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  Technology learning and diffusion at the global and local scales: A modeling exercise in the REMIND model

Zhang, S., Bauer, N., Yin, G., Xie, X. (2020): Technology learning and diffusion at the global and local scales: A modeling exercise in the REMIND model. - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 151, 119765.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119765

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Zhang, S.1, Author
Bauer, Nicolas2, Author              
Yin, G.1, Author
Xie, X.1, Author
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1External Organizations, ou_persistent22              
2Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, ou_persistent13              

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 Abstract: Empirical studies on technology advancement and regional diffusion indicate that technology learning is a multi-scale process driven by factors such as globally traded equipment and local accumulation of experience. This understanding should be incorporated in energy-economy models to improve the model representation and policy recommendations. The present study augments the large-scale, integrated assessment model REMIND for this purpose. To answer the research question on how multi-level learning affects technology diffusion and the regional costs of mitigation policies, alternative variants of multi-scale learning are implemented and calibrated to one set of regional-specific cost data. The results show that purely local learning leads to similar technology diffusion patterns as fully global learning, since the learning rates are set equal, and all regions are calibrated to their cost levels and specific capacity. Relative to these two, the combination of global and local learning leads to slower deployment of learning technologies and increases the mitigation cost if the cost disparity persists across regions, e.g. due to incomplete spillover. Our modelling exercise suggests that the choice of learning rates at different levels matter and calls for better data quality.

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 Dates: 2020
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119765
PIKDOMAIN: RD3 - Transformation Pathways
eDoc: 8723
Organisational keyword: RD3 - Transformation Pathways
Model / method: REMIND
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Working Group: Energy Systems
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Title: Technological Forecasting and Social Change
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 151 Sequence Number: 119765 Start / End Page: - Identifier: Other: Elsevier
Other: 1873-5509
ISSN: 0040-1625
CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/technological-forecasting-social-change
Publisher: Elsevier