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SUMMARY:Towards an improved Representation of End-use and Consumers in Ene
 rgy and Climate Policies
DTSTART:20161129T121500
DTEND:20161129T130000
DTSTAMP:20260928T185941Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof Arnulf Grubler (IIASA et Yale University)\nTo date end-us
 e and consumers have been systematically underrepresented in analysis\, mo
 deling\, and policy approaches of resource processing systems. Most attent
 ion has been focused on resource extraction\, i.e. the supply side. The pr
 esentation reviews recent research and methodological development that aim
  for an improved resolution of the demand side\, i.e. of end-uses and cust
 omers.\nFirst\, the implications of supply vs demand perspectives on the m
 easurement of environmental performance and transition speeds is examined.
  Second\, the difficult issue of aggregation of the multiple and diverse a
 ctivities and resource demand is discussed and illustrated. Third\, the fa
 ctors underlying the observed faster transitions in end-use\, relying on 
 “granular” options\, versus the slower transitions in capital and infr
 astructure intensive “lumpy” supply side technologies and systems is d
 iscussed. Finally\, recent development in using Agent-based Modeling (ABM)
  approaches are presented that aim for an improved representation of consu
 mer heterogeneity and social interactions in energy and climate policy mod
 els.
LOCATION:GR A3 32\, EPFL
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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