The potential land requirements and related land use change ... nature.com Feb 3, 2021 8 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.
procedureThe study authors designed a method to dynamically account for solar energy land occupation based on geographical location, installation year, and real-world Land Use Efficiency (LUE) observations within an Integrated Assessment Model (IAM).
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.
referenceThe study computed potential solar land requirements and related land use change emissions for the European Union, India, Japan, and South Korea using a novel method within an integrated assessment model that links socioeconomic, energy, land, and climate systems.
claimIntegrated Assessment Models (IAMs) that link energy, economy, land, and climate modules frequently rely on the cultivation of dedicated bioenergy crops, such as switchgrass and miscanthus, in global climate change mitigation scenarios.
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.
referenceThe Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) used in the study links energy, land, socioeconomic, and climate systems and has been applied in other studies to measure terrestrial carbon leakage induced by bioenergy in a climate change mitigation context.
Impact of carbon dioxide removal technologies on deep ... - Nature nature.com Jun 17, 2021 4 facts
claimIntegrated assessment models (IAMs) used to investigate carbon dioxide removal options like bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS), direct air capture (DAC), and afforestation lack the technological, temporal, or spatial resolution found in detailed energy systems models.
referenceFuhrman et al. (2019) argue that integrated assessment modeling of negative emissions technologies is difficult and propose methods for improvement.
claimIntegrated assessment models (IAMs) lack the technological, temporal, or spatial resolution that detailed energy systems models possess.
referenceFuhrman et al. (2019) discuss the challenges of integrated assessment modeling for negative emissions technologies and propose improvements.
Global perspectives on energy technology assessment and ... link.springer.com Oct 30, 2025 1 fact
claimProspective techno-economic and life cycle assessment frameworks (pTEA and pLCA) integrate real-world evidence from Integrated Assessment Models (IAM) to improve economic and environmental metrics, which informs policy and investment decisions for scaling carbon capture solutions.
An integrated climate-biodiversity framework to improve planning ... ecologyandsociety.org 1 fact
referenceJakeman and Letcher (2003) outline features, principles, and examples for integrated assessment and modelling in the context of catchment management in their paper published in Environmental Modelling and Software.
Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
perspectivePeng et al. argued that integrated assessment models, which combine climate science and economics to estimate food system impacts, are theoretical and fail to capture the complex trade-offs faced by politicians.