Abstract
The Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) is a set of computer simulation models for assessing policy options on sustainable development particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. It started as a tool to evaluate policy options to mitigate climate change and its impacts, and extended its function to analyze other environmental issues such as air pollution control, water resources management, land use management, and environmental industry encouragement. More than 20 models have been developed so far, and they are classified into emission models, climate models and impact models from the viewpoint of climate policy assessment. The outline of these models is explained in this chapter. These models have been used as single models or in combinations depending on the policy needs, and they have contributed not only to the governments in the Asian regions, but also to international organizations such as IPCC, UNEP, Eco Asia, ESCAP, and OECD. Previous assessment based on AIM could clarify many important knowledge related to mitigation policies of climate change at global, regional, and country levels. These findings which are summarized in this chapter, have been or are expected to be reflected to the climate policies as well as sustainable development policies.
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Kainuma, M., Matsuoka, Y., Morita, T. (2003). AIM Modeling: Overview and Major Findings. In: Kainuma, M., Matsuoka, Y., Morita, T. (eds) Climate Policy Assessment. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53985-8_1
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