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Models relevant to climate change and environmental degradation used by the EC

Co-extinction - simulated scenarios assessing co-extinction potential causes and impacts based on synergies among extinction drivers.

E3ME - Energy, Environment, Economy Model for Europe is a macroeconometric model for Europe, widely used for policy assessment, forecasting and research purposes.

POLES - global energy model assessing the contribution to future energy needs of the various energy types (fossil fuels, nuclear, renewables) and energy vectors.

EPIC - Environmental impact calculator.

POTEnCIA - Policy-Oriented Tool for Energy and Climate Change Impact Assessment.

RHOMOLO - policy impact assessment - growth policies, cohesion policies, structural reforms, territorial impact assessment, and other.

PROMETHEUS - provides detailed projections of energy demand, supply, power generation mix, energy-related carbon emissions, energy prices and investment to the future covering the global energy system.

LUISA - Territorial Modelling Platform.

EU waste model - European Reference Model on Municipal Waste Management.

EE-IO Tools - Tools for Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis (EE-IO) for Europe.

WaterGAP is an integrated-environmental model, combining socio-economic drivers and climate change in a single, integrated framework.

GEM-E3 - macro-economic tool for modelling Energy, Climate and Air Quality policies.

RIAT-SHERPA - Screening for High Emission Reduction Potential on Air.

CESM - Community Earth System Model 

CLM - Community Land Model 

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