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Using InVEST to Calibrate Economic Models of Climate Change
Justin Andrew Johnson
April 23, 2012
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Research Question
•“How will climate change impact economic growth through changes in ecosystem services?”
•Three basic tasks▫Create a dynamic calculable general
equilibrium (DCGE) model that impresses economists
▫Identify accurate climate change damage functions with respect to ecosystem services
▫Calibrate the model to specific geographic locations and ecosystem services
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What is a normal DCGE?
•A model of economic growth that accounts for:▫Utility maximizing individuals▫Profit maximizing firms▫Changing prices▫Capital accumulation▫Market responses
•Lets us predict economic growth while accounting for dynamic, changing relationships
•Economists like them▫Lots of functions and proofs!
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What is a DCGE?Global GDP
Years past 2012
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DCGEs in Existing Climate Models•DICE/RICE Models from Nordhaus•PAGE Model from Stern•Many others (CRED, World Bank, ADB)
•Where my model is different:▫Include more detail in the economy (8
sectors)▫Account for impacts on ecosystem services▫Use more accurate damage function(s)
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Existing Damage Functions are Very Simplified
•A damage function is a relationship between Temperature Increase and Economic Damage
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My Approach to Damage Functions•Include multiple functions that describe
specific impacts on specific sectors, such as:▫Agriculture damage from increasing
precipitation volatility▫Capital loss from sea-level rise▫Crucially, ecosystem service value lost from
changing climate
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Comparison of Damage Functions
Climate Scenario
Temperature Increase
Single Damage Function
Reduction in Growth
Traditional Model
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Process for identifying climate impact on ES:
•Step 1:▫Run InVEST on
current landscape
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Process for identifying climate impact on ES:•Step 2:
▫Create future landscape scenarios by interacting climate predictions with land change modelers
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Process for identifying climate impact on ES:
•Step 3: Run InVEST on future landscapes
•Step 4: Calculate change in value for specific geographic locations
•Step 5: Use this information in the Ecosystem-Services sector in the DCGE to assess what the long-term growth impacts are.
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Preliminary Results•As a proof of concept, I have created a 3-
sector model with a simple damage function▫Calibrated to IPCC A1F1 Scenario▫Damages based on Weisman Formula
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Celcius in Increase TemperatureTemperature Change over Time
20 40 60 80 100 120Time
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Proportion of GDP LostSimplified Damage Function
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Preliminary Results
•Model predicts fast growth at first, but eventually climate damages offset growth in capital
20 40 60 80 100t
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kK per effective normalized worker
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Validation – Replicates Past Data with Backcasting
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Where I Still Need Help
•Getting good at InVEST!•Data for InVEST inputs•Identifying the correct set of damage
functions
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Thank you
•Questions?
•Feel free to email any questions or to request more information and works cited to [email protected]
•Additional information on this model and presentation included at justinandrewjohnson.com/climate