This paper presents the analysis of the consequences of CO<SUB align="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> emission reduction policies, as derived, in a European Union perspective, from the Kyoto Protocol for the 2010 horizon. The first section provides a thorough assessment, based on the PRIMES model results, of the marginal and total costs...</small></sub>

This paper describes the endogenous technical change mechanism that has been incorporated in the PRIMES model and the main quantitative results in post Kyoto CO<SUB align="right">2</SUB> emission reduction scenarios for the EU energy system. The first section presents the learning mechanism as incorporated in the PRIMES...</sub>

This paper addresses the issue of the potential benefits from technological change in post Kyoto CO<SUB align="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB> emission reduction scenarios for the EU energy system. The first section provides an assessment, based on the PRIMES model results, of the changes that will occur in a post Kyoto context for the...</small></sub>

This paper presents a consistent EU energy and energy related emissions outlook for the period to 2030. The baseline scenario for the EU was developed using the PRIMES model. The first section presents the key energy features of the baseline outlook of the European energy system. The second...

This paper examines the implications of the new dynamics-as-usual IPCC B2 scenario for the viability of international gas transmission lines and the environment in Eurasia. In doing so, it analyses the effects of increasing the number of pipelines, reducing gas extraction costs and stabilising...

This paper presents the results of a sensitivity analysis with the ERIS Model Prototype in the context of a post-Kyoto analysis. The first section provides a short description of the ERIS model prototype and the definition of the two sensitivity analyses performed, regarding progress ratios and...

This paper provides an overview of the research work carried out within the TEEM research project regarding technology progress and the endogenous representation in energy modelling. It also provides an overview of the model applications that aimed at improving policy-oriented understanding of...

PRIMES is a large scale model of the energy systems of European Union member-states linked together through energy markets. The PRIMES software is based on a full-scale decision support system (DSS) framework, which is presented in the paper. The DSS framework of PRIMES intends to support the...

This paper describes the ERIS Model Prototype, developed within the EU-TEEM project as a flexible tool to study different modelling approaches on the endogenisation of technological change in energy optimisation models. The basic formulation and several variants are presented. Some illustrative...