GHGs - PROMETHEUS

The PROMETHEUS model estimates in detail carbon dioxide emissions, as emerging from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes.

The model directly covers all emissions from the energy sector and the industry sector and can split CO2 emissions by sector (transport, industry, buildings, power generation, refineries, international bunkers, other) and by fuel (coal, oil, natural gas). The model is currently expanded to represent non-CO2 GHG emissions (including CH₄, N₂O and F-gases) through specific marginal abatement cost curves per region and sector.

Energy and climate policies affect these emissions: energy CO₂ is derived from the changes in the energy sector induced by the policy, other emissions are affected by marginal abatement cost curves.

The model has been used extensively to study climate change mitigation scenarios, see References section for more examples.

Note: The documentation of PROMETHEUS is 'under review' and is not yet 'published'!

Model Documentation - PROMETHEUS
Model scope and methods - PROMETHEUS Model concept, solver and details - PROMETHEUS Temporal dimension - PROMETHEUS Spatial dimension - PROMETHEUS Policy - PROMETHEUS Socio-economic drivers - PROMETHEUS Population - PROMETHEUS Economic activity - PROMETHEUS Energy - PROMETHEUS Energy resource endowments - PROMETHEUS Fossil energy resources - PROMETHEUS Uranium and other fissile resources - PROMETHEUS Bioenergy - PROMETHEUS Non-biomass renewables - PROMETHEUS Energy conversion - PROMETHEUS Electricity - PROMETHEUS Heat - PROMETHEUS Gaseous fuels - PROMETHEUS Liquid fuels - PROMETHEUS Solid fuels - PROMETHEUS Grid, pipelines and other infrastructure - PROMETHEUS Energy end-use - PROMETHEUS Transport - PROMETHEUS Residential and commercial sectors - PROMETHEUS Industrial sector - PROMETHEUS Other end-use - PROMETHEUS Energy demand - PROMETHEUS Technological change in energy - PROMETHEUS Land-use - PROMETHEUS Agriculture - PROMETHEUS Forestry - PROMETHEUS Land-use change - PROMETHEUS Bioenergy land-use - PROMETHEUS Other land-use - PROMETHEUS Agricultural demand - PROMETHEUS Technological change in land-use - PROMETHEUS Emissions - PROMETHEUS GHGs - PROMETHEUS Pollutants and non-GHG forcing agents - PROMETHEUS Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) options - PROMETHEUS Climate - PROMETHEUS Modelling of climate indicators - PROMETHEUS Climate damages, temperature changes - PROMETHEUS Non-climate sustainability dimension - PROMETHEUS Air pollution and health - PROMETHEUS Water - PROMETHEUS Other materials - PROMETHEUS Other sustainability dimensions - PROMETHEUS Appendices - PROMETHEUS Mathematical model description - PROMETHEUS Data - PROMETHEUS References - PROMETHEUS
Corresponding documentation
AIM-Hub BLUES C3IAM COFFEE-TEA DNE21+ GCAM GEM-E3 GRACE IFs IMACLIM IMAGE MESSAGE-GLOBIOM PROMETHEUS REMIND-MAgPIE TIAM-UCL WITCH
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Model information
Model link	https://e3modelling.com/modelling-tools/prometheus/
Institution	E3Modelling (E3M), Greece, https://e3modelling.com/modelling-tools.
Solution concept	Partial equilibrium (price elastic demand)
Solution method	Simulation
Anticipation	Energy system simulation.Foresight is included only is some sub-modules (i.e. electricity generation)