LEAP2000 Eases the Pain of Energy Policy

LEAP2000 (Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning), is a Windows-based software tool that helps energy and environmental professionals grasp key energy policy questions by allowing them to move rapidly from policy ideas to policy analysis. The scenario-based energy-environment modeling tool enables users to predict The Diagram view shows the main energy flows in your system from resource extraction, through conversion and transport of fuels, through to final energy demand.energy requirements, social costs/ benefits and environmental impacts of various energy systems under specific policy conditions and socio-economic settings. Earlier versions of LEAP have been used by 200 organizations in over 60 countries to develop local, national and regional energy strategies, conduct greenhouse gas mitigation assessments, and train professionals in sustainable energy analysis. LEAP 2000 offers updated information on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other technologies. The software is on-line and is free to non-profit and governmental organizations in developing countries.LEAP2 training materials include region-specific exercises in local languages. The materials challenge participants to analyze typical energy-environment policy dilemmas, and think about the tradeoffs inherent in different policy options. The Stockholm Environment Institute, at the Boston Center, designed the tool with funding from The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Development Cooperation.Decision […]

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