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Contraction and Convergence Options model
 Entry ID: Contraction_and_Convergence

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Summary
Abstract: "Contraction and Convergence" is intended to show how to shape a global GHG
abatement strategy so as to solve the political and ecological double-jeopardy
of climate change. If you have Microsoft Excel (v5 or later) you can explore
yourself the effect of changing the parameters of GCI's model of "Contraction
and Convergence" and create graphics of the results, of the global emissions
budgets and of the allocations for any one country, and of projections of
future atmospheric CO2 concentrations, global mean temperature rises and damage
costs.
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Link: GET SERVICE > GET SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Description: Users can download the Excel workbook itself here.

You can choose either the 9-regions version or the complete 200 countries
version of the model.

The 200 countries version is a large package (5MB) because it has full
computations for all the countries. The nine-regions model (2MB) contains basic
data for all the countries but carries out computations only on the regions,
and when parameters are changed the recalculation will be much faster.
One of the new features of v8 is a facility for the users to redefine regions,
this feature works on the small as well as the large model.
It is recommended that initially you experiment with the 9-regions version.
Service Citation
Title: Contraction and Convergence Options model
Release_Date: 2003-12
Provider: Global Commons Institute
Edition: V. 8.5
URL: http://www.gci.org.uk/contconv/cc.html
Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING Parameter Definition
MODELS >COMPONENT PROCESS MODELS Parameter Definition
MODELS >SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODELS Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >EMISSIONS Parameter Definition
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION >POPULATION DISTRIBUTION Parameter Definition
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >CARBON DIOXIDE Parameter Definition
ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY
Service Provider
GCI > Global Commons Institute Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://www.gci.org.uk/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: AUBREY MEYER
Phone: 0208 520 4742
Email: aubrey at gci.org.uk
Contact Address:
37 Ravenswood Road
LONDON E17 9LY,
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
CLIMATE CHANGE 1994 Radiative Forcing of Climate Change and An Evaluation of
the IPCC IS92 Emission Scenarios. Cambridge University Press for the IPCC. 1995
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2004-01-21
SERF Last Revision Date: 2006-04-19
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