MERGE (Model for Evaluating Regional and Global Effects) is a global energy and climate analysis tool that integrates economic activity, energy systems, and environmental impacts to model how regions produce, consume, and trade energy over time. It captures interactions between technologies, fuels, resource availability, emissions, and economic growth to evaluate decarbonization pathways and policy outcomes. It is used to analyze global and regional energy transitions, including the evolution of low-carbon fuels, trade flows, and energy demand under different policy scenarios. It highlights regional differences in technology adoption and emissions pathways in these scenarios, enabling insights into decarbonization strategies, and the role of emerging fuels such as hydrogen, biofuels, and synthetic fuels. New analyses leveraging MERGE will be published soon.
Contact:
Geoff Blanford gblanford@epri.com
EPRI Reports
| Product ID | Name | Published | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1020389 | The Power to Reduce CO2 Emissions: The Full Portfolio 2009 | 26-Oct-2009 | Corporate |
| 1015461 | The Power to Reduce CO2 Emissions: The Full Portfolio Discussion Paper | 5-Sep-2007 | Corporate |
Articles / Presentations
| Name | Author | Published |
|---|---|---|
| International Offsets: The potential role of the energy sector (PDF) | Geoff Blanford | May 2010 |
| Stabilization and the Energy Sector (PDF) | Geoff Blanford | May 2010 |
| Feasible climate targets: The roles of economic growth, coalition development and expectations (External) | Geoff Blanford | December 2009 |
| Breaking the climate stalemate? (External) | Geoff Blanford | December 2009 |
| The value of technological advance in decarbonizing the U.S. economy (External) | Rich Richels | July 2008 |