Model linking for low-carbon transitions: technical and conceptual challenges and best practices
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Abstract
Linking existing models to extend energy system and integrated assessment analysis is an increasingly common practice. Despite this, and unlike in the field of environmental and earth sciences, little attention has so far been paid to the details of it, to the trade-offs involved and the way in which the model linking affects the interpretation of the outcomes of the interlinked model system. Our aim in this paper is to first focus on a set of key technical and methodological problems that are common in model linking and suggest how these could be approached in different model linking contexts. We then further explore how model linking may affect the nature of the knowledge produced, and how this should be considered in the model linking process. Reflecting our literature driven assessment of the issues and possible solutions, we compile “a check list” to assist in the process of decision making for model linking.
Date Issued
2026-01-01
Date Acceptance
2025-10-07
Citation
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2026, 226
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1364-0321
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Elsevier BV
Journal / Book Title
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Volume
226
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© 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Article Number
116384
Date Publish Online
2025-10-10