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GCAM-Europe v7.2.0: enhancing policy-relevant climate modelling through spatial and sectoral detail
Jon Sampedro
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Basque Center for Climate Change, Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, 48940, Spain
IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
Russell Horowitz
Basque Center for Climate Change, Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, 48940, Spain
Clàudia Rodés-Bachs
Basque Center for Climate Change, Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, 48940, Spain
Konstantinos Koasidis
Energy Policy Unit, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Dirk-Jan Van de Ven
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Basque Center for Climate Change, Sede Building 1, 1st floor, Scientific Campus of the University of the Basque Country, Leioa, 48940, Spain
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Short summary
GCAM-Europe is an open-access modelling tool designed to assess the impacts of climate and environmental policies across European countries. Built on a global framework, it adds detailed regional and sectoral representation for Europe, including energy, land use, water, and emissions. This allows for analysis of policy effects within and between countries, as well as global spillover effects, to support transparent, evidence-based decision-making.
GCAM-Europe is an open-access modelling tool designed to assess the impacts of climate and...
