MERGE – Presentation to EMF 21 Alan S. Manne, Stanford University Richard G. Richels, EPRI Stanford University December 2003
RR1202CG.2 Features of MERGE Intertemporal computable general equilibrium model Perfect foresight 9 regions Time periods: decades from 2000 through 2150 Bottom-up model of energy supplies; top-down model of electric and nonelectric energy demands Tradeables: oil, gas, carbon emission rights Technical progress: both learn-by-doing and exogenous Three greenhouse gases: co2, ch4 and n2o Tradeoffs between gases based on “efficiency” prices rather than gwp Website:
RR1202CG.3 Features Added Specifically for EMF 21 Second basket of gases: short- and long-lived f-gases (slf, llf) Baseline emissions of four non-co2 gases from EPA through 2020 Extrapolated emissions growth: linear at rates projected between 2000 and 2020 Marginal abatement cost curves of four non-co2 gases from EPA Extrapolated technical progress Carbon sinks – afforestation - cumulative quantities as well as annual growth and decline limits Reported the five long-term scenarios requested by EMF; mostly global rather than regional results
RR1202CG.4 Marginal Costs of Abatement – Technical Progress Multipliers for all Gases but CO2 $/tce
RR1202CG.5 World Carbon Sinks: Cumulative $100/ton
RR1202CG.6 Regional Population Projections
RR1202CG.7 Per Capita GDP
RR1202CG.8 GDP Projections
RR1202CG.9 Carbon Emissions – Reference Case
RR1202CG.10 Global Radiative Forcing Percentages reference case n2o 15% ch4 8% slf 2% llf ~0% co2 75%
RR1202CG.11 Control Cases In reference case, temperature increases by 3.2 degrees C between 2000 and Alternatively, limit the radiative forcing increase to 4.5 watts/square meter. Between 2000 and 2100, this leads to a temperature increase of about 2.5 degrees C. Limit temperature increase to 0.2 degrees C per decade from 2020 onward. This leads to an extremely high value for carbon emission rights during the early decades. Compare two abatement cases: energy-related CO2 only vs. all greenhouse gases plus afforestation.
RR1202CG.12 Temperature Increase from 2000
RR1202CG.13 Present value of control costs
RR1202CG.14 Efficiency price of carbon watts / square meter
RR1202CG.15 Efficiency price of carbon – 0.2 degrees C per decade
RR1202CG.16 Ratio of Efficiency Prices to GWP’s ( 4.5 watts/square meter – multigas )