COMMITTED is an international project funded by the European Commission’s Directorate on Climate (DG CLIMA). The project aims to enhance sharing of good practices on greenhouse gas emissions modelling between EU and Asian countries. The Consortium comprises major global integrated assessment modelling teams as well as institutions from major Asian economies. 

There are no pathways to reaching globally agreed climate targets without major-emitting emerging Asian economies (as well as other G20 economies) taking significant steps towards climate neutrality. The COMMITTED project intends to reinforce global climate change mitigation efforts by supporting developing countries' experts' work on national and sectoral GHG emissions modelling, strengthen capacity building for GHG emissions modelling and exchange best practices and know-how between leading EU and Asian modelers (including China and India), working closely with the government.

IIASA’s researchers will contribute to several work packages, including: 

  • Leading and facilitating workshops to share experience on model-based policymaking
  • Capacity co-creation and training on National model development, e.g., enhancing the capability of systems engineering models (e.g., MESSAGEix) and computational general equilibrium (CGE) models (e.g., AIMS/HUB) by soft linking them to each other. 
  • Hosting scenarios and data of modeling teams and visualization and model intercomparison using IIASA’s Scenario Explorer 
  • Developing national carbon budget scenarios for Asian countries consistent with global efforts for meeting Paris Agreement climate targets 

Consortium Members

The consortium of members can be broadly categorized into European and Asian Members.

European Members:

  • Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency - PBL
  • Postdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - PIK
  • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA
  • Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici - CMCC
  • Energy Economy Environment Modelling - E3-Modelling

Asian Members:

  • Hochiminh City International University - HMCIU
  • Zhejiang University of Technology - ZJUT
  • Tsinghua University - TU
  • Indian Institute of Management - IIMA
  • The Energy and Resources Institute - TERI
  • Asean Centre for Energy - ACE
  • Lahore University of Management Sciences - LUMS
European Union © European Union

This project has received funding from European Commission DG CLIMA Service Contract No. 14020241/2022/884157/SER/CLIMA.A.2 

CLIMA/2022/EA-RP/0007 

Events

The Orient Jakarta, a Royal Hideaway Hotel Jalan Jendral Sudirman No. 36, Bendungan Hilir, Kecamatan Tanah Abang, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 10210

Indonesia COMMITTED Modelling & Stakeholder Workshop 2024

Grand Gongda Jianguo Hotel (No.100 Pingleyuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China)

China COMMITTED Modelling & Stakeholder Workshop 2024

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan

NEXUS Summit: Harmonizing Energy, Water, and Agriculture Systems for a Low Emissions Future