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TIMES-Ireland Model v1.0 Description Paper
https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/15/4991/2022/
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Inclusion of equity #12

Closed olejandro closed 2 years ago

olejandro commented 2 years ago

The authors suggest in that their approach considers the inclusion of equity in the model but do not explain this at any stage - while presumably linked to the residential sector "banding", this statement could be upheld in the sectoral discussions or otherwise clarified.

olejandro commented 2 years ago

In the abstract we write:

The paper also outlines a priority list of future model developments to better meet the challenge of deeply decarbonising energy supply and demand, taking into account equity, cost-effectiveness and technical feasibility.

This is the only place equity is mentioned. @daly-h, should we just delete it in the abstract or should we expand e.g. the discussion section?

daly-h commented 2 years ago

Could we just clarify to the reviewer that we are not claiming that the model as it currently stands considers equity and distributional impacts of mitigation, but that we consider it an important priority for future model developments?