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====Overview of key uncertainties in the IMAGE framework====
====Overview of key uncertainties in the IMAGE framework====
Model components and uncertainty
Model components and uncertainty
*Drivers
*Drivers:
** Overall population size, economic growth  
** Overall population size, economic growth;
*Agricultural systems:
*Agricultural systems:
**Yield improvements, meat consumption, total consumption rates
**Yield improvements, meat consumption, total consumption rates;
*Energy systems
*Energy systems:
** Preferences, energy policies, technology development, resources
** Preferences, energy policies, technology development, resources;
*Emissions
*Emissions:
**Emission factors, in particular those in energy system
**Emission factors, in particular those in energy system;
*Land cover / carbon cycle
*Land cover / carbon cycle:
** Intensification versus expansion, effect of climate change on soil respiration, CO2 fertilization effect
** Intensification versus expansion, effect of climate change on soil respiration, CO2 fertilization effect;
* N-cycle
* N-cycle:
** Nutrient use efficiencies
** Nutrient use efficiencies;
* Water cycle
* Water cycle:
** Groundwater use, patterns of climate change
** Groundwater use, patterns of climate change;
*Climate system
*Climate system:
** Climate sensitivity, patterns of climate change
** Climate sensitivity, patterns of climate change;
*Biodiversity
*Biodiversity:
**Biodiversity effect values, effect of infrastructure and fragmentation
**Biodiversity effect values, effect of infrastructure and fragmentation,


===Limitations===
===Limitations===

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