Sample Applications

Sample Applications:
Application 1: International policymakers are interested in understanding the cumulative global effect of each country’s independent greenhouse gas emissions policy. Using the calculator, policymakers can enter each country’s policy details and compare the total with the global emissions goal. Given its user-friendly interface, the calculator can be used “live” during policy discussions to ensure that national commitments add up to a globally desired result.

Application 2: Electricity industry leaders are interested in understanding the likely future emissions requirements for their sector. Using the calculator, these leaders can explore the emissions requirements for their sector based upon varying scenarios for emissions in the other sectors and global emissions targets. Based upon the results of their scenario analysis, these leaders can establish criteria for selecting and developing technologies for their portfolios.

Application 3: Government agencies and corporations are interested in funding research on technologies that will meet greenhouse emission reduction goals. Using the calculator, experts can interactively explore and discuss plausible sector-level emissions scenarios and the relative ease of achieving emissions reductions in one sector vs. another. These discussions can lead to emissions targets for different sectors and steer funding to technologies that show promise for achieving those targets.