| MIT Composite Model | The MIT Composite Model incorporates all the other models included in the current version of the Collaboratorium. Its foundation is C-LEARN. The other models rely on outputs from C-LEARN as their inputs and provide additional projections on the economic and physical impacts of climate change. | 6/15/10 11:34:53 AM |
| C-LEARN (2010 update) | C-LEARN is a simplified, Web-accessible version of C-ROADS, a lightweight climate simulator developed by the Sustainability Institute, Ventana Systems, and the System Dynamics Group at the MIT Sloan School of Management, as part of the Climate Interactive effort. | 6/3/10 6:26:12 AM |
| IGSM response surface | Estimates of the mitigation costs associated with varying levels of emission reductions are generated through use of a response surface derived from runs of MIT's Integrated Global System Model (IGSM). | 9/10/09 12:47:27 AM |
| Mini-CAM response surface |
Estimates of the mitigation costs associated with varying levels of emission reductions are generated through use of a response surface derived from runs of MiniCAM, a model developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland. | 9/10/09 12:48:16 AM |
| MERGE response surface | Estimates of the mitigation costs associated with varying levels of emission reductions are generated through use of a response surface derived from runs of MERGE, a model developed by the Electronic Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Stanford University. | 9/10/09 12:47:52 AM |
| DICE Damage Function | Estimates of the damage costs associated with varying increases in global mean temperature (GMT) are generated through use of a response surface derived from the damage function of DICE, an integrated assessment model developed at Yale University. | 9/10/09 12:48:40 AM |
| PAGE Damage Function | Estimates of the damage costs associated with varying increases in global mean temperature (GMT) are generated through use of a response surface derived from the damage function of PAGE, an integrated assessment model developed at the University of Cambridge. | 9/10/09 12:49:00 AM |
| Tyndall Centre | During the preparation of the Stern Review, the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research undertook a study of the physical impacts of rising global temperatures. The findings were reported in chapter 3 of the Stern Review, How climate change will affect people around the world. | 9/10/09 12:49:32 AM |
| IPCC AR4 | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) in 2007. The Technical Summary of the report prepared by IPCC Working Group II summarizes the projected physical impacts of climate change. | 9/21/09 2:38:10 AM |
