Energy Policy Simulator Model Results

Energy Innovation has developed an Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) model for Canada (including a regional Alberta version), China, India, Mexico, Indonesia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and the United States — with more to come. Together, these countries represent 56 percent of global emissions.

The EPS identifies policies capable of securing deep decarbonization and recommends the most effective policies for each country or subnational region while evaluating the economic, emissions, and public health impacts of those policies. It provides much more flexibility than other models in modeling policy options while accounting correctly for policy interactions.

Top publications of EPS-driven research broken down by national and sub-national region are detailed below.

Enhancing Canada’s Climate Commitments: Building on the Pan-Canadian Framework. Energy Innovation, Pembina Institute. March 2018.

Clean Trucks, Big Bucks: California Energy Policy Simulator evaluation Of The Proposed Advanced Clean Trucks Rule. Energy Innovation. June 2020.
California Energy Policy Simulator Insights: Current Emissions Trajectory, Policy Opportunities To Reach 2030 Emissions Reduction Goal. Energy Innovation. January 2020.

Long-term Costs and Benefits Analysis of China’s Low-carbon Policies. China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, Renmin University of China, Energy Innovation. August 2019.
Assessing the Policy Gaps for Achieving China’s Climate Targets in the Paris Agreement. Tufts University, China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, Energy Innovation. March 2019.
Climate and Energy Policy Solutions for China: Quantitative Analysis and Policy Recommendations for the 13^th Five-Year Plan. China’s National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, Energy Research Institute, Energy Innovation. July 2016.