En-ROADS Climate Simulator

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12/3/2023 En-ROADS Plan to Save the Climate Emily Gausepohl Section I: Plan Summary Important policies and outcomes: Placing taxes on energy supply, most importantly increasing carbon price: This could help to curve greenhouse gas emissions by placing a financial incentive on consumers. They will hopefully be more likely to stop using high amounts of carbon resources and invest in technologies that can reduce emissions. Increasing energy efficiency in buildings and transportation: Implementing more energy- efficient technology in buildings and modes of transportation can save money and decrease carbon pollution in the environment. Low population growth: A low population growth will allow fewer carbon emissions and less harm to the environment. Although controlling the population is difficult, I believe there is something that can be done to control it. Overpopulation is a contributing factor to climate change and global warming. Reducing deforestation and methane production: Deforestation causes an increase in methane production throughout the environment. This increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the environment. Cutting methane emissions could help meet the Paris Agreement by limiting global warming. High growth of afforestation: Increasing afforestation significantly could create new ecosystems and absorb carbon dioxide. Afforestation can help rebuild the environment and combat climate change and global warming.
12/3/2023 En-ROADS Plan to Save the Climate Emily Gausepohl ACTIONS OUTCOMES -Coal (tax/subsidy) = 13 $/tce -Oil (tax/subsidy) = 8 $/boe -Carbon Price = 131 $/ton CO2 -Energy efficiency of new transport = 3.3 %/year -Electric transport subsidy and charging infrastructure = 25 % of purchase cost -Energy efficiency of new buildings and industry = 3.1 %/year -Electric equipment subsidy = 26 % of purchase cost -Population = 9.4 billion people in 2100 (low growth) -Deforestation & Mature Forest Degradation (reduce/increase) = -8.5 %/year -Methane and other gases (reduce/increase) = -46 % -Percent available land used for afforestation = 70 % -Temperature Increase in 2100 1.8 ºC / 3.3 ºF -CO2 Concentration in 2100 410 ppm -Sea Level Rise in 2100 0.5 m / 1.8 f -Cumulative Avoided CO2 by 2100 2,750 gigatons CO2 -Discounted Cumulative Damage through 2100 3,947 trillion $ https://en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.html? v=23.11.0&p1=13&p7=8&p39=131&p47=3.1&p50=3.3&p373=25&p375=26&p57=-8.5&p59=- 46&p63=9.4&p65=70&g0=2&g1=62 Section II: Meeting the Goals 1. Climate How well do you think your proposal does in meeting the Paris climate goals? I think my proposal meets the Paris climate goals because the global temperature is 1.8 degrees Celsius which is below the designated 2 degrees Celsius goal. 2. Economy If the world followed your recommendations, how would the economy be different at different points in the future? In what ways would it be better or worse? 2030: in 2030 the economy could be better by transitioning to clean energy and the creation of new jobs. 2050: in 2050 the economy would hopefully have increased cooperation from around the world and reduced deforestation could preserve biodiversity. 2100: in 2100 the economy will hopefully have fully transitioned to low levels of carbon and high levels of renewable energy. This can preserve and rebuild a whole new environment and new economic and technological opportunities. 3. Equity How can your proposal strive to increase equity across nations and different people? One example of how my proposal can increase equity is by having a low-growth of population. It has been shown that women with fewer children can have more work
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