Integrated Assessment Modeling—Examining Strategies for Meeting Energy and Environmental Goals

3 credits · Nicholas School of Environment

The primary objective is to provide students with a hands-on opportunity to use an Integrated Assessment Model—the Global Change Assessment Model with state-level resolution (GCAM-USA)—to examine the air quality and GHG implications of new and emerging energy system technologies. To facilitate the use of GCAM-USA, students will use the GLIMPSE decision support software being developed at EPA. GLIMPSE provides a user interface for GCAM, which facilitates developing and running scenarios as well as visualizing results. Team projects - examinations of electric vehicles, renewable electricity, energy efficiency in buildings and potentially other topics of interest to students.