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Energy, environment and climate assessment using the MARKAL energy system model
Citation:
Lenox, C., T. Johnson, R. Dodder, C. Gage, W. Yelverton, Dan Loughlin, O. Kaplan, T. Wu, T. Felgenhauer, P. Schultz, B. Deshpande, C. Cameron, AND A. Lu. Energy, environment and climate assessment using the MARKAL energy system model. Joint US EPA & NCSU Poster Session, Raleigh, NC, May 15, 2012.
Impact/Purpose:
Communicate the energy system modeling capabilties of ORD's Energy and Climate Assessment Team and provide example applications.
Description:
As part of EPA ORD’s efforts to develop an understanding of the potential environmental impacts of future changes in energy use, the Energy and Climate Assessment Team has developed a database representation of the U.S. energy system for use with the MARKet ALlocation (MARKAL) model. Scenario analyses, incorporating drivers of emissions such as population growth, land-use change, energy utilization, technological advance, and adaptation and mitigation responses to climate change are performed using this MARKAL modeling framework to investigate future energy technology pathways and their associated GHG and criteria pollutant emissions, providing decision-makers with a better understanding of how a changing energy landscape will impact future air quality and contribute to meeting mitigation targets and adaptation goals. In this poster, we present examples of MARKAL inputs and outputs and provide summaries of how we are using the model for a range of applications.