Projecting state-level air pollutant emissions using an integrated assessment model: GCAM-USA.

ABSTRACT: Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) characterize the interactions among human and earth systems. IAMs typically have been applied to investigate future energy, land use, and emission pathways at global to continental scales. Recent directions in IAM development include enhanced technological detail, greater spatial and temporal resolution, and the inclusion of air pollutant emissions. These developments expand the potential applications of IAMs to include support for air quality management and for coordinated environmental, climate, and energy planning. Furthermore, these IAMs could help decision makers more fully understand tradeoffs and synergies among policy goals, identify important cross-sector interactions, and, via scenarios, consider uncertainties in factors such as population and

SUBMITTER: Shi W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054859 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature