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To respond to this demand, ADVANCE has set itself the following objectives:
To respond to this demand, ADVANCE has set itself the following objectives:
- Develop a new generation of IAMs for the analysis of climate change mitigation policies
: Develop a new generation of IAMs for the analysis of climate change mitigation policies
- Build confidence of politicians in the results of IAMs by increasing transparency
: Build confidence of politicians in the results of IAMs by increasing transparency
- Validate models with the aim of evaluating their strengths and limitations
: Validate models with the aim of evaluating their strengths and limitations
- Improve representation of energy demand, esp. energy services, technologies, consumer behavior
: Improve representation of energy demand, esp. energy services, technologies, consumer behavior
- Enhance representation of technological innovation, uncertainty, system integration
: Enhance representation of technological innovation, uncertainty, system integration
- Evaluate impacts of mitigation policies on economic sectors in the EU and beyond
: Evaluate impacts of mitigation policies on economic sectors in the EU and beyond
- Create a platform for sharing methodologies and input data sets in the modeling community
: Create a platform for sharing methodologies and input data sets in the modeling community


Based on improved IAMs, ADVANCE will contribute answers to the following key questions:
Based on improved IAMs, ADVANCE will contribute answers to the following key questions:
- What’s the role of energy efficiency improvements for climate change mitigation?
: What’s the role of energy efficiency improvements for climate change mitigation?
- What are the bottlenecks for the development of a carbon-minimizing energy supply system?
: What are the bottlenecks for the development of a carbon-minimizing energy supply system?
- What are broader sustainability implications of alternative mitigation pathways?
: What are broader sustainability implications of alternative mitigation pathways?
- How does uncertainty about technological innovation affect optimal innovation policies?
: How does uncertainty about technological innovation affect optimal innovation policies?
- How can climate mitigation targets and energy access objectives be reconciled?
: How can climate mitigation targets and energy access objectives be reconciled?
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Revision as of 16:39, 17 August 2015

Website: http://fp7-advance.eu/
Application type: 5. Scientific research
Summary: Advancing representation of renewable power integration into Integrated Assessment Models; increasing the number of renewable energy power technologies; related electricity production and water use.
Partner(s): PIK, UU, IIASA, Enerdata, FEEM, JRC, UCL, SMASH, UEA, ICCS/E3MLab, UPMF-EDDEN, NTNU, DLR
Referred by: Energy conversion, Energy demand, Energy supply, Energy supply and demand