Emissions Prediction and Policy Analysis (EPPA) Model

Scale
National
Expertise Level
Practitioner
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Inputs Needed
Economic and energy data
Outputs Provided
Economic variable projections: GDP
energy use
sectoral output
consumption
etc.
Greenhouse gas emissions projections: CO2
CH4
N2O
HFCs
PFCs and SF6
Other air pollution projections: CO
VOC
NOx
SO2
NH3
black carbon
and organic carbon
Language
English
Developer or Source
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The Economic Projection and Policy Analysis (EPPA) model provides projections of world economic development and emissions along with analysis of proposed emissions control measures. It is used to analyze the processes that produce greenhouse-relevant emissions and to assess the consequences of policy proposals, providing estimates of the magnitude and distribution among nations of their costs and clarifying the ways that changes are mediated through international trade.
EPPA is a multi-sector, multi-region computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the world economy. It utilizes the GTAP dataset, augmented by data on the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), aerosols and other relevant species, taxes, and details of selected economic sectors. Provision is made for analysis of uncertainty in key human influences, such as the growth of population and economic activity and the pace and direction of technical advance.