The ambition to achieve the Paris Agreement goals has led to the realization that a rapid and full decarbonization of the economy is required, involving a structural transition of the current economy and society. With the rise of quantified policy targets, policy packages, and consideration of multiple dimensions and sectors, Integrated Assessment Models with their ability to consider complex relationships and provide calibrated numerical results have become ever more important in the last decade.
The PRISMA project aims to bring these models to the next level by focusing on four key areas of improvement, namely the representation of distributional justice and efficiency, innovation and finance, climate impacts and land-use implications, and lifestyle change and circularity. In these four key areas we will improve existing large-scale IAMs and sectorial models, and consider the linking of different models where applicable. Two cross-cutting shared themes across these areas are the improvement of the temporal and spatial resolution of the analysis, and the representation of disruptive and structural change in the economy. Notably we will increase the spatial granularity with a focus on Europe, and look at the yearly and in particular near term detailed modeling of rapid decarbonization pathways.
The extensive model development will be co-designed through an interactive stakeholder engagement process from the beginning, and focus on model openness and usability to ensure the stakeholder and policy relevance. Moreover, PRISMA will focus in its application on the analysis of the spectrum of Fit for 55 package policies of the EU developing focalized robust and resilient Net zero pathways and assess the uncertainty around key variables and outcomes. PRISMA will also provide key insights to international climate assessments, a large number of open modelling tools and databases, including capacity building and dissemination activities for all countries.
Valeria Sorgato, UNIGE Integrated assessment models and energy models are commonly used by decision-makers to guide policies on how to tackle climate change. These models…
WiseEuropa Why do we need energy transition? Why do we care for climate? Can we, as a society, take the additional burden in order to…
Céline Guivarch, CIRED, Ecole des Ponts In a new systematic review study, published in Environmental Research Letters, a team of authors from PRISMA analysed the existing…
PRISMA, in collaboration with fellow EU Horizon project CircEUlar, held a stakeholder workshop on 14 March 2024 titled Towards net-zero through a circular economy. The…
14 March 2024 | 12:00-16:30 Bruegel (Rue de la Charité 33, 4th floor, 1210 Brussels) Bruegel will host a closed-door, invitation only workshop, ‘Towards Net-Zero…
PRISMA hosted a research webinar on representing lifestyles in integrated assessment models (IAMs). Nicole van den Berg from Utrecht University presented a set of scenarios,…
In a recent virtual workshop on 22nd January 2024, titled “Representation of adaptation and maladaptation in integrated assessment models (IAMs)”, attended by over 50 participants,…
Title: “Sustainable Living in Systems Change: Modelling Lifestyle Change in IMAGE” Speaker: Nicole Jane van den Berg, Utrecht University Repository Abstract: “Nicole will present part…
Title: Representation of adaptation and maladaptation in integrated assessment models (IAMs) Moderator: Speakers: There has traditionally been a clear divide between research communities focused on…
As part of PRISMA’s stakeholder engagement strategy, an online workshop for the research stream on Biodiversity and biophysical impacts was held on the 22nd of…