IMPACTECH

Input-output model assessing changes in socioeconomic indicators and greenhouse gas emissions as a result of the energy transition with a focus on the Czech Republic, Austria and the European Union

IMPACTECH is a model for assessing expected changes in labor demand and other socioeconomic variables and greenhouse gas emissions (depending on the model version) associated with technological change in the energy sector and, respectively, its selected adjacent downstream sectors (version IMPACTECHCZdecarb). Most of its versions include a detailed gross fixed capital formation module (IMPACTECHCZ, IMPACTECHATCZ, IMPACTECHEU) and some allow the inclusion of explicit assumptions about future technological change for selected renewable energy sources (IMPACTECHCZ, IMPACTECHAT_CZ).

How to cite

To cite IMPACTECH, please refer to:

Cerny, M., & Bruckner, M. (2023). IMPACTECH - an input-output model for assessing the impacts of post-carbon transformation (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7837489

Alternatively (if you are using the interactive version of IMPACTECH_CZ, available at http://147.251.124.213:3838/sample-apps/impactech/), please cite:

Cerny, M., Gajdos, M., & Bruckner, M. (2021). IMPACTECHCZ - interaktivní model socioekonomických dopadů energetické transformace (IMPACTECHCZ - an interactive model of the socio-economic impacts of the energy transition)

License

The model and input data are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). It is free to run, share and adapt, using proper reference and indicating modifications. IMPACTECH project members invite public sector experts, businesses, NGOs, academia and other interested stakeholders to use the model. If you have a query or would like to provide feedback, please email xcerm01@gmail.com (Martin Cerny).

Use and reproducibility

This repository contains the model script in R and the input data needed to run the model (folders "input"). Technical documentation including a user manual is also available in this repository. The user guide provides detailed information on how to use the model and how to run the code. A methodology report describing the logic and broader scientific context of the model is available for download at: https://www.mpo.cz/cz/energetika/vyzkum-a-vyvoj-v-energetice/resene-dokoncene-projekty-a-jejich-vystupy/ekonomicke-dopady-uplatneni-ruznych-technologii-pri-nizkouhlikove-transformaci-projekt-impactech--259465/

Source data

The original version of the main source database (EXIOBASE, version 3.6) is available at:

https://zenodo.org/record/3583071#.XrmeL8DgqUl

Other sources of input data are specific to each version of the model and are listed in the corresponding "readme" file.