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TIM: modelling pathways to meet Ireland's long-term energy system challenges with the TIMES-Ireland Model (v1.0)
Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
School of Engineering and Architecture, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
James Glynn
Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
School of Engineering and Architecture, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Center on Global Energy Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Vahid Aryanpur
Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
School of Engineering and Architecture, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Ankita Gaur
Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
School of Engineering and Architecture, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Jason McGuire
Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
School of Engineering and Architecture, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Andrew Smith
Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
School of Engineering and Architecture, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Xiufeng Yue
Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
School of Engineering and Architecture, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Institute of Tourism and Environment, School of Economics and Management, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian City, Liaoning, China
Hannah Daly
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Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
School of Engineering and Architecture, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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This preprint is open for discussion and under review for Geoscientific Model Development (GMD).
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TIM-LEAF is an integrated national model that connects energy, agriculture, forestry and land use. It shows how choices in land and energy systems affect carbon storage, biomass and emissions across sectors, and how these changes influence temperature response. By considering these systems together, TIM-LEAF helps identify synergies and trade-offs between sectors to support more informed mitgation pathways at a national scale.
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Short summary
Ireland has significantly increased its climate mitigation ambition, with a recent commitment to reduce greenhouse gases by an average of 7 % yr-1 in the period to 2030 and a net-zero target for 2050. This article describes the TIMES-Ireland model (TIM) developed to inform Ireland's energy system decarbonisation challenge. The paper also outlines a priority list of future model developments to better meet the challenge, taking into account equity, cost-effectiveness, and technical feasibility.
Ireland has significantly increased its climate mitigation ambition, with a recent commitment to...
