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Merge: An Integrated Assessment Model for Global Climate Change

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MERGE is a model for estimating the regional and global effects of greenhouse gas reductions. It quantifies alternative ways of thinking about climate change. The model contains submodels governing:

  1. the domestic and international economy;

  2. energy-related emissions of greenhouse gases;

  3. non-energy emissions of GHGs;

  4. global climate change — market and non-market damages.

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Manne, A.S., Richels, R.G. (2005). Merge: An Integrated Assessment Model for Global Climate Change. In: Loulou, R., Waaub, JP., Zaccour, G. (eds) Energy and Environment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25352-1_7

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