Variable template

This is the list of variables and corresponding names and units which can be used in a MIF-file. Alternative names and units are not allowed! If you want to add a variable which is not yet part of the MIF structure please contact the Model Operations group (mo@pik-potsdam.de)

Variable Unit Definition
Population million total population
GDP|MER billion US$2005/yr GDP at market exchange rate
GDP|PPP billion US$2005/yr GDP converted to US $ using purchasing power parity
Primary Energy EJ/yr total primary energy consumption (direct equivalent)
Primary Energy|Fossil EJ/yr coal, gas, conventional and unconventional oil primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Fossil|w/ CCS EJ/yr coal, gas, conventional and unconventional oil primary energy consumption used in combination with CCS
Primary Energy|Fossil|w/o CCS EJ/yr coal, gas, conventional and unconventional oil primary energy consumption without CCS
Primary Energy|Coal EJ/yr coal primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Coal|w/ CCS EJ/yr coal primary energy consumption used in combination with CCS
Primary Energy|Coal|w/o CCS EJ/yr coal primary energy consumption without CCS
Primary Energy|Oil EJ/yr conventional & unconventional oil primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Oil|w/ CCS EJ/yr conventional & unconventional oil primary energy consumption used in combination with CCS
Primary Energy|Oil|w/o CCS EJ/yr conventional & unconventional oil primary energy consumption without CCS
Primary Energy|Gas EJ/yr gas primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Gas|w/ CCS EJ/yr gas primary energy consumption used in combination with CCS
Primary Energy|Gas|w/o CCS EJ/yr gas primary energy consumption without CCS
Primary Energy|Biomass EJ/yr purpose-grown bioenergy crops, crop and forestry residue bioenergy, municipal solid waste bioenergy, traditional biomass primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Biomass|w/ CCS EJ/yr purpose-grown bioenergy crops, crop and forestry residue bioenergy, municipal solid waste bioenergy, traditional biomass primary energy consumption used in combination with CCS
Primary Energy|Biomass|w/o CCS EJ/yr purpose-grown bioenergy crops, crop and forestry residue bioenergy, municipal solid waste bioenergy, traditional biomass primary energy consumption without CCS
Primary Energy|Biomass|Modern EJ/yr modern biomass primary energy consumption, including purpose-grown bioenergy crops, crop and forestry residue bioenergy and municipal solid waste bioenergy
Primary Energy|Biomass|Traditional EJ/yr traditional biomass primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Nuclear EJ/yr nuclear primary energy consumption (direct equivalent, includes electricity, heat and hydrogen production from nuclear energy)
Primary Energy|Non-Biomass Renewables EJ/yr non-biomass renewable energy consumption (direct equivalent, includes hydro electricity, wind electricity, geothermal electricity and heat, solar electricity and heat and hydrogen, ocean energy)
Primary Energy|Hydro EJ/yr total hydro primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Wind EJ/yr total wind primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Solar EJ/yr total solar primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Geothermal EJ/yr total geothermal primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Ocean EJ/yr total ocean primary energy consumption
Primary Energy|Secondary Energy Trade EJ/yr trade in secondary energy carriers than cannot be attributed unambiguously to a primary energy source (e.g. electricity, hydrogen, fossil synfuels, negative means net exports)
Primary Energy|Other EJ/yr primary energy consumption from sources that do not fit to any other category (direct equivalent, please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy EJ/yr total secondary energy - the sum of all secondary energy carrier production (for consistency checks)
Secondary Energy|Electricity EJ/yr total net electricity production
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Coal EJ/yr net electricity production from coal
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Coal|w/ CCS EJ/yr net electricity production from coal with a CO2 capture component
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Coal|w/o CCS EJ/yr net electricity production from coal with freely vented CO2 emissions
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Oil EJ/yr net electricity production from refined liquids
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Oil|w/ CCS EJ/yr net electricity production from refined liquids with a CO2 capture component
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Oil|w/o CCS EJ/yr net electricity production from refined liquids with freely vented CO2 emissions
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Gas EJ/yr net electricity production from natural gas
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Gas|w/ CCS EJ/yr net electricity production from natural gas with a CO2 capture component
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Gas|w/o CCS EJ/yr net electricity production from natural gas with freely vented CO2 emissions
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Biomass EJ/yr net electricity production from municipal solid waste, purpose-grown biomass, crop residues, forest industry waste, biogas
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Biomass|w/ CCS EJ/yr net electricity production from municipal solid waste, purpose-grown biomass, crop residues, forest industry waste with a CO2 capture component
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Biomass|w/o CCS EJ/yr net electricity production from municipal solid waste, purpose-grown biomass, crop residues, forest industry waste with freely vented CO2 emissions
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Nuclear EJ/yr net electricity production from nuclear energy
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Non-Biomass Renewables EJ/yr net electricity production from hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, ocean, and other renewable sources (excluding bioenergy). This is a summary category for all the non-biomass renewables.
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Hydro EJ/yr net hydroelectric production
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Solar EJ/yr net electricity production from all sources of solar energy (e.g., PV and concentrating solar power)
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Solar|PV EJ/yr net electricity production from solar photovoltaics (PV)
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Solar|CSP EJ/yr net electricity production from concentrating solar power (CSP)
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Wind EJ/yr net electricity production from wind energy (on- and offshore)
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Wind|Onshore EJ/yr net electricity production from onshore wind energy
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Wind|Offshore EJ/yr net electricity production from offshore wind energy
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Geothermal EJ/yr net electricity production from all sources of geothermal energy (e.g., hydrothermal, enhanced geothermal systems)
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Ocean EJ/yr net electricity production from all sources of ocean energy (e.g., tidal, wave, ocean thermal electricity generation)
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Other EJ/yr net electricity production from sources that do not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen EJ/yr total hydrogen production
Secondary Energy|Liquids EJ/yr total final energy
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Biomass EJ/yr total liquid biofuels production
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Biomass|w/ CCS EJ/yr total production of liquid biofuels from facilities with CCS
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Biomass|w/o CCS EJ/yr total production of liquid biofuels from facilities without CCS
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Fossil EJ/yr total production of fossil liquid synfuels
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Fossil|w/ CCS EJ/yr total production of fossil liquid synfuels from facilities with CCS
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Fossil|w/o CCS EJ/yr total production of fossil liquid synfuels from facilities without CCS
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Coal EJ/yr total production of fossil liquid synfuels from coal-to-liquids (CTL) technologies
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Gas EJ/yr total production of fossil liquid synfuels from gas-to-liquids (GTL) technologies
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Oil EJ/yr total production of liquid fuels from petroleum, including both conventional and unconventional sources
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Other EJ/yr total production of liquids from sources that do not fit any other category
Secondary Energy|Gases EJ/yr total production of gaseous fuels, including natural gas
Secondary Energy|Gases|Natural Gas EJ/yr total production of natural gas
Secondary Energy|Gases|Biomass EJ/yr total production of biogas
Secondary Energy|Gases|Coal EJ/yr total production of coal gas from coal gasification
Secondary Energy|Gases|Other EJ/yr total production of gases from sources that do not fit any other category
Secondary Energy|Solids EJ/yr solid secondary energy carriers (e.g., briquettes, coke, wood chips, wood pellets)
Secondary Energy|Solids|Coal EJ/yr solid secondary energy carriers produced from coal (e.g., briquettes, coke)
Secondary Energy|Solids|Biomass EJ/yr solid secondary energy carriers produced from biomass (e.g., commercial charcoal, wood chips, wood pellets)
Secondary Energy|Heat EJ/yr total centralized heat generation
Secondary Energy|Heat|Coal EJ/yr centralized heat generation from coal
Secondary Energy|Heat|Oil EJ/yr centralized heat generation from oil products
Secondary Energy|Heat|Gas EJ/yr centralized heat generation from gases
Secondary Energy|Heat|Biomass EJ/yr centralized heat generation from biomass
Secondary Energy|Heat|Solar EJ/yr centralized heat generation from solar energy
Secondary Energy|Heat|Geothermal EJ/yr centralized heat generation from geothermal energy EXCLUDING geothermal heat pumps
Secondary Energy|Heat|Nuclear EJ/yr centralized heat generation from nuclear energy
Secondary Energy|Heat|Other EJ/yr centralized heat generation from sources that do not fit any other category
Secondary Energy|Other Carrier EJ/yr generation of other secondary energy carriers that do not fit any other category (please provide a definition of other energy carrier in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Other Carrier|Coal EJ/yr generation of other secondary energy carriers from coal that do not fit any other category (please provide a definition of other energy carrier in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Other Carrier|Oil EJ/yr generation of other secondary energy carriers from oil that do not fit any other category (please provide a definition of other energy carrier in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Other Carrier|Gas EJ/yr generation of other secondary energy carriers from natural gas that do not fit any other category (please provide a definition of other energy carrier in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Other Carrier|Biomass EJ/yr generation of other secondary energy carriers from biomass that do not fit any other category (please provide a definition of other energy carrier in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Other Carrier|Non-Biomass Renewables EJ/yr generation of other secondary energy carriers from non-biomass renewables that do not fit any other category (please provide a definition of other energy carrier in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Other Carrier|Nuclear EJ/yr generation of other secondary energy carriers from nuclear energy that do not fit any other category (please provide a definition of other energy carrier in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Other Carrier|Other EJ/yr generation of other secondary energy carriers from other sources that do not fit any other category (please provide a definition of other energy carrier and the other source in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Final Energy EJ/yr final final energy consumed by end-use sectors, excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Industry EJ/yr final energy consumed by the industrial sector, including feedstocks, including agriculture and fishing
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial EJ/yr final energy consumed in the residential & commercial sector
Final Energy|Transportation EJ/yr final energy consumed in the transportation sector, including bunker fuels, excluding pipelines
Final Energy|Transportation|Passenger EJ/yr final energy consumed for passenger transportation
Final Energy|Transportation|Freight EJ/yr final energy consumed for freight transportation
Final Energy|Other Sector EJ/yr total final energy consumption by other sectors
Final Energy|Solids EJ/yr final energy solid fuel consumption (including coal and solid biomass)
Final Energy|Solids|Coal EJ/yr final energy coal consumption
Final Energy|Solids|Biomass EJ/yr final energy consumption of solid biomass (modern and traditional), excluding final energy consumption of bioliquids which are reported in the liquids category
Final Energy|Solids|Biomass|Traditional EJ/yr final energy consumption of traditional biomass
Final Energy|Liquids EJ/yr final energy consumption of refined liquids (conventional & unconventional oil, biofuels, coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids)
Final Energy|Gases EJ/yr final energy consumption of gases (natural gas, biogas, coal-gas), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Electricity EJ/yr final energy consumption of electricity (including on-site solar PV), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Hydrogen EJ/yr final energy consumption of hydrogen
Final Energy|Heat EJ/yr final energy consumption of heat (e.g., district heat, process heat, solar heating and warm water), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Other EJ/yr final energy consumption of other sources that do not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Energy Service|Transportation|Passenger bn pkm/yr energy service demand for passenger transport
Energy Service|Transportation|Freight bn tkm/yr energy service demand for freight transport
Emissions|CO2 Mt CO2/yr total carbon dioxide emissions, including emissions from fossil fuel combustion, industrial processes and land-use change
Emissions|CO2|Fossil Fuels and Industry Mt CO2/yr carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes, negative emissions from bioenergy with CCS should be included in this category
Emissions|CO2|Fossil Fuels and Industry|Energy Supply Mt CO2/yr carbon dioxide emissions from power and heat generation, other energy conversion (e.g. refineries, synfuel production), resource extration and energy transmission and distribution (e.g. gas pipelines), negative emissions from bioenergy with CCS should be included in this category
Emissions|CO2|Fossil Fuels and Industry|Energy Supply|Electricity Mt CO2/yr carbon dioxide emissions from electric power generation, negative emissions from bioenergy with CCS should be included in this category
Emissions|CO2|Fossil Fuels and Industry|Energy Demand Mt CO2/yr carbon dioxide emissions from all energy end-use sectors
Emissions|CO2|Fossil Fuels and Industry|Energy Demand|Industry Mt CO2/yr carbon dioxide emissions from the industrial sector, including feedstocks, including agriculture and fishing
Emissions|CO2|Fossil Fuels and Industry|Energy Demand|Residential and Commercial Mt CO2/yr carbon dioxide emissions from the residential & commercial sector
Emissions|CO2|Fossil Fuels and Industry|Energy Demand|Transportation Mt CO2/yr carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector and bunker fuels (excluding pipelines)
Emissions|CO2|Fossil Fuels and Industry|Energy Demand|Other Sector Mt CO2/yr carbon dioxide emissions from other energy end-use sectors that do not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sectors in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Emissions|CO2|Land Use Mt CO2/yr net carbon dioxide emissions from all categories of land use and land-use change (e.g., pasture conversion, deforestation, afforestation, reforestation, soil management, etc.)
Emissions|CO2|Carbon Capture and Storage Mt CO2/yr total carbon dioxide emissions captured and stored in geological deposits (e.g. in depleted oil and gas fields, unmined coal seams, saline aquifers) and the deep ocean, stored amounts should be reported as positive numbers
Emissions|N2O kt N2O/yr total nitrous oxide emissions
Emissions|CH4 Mt CH4/yr total methane emissions
Emissions|F-Gases Mt CO2-equiv/yr total F-gas emissions, including sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), others?
Emissions|Kyoto Gases Mt CO2-equiv/yr total Kyoto gas emissions, including CO2, CH4, N2O and F-Gases. Equivalent emissions calculated based on 100 yr GWP from IPCC AR4, Chap. 2 of WGI report
Concentration|CO2 ppm atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide
Concentration|CH4 ppb atmospheric concentration of methane
Concentration|N2O ppb atmospheric concentration of nitrous oxide
Forcing W/m2 radiative forcing from all greenhouse gases and forcing agents, including contributions from albedo, nitrate, and mineral dust
Forcing|AN3A W/m2 radiative forcing from all greenhouse gases and forcing agents, excluding contributions from albedo, nitrate, and mineral dust
Forcing|Kyoto Gases W/m2 radiative forcing of the six Kyoto gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, SF6, HFCs, PFCs)
Price|Carbon US$2005/t CO2 marginal cost of abatement
Price|N2O US$2005/t N2O marginal cost of abatement
Price|CH4 US$2005/t CH4 marginal cost of abatement
Price|Primary Energy|Oil US$2005/GJ crude oil price at the primary level (i.e. the spot price at the global or regional market)
Price|Primary Energy|Gas US$2005/GJ natural gas price at the primary level (i.e. the spot price at the global or regional market)
Price|Primary Energy|Coal US$2005/GJ coal price at the primary level (i.e. the spot price at the global or regional market)
Price|Secondary Energy|Liquids|Oil US$2005/GJ light fuel oil price at the secondary level, i.e. for large scale consumers (e.g. oil power plant). Prices should include the effect of carbon prices.
Price|Secondary Energy|Gases|Natural Gas US$2005/GJ natural gas price at the secondary level, i.e. for large scale consumers (e.g. gas power plant). Prices should include the effect of carbon prices.
Price|Secondary Energy|Solids|Coal US$2005/GJ coal price at the secondary level, i.e. for large scale consumers (e.g. coal power plant). Prices should include the effect of carbon prices.
Price|Secondary Energy|Solids|Biomass US$2005/GJ biomass price at the secondary level, i.e. for large scale consumers (e.g. biomass power plant). Prices should include the effect of carbon prices.
Price|Primary Energy|Biomass US$2005/GJ biomass producer price
Price|Secondary Energy|Electricity US$2005/GJ electricity price at the secondary level, i.e. for large scale consumers (e.g. aluminum production). Prices should include the effect of carbon prices.
Consumption billion US$2005/yr total consumption of all goods, by all consumers in a region
LCOE|Electricity|Coal|w/ CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of coal-fired power with CCS (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Coal|w/o CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of coal-fired power without CCS (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Gas|w/ CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of gas-fired power with CCS (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Gas|w/o CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of gas-fired power without CCS (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Nuclear US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of nuclear generated power (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Non-Biomass Renewables US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of non-biomass renewable generated power (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Solar|Marginal US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of solar power (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Solar|Average US$2005/MWh marginal levelized cost of electricity of solar power (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Wind|Marginal US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of wind power (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Wind|Average US$2005/MWh marginal levelized cost of electricity of wind power (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Biomass|w/ CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of biomass generated power with CCS (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Electricity|Biomass|w/o CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of electricity of biomass generated power without CCS (weighted by the share of electricity of the various power plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
Policy Cost|Area under MAC Curve billion US$2005/yr total costs of the policy, i.e. the area under the Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) curve
Policy Cost|GDP Loss billion US$2005/yr GDP loss in a policy scenario compared to the corresponding baseline (losses should be reported as negative numbers)
Policy Cost|Consumption Loss billion US$2005/yr consumption loss in a policy scenario compared to the corresponding baseline (losses should be reported as negative numbers)
Policy Cost|Equivalent Variation billion US$2005/yr equivalent variation associated with the given policy
Policy Cost|Additional Total Energy System Cost billion US$2005/yr additional energy system cost associated with the policy
Policy Cost|Other billion US$2005/yr any other indicator of policy cost (e.g., compensated variation). (please indicate what type of policy cost is measured on the 'comments' tab)
Trade|Primary Energy|Coal|Volume EJ/yr net exports of coal, at the global level these should add up to the trade losses only
Trade|Primary Energy|Gas|Volume EJ/yr net exports of natural gas, at the global level these should add up to the trade losses only
Trade|Primary Energy|Oil|Volume EJ/yr net exports of crude oil (excluding refined oil products), at the global level these should add up to the trade losses only
Trade|Secondary Energy|Solids and Liquids|Biomass|Volume EJ/yr net exports of bioenergy, at the global level these should add up to the trade losses only
Trade|Secondary Energy|Electricity|Volume EJ/yr net exports of electricity, at the global level these should add up to the trade losses only
Trade|Secondary Energy|Other|Volume EJ/yr net exports of other secondary energy carriers not covered by above categories (eg, hydrogen, fossil liquids, etc..), at the global level these should add up to the trade losses only
Capital Cost|Electricity|Coal|IGCC|w/o CCS $/kW capital cost for a new IGCC facility
Efficiency|Electricity|Coal|IGCC|w/o CCS % efficiency of a new IGCC facility
Capital Cost|Electricity|Gas|CC|w/o CCS $/kW capital cost of a new gas CC facility
Efficiency|Electricity|Gas|CC|w/o CCS % efficiency of a new gas CC facility
Capital Cost|Electricity|Solar|PV $/kW capital cost of new solar PV cells
Capital Cost|Electricity|Solar|CSP $/kW capital cost of a new solar CSP facility
Capital Cost|Electricity|Nuclear $/kW capital cost of a new nuclear power plant
Capital Cost|Electricity|Wind|Onshore $/kW capital cost of a new onshore wind power plant
Emissions|GHG|Allowance Allocation Mt CO2-equiv/yr Initial allocation of GHG emission allowances under International Emissions Trading System implied by burden sharing scheme
Trade|Emissions Allowances|Value billion US$2005/yr net exports of emission allowances, at the global level these should add up to zero.
Trade|Emissions Allowances|Volume Mt CO2-equiv/yr volume of traded emissions (exports minus imports). At the global level, these should add up to zero
Resource|Cumulative Extraction|Coal EJ Cumulative coal extraction
Resource|Cumulative Extraction|Gas EJ Cumulative gas extraction
Resource|Cumulative Extraction|Gas|Conventional EJ Cumulative extraction of conventional gas
Resource|Cumulative Extraction|Gas|Unconventional EJ Cumulative extraction of unconventional gas
Resource|Cumulative Extraction|Oil EJ Cumulative oil extraction
Resource|Cumulative Extraction|Oil|Conventional EJ Cumulative extraction of conventional oil
Resource|Cumulative Extraction|Oil|Unconventional EJ Cumulative extraction of unconventional oil
Resource|Cumulative Extraction|Uranium ktU Cumulative extraction of uranium
Investment|Energy Supply billion US$2005/yr Investments into the energy supply system
Investment|Energy Supply|Electricity billion US$2005/yr Investments into new electricity generation capacity
Trade|All billion US$2005/yr net exports of all goods, at the global level these should add up to the trade losses only
Emissions|Sulfur Mt SO2/yr total sulfur emissions
Emissions|BC Mt BC/yr total black carbon emissions
Emissions|OC Mt OC/yr total organic carbon emissions
Emissions|NOx Mt NO2/yr total nitrogen oxide emissions
Emissions|CO Mt CO/yr total carbon monoxide emissions
Emissions|Sulfur|Energy Supply|Electricity Mt SO2/yr total sulfur emissions from electricity generation
Emissions|Sulfur|Energy Supply and Demand Mt SO2/yr total sulfur emissions from energy use on supply and demand side
Emissions|Sulfur|Land Use Mt SO2/yr total sulfur emissions from land sources
Emissions|BC|Energy Supply|Electricity Mt BC/yr total black carbon emissions from electricity generation
Emissions|BC|Energy Supply and Demand Mt BC/yr total black carbon emissions from energy use on supply and demand side
Emissions|BC|Land Use Mt BC/yr total black carbon emissions from land sources
Emissions|OC|Energy Supply|Electricity Mt OC/yr total organic carbon emissions from electricity generation
Emissions|OC|Energy Supply and Demand Mt OC/yr total organic carbon emissions from energy use on supply and demand side
Emissions|OC|Land Use Mt OC/yr total organic carbon emissions from land sources
Emissions|NOx|Energy Supply|Electricity Mt NO2/yr total nitrogen oxide emissions from electricity generation
Emissions|NOx|Energy Supply and Demand Mt NO2/yr total nitrogen oxide emissions from energy use on supply and demand side
Emissions|NOx|Land Use Mt NO2/yr total nitrogen oxide emissions from land sources
Emissions|CO|Energy Supply|Electricity Mt CO/yr total carbon monoxide emissions from electricity generation
Emissions|CO|Energy Supply and Demand Mt CO/yr total carbon monoxide emissions from energy use on supply and demand side
Emissions|CO|Land Use Mt CO/yr total carbon monoxide emissions from land sources
Forcing|Montreal Gases W/m2 total radiative forcing from Montreal gases
Forcing|CO2 W/m2 total radiative forcing from CO2
Forcing|CH4 W/m2 total radiative forcing from CH4
Forcing|N2O W/m2 total radiative forcing from N2O
Forcing|F-Gases W/m2 total radiative forcing from F-gases
Forcing|Aerosol W/m2 total radiative forcing from all aerosols
Forcing|Aerosol|Sulfate Direct W/m2 total radiative forcing from direct sufate effects
Forcing|Aerosol|Cloud Indirect W/m2 total radiative forcing from indirect effects of aerosols on clouds
Forcing|Aerosol|BC and OC W/m2 total radiative forcing from black and organic carbon
Forcing|Aerosol|Other W/m2 total radiative forcing from aerosols not covered in the other categories (including aerosols from biomass burning)
Forcing|Tropospheric Ozone W/m2 total radiative forcing from tropospheric ozone
Forcing|Other W/m2 total radiative forcing from factors not covered in other categories (including stratospheric ozone and startospheric water vapor)
Forcing|Albedo Change and Mineral Dust W/m2 total radiative forcing from albedo change and mineral dust
Forcing|Aerosol|Nitrate Direct W/m2 total radiative forcing from direct nitrate aerosols
Temperature|Global Mean °C change in global mean temperature relative to pre-industrial
LCOE|Liquids|Oil US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of liquids produced from conventional or unconventional oil (weighted by the share of producton from the various plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Liquids|Biomass|w/ CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of liquids produced from biomass sources and using CCS (weighted by the share of producton from the various plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Liquids|Biomass|w/o CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of liquids produced from biomass sources and not using CCS (weighted by the share of producton from the various plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Liquids|Coal|w/ CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of liquids produced from coal-to-liquids processes and not using CCS (weighted by the share of producton from the various plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
LCOE|Liquids|Coal|w/o CCS US$2005/MWh average levelized cost of liquids produced from coal-to-liquids processes and not using CCS (weighted by the share of producton from the various plant types). LCOE should include the investment, O&M, fuel and decomissioning costs. Each model is free to chose its own discount rate. LCOE should NOT include effect of carbon price.
Land Cover million Ha/yr total land cover
Land Cover|Cropland million Ha/yr total arable land, i.e. land in non-forest bioenergy crop, food, and feed/fodder crops, as well as other arable land (cultivated area)
Land Cover|Cropland|Irrigated million Ha/yr total arable land actually irrigated
Land Cover|Cropland|Energy Crops|Irrigated million Ha/yr land dedicated to energy crops actually irrigated
Land Cover|Pasture million Ha/yr pasture
Land Cover|Forest million Ha/yr managed and unmanaged forest area
Land Cover|Other Land million Ha/yr other land cover that does not fit into any other category (e.g., rock, ice, desert, water, build-up area, please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Land Cover|Forest|Managed million Ha/yr "managed forests producing commercial wood supply for timber or energy (note: woody energy crops reported under ""energy crops"")"|good to distinguish b/w commercial and other forests
Land Cover|Cropland|Energy Crops million Ha/yr land dedicated to energy crops (e.g., switchgrass, miscanthus, fast-growing wood species)|use, but need clear definition, esp for models like message.
Land Cover|Other Arable Land million Ha/yr other arable land that is unmanaged (e.g., grassland, savannah, shrubland), excluding unmanaged forests that are arable
Emissions|CH4|Energy Supply and Demand Mt CH4/yr total methane emissions from energy use on supply and demand side
Emissions|CH4|Land Use Mt CH4/yr total anthropogenic methane emissions from land use, including agriculture and livestock
Emissions|CH4|Other Mt CH4/yr anthropogenic methane emissions from other sources (e.g., landfills, sewage, please provide a definition of other sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Emissions|N2O|Energy Supply and Demand kt N2O/yr total nitrous oxide emissions from energy use on supply and demand side
Emissions|N2O|Land Use kt N2O/yr total anthropogenic nitrous oxide emissions from land use, including agriculture and livestock
Emissions|N2O|Other kt N2O/yr anthropogenic nitrous oxide emissions from other sources (please provide a definition of other sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Emissions|CO2|Land Use|Soil Carbon Mt CO2/yr Net soil carbon emissions (positive numbers imply net emissions to the atmosphere while negative numbers imply net carbon uptake from the atmosphere)
Emissions|CO2|Carbon Capture and Storage|Biomass Mt CO2/yr total carbon dioxide emissions captured from bioenergy use and stored in geological deposits (e.g. in depleted oil and gas fields, unmined coal seams, saline aquifers) and the deep ocean, stored amounts should be reported as positive numbers
Price|Secondary Energy|Liquids|Biomass US$2005/GJ biofuel price at the secondary level, i.e. for biofuel consumers
Price|Agriculture|Non-Energy Crops|Index Index (2005 = 1) Laspeyres price index for non-energy crops
Price|Agriculture|Water|Index Index (2005 = 1) water shadow price index
Trade|Primary Energy|Biomass|Volume EJ/yr net exports of solid, unprocessed biomass, at the global level these should add up to the trade losses only
Primary Energy|Biomass|Energy Crops EJ/yr biomass primary energy from purpose-grown bioenergy crops
Primary Energy|Biomass|1st Generation EJ/yr biomass primary energy from 1st generation biofuel crops (e.g., sugar cane, rapeseed oil, maize, sugar beet)
Primary Energy|Biomass|Residues EJ/yr biomass primary energy from residues
Primary Energy|Biomass|Other EJ/yr biomass primary energy from other sources (including logs, algae, etc.) that do not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Primary Energy|Biomass|Electricity EJ/yr primary modern bioenergy input to the electricity generation
Primary Energy|Biomass|Electricity|w/ CCS EJ/yr primary modern bioenergy input to the electricity generation with CCS
Primary Energy|Biomass|Liquids EJ/yr primary modern bioenergy input to biofuel production processes
Primary Energy|Biomass|Liquids|w/ CCS EJ/yr primary modern bioenergy input to biofuel production processes with CCS
Primary Energy|Biomass|Gases EJ/yr primary modern bioenergy input to gasification processes
Primary Energy|Biomass|Hydrogen EJ/yr primary modern bioenergy input to hydrogen production processes
Primary Energy|Biomass|Hydrogen|w/ CCS EJ/yr primary modern bioenergy input to hydrogen production processes with CCS
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Biomass|Energy Crops EJ/yr liquid biofuels production from energy crops
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Biomass|Residues EJ/yr liquid biofuels production from residues (forest and agriculture)
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Biomass|1st Generation EJ/yr liquid biofuels production from 1st generation technologies, relying on e.g. corn, sugar, oil
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Biomass|Energy Crops EJ/yr net electricity production from purpose-grown biomass
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Biomass|Residues EJ/yr net electricity production from biomass residues
Secondary Energy|Electricity|Biomass|Other EJ/yr net electricity production from biomass that does not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Secondary Energy|Liquids|Biomass|Other EJ/yr biofuel production from biomass that does not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Primary Energy Production|Biomass|Energy Crops EJ/yr domestically produced biomass primary energy from purpose-grown bioenergy crops
Primary Energy Production|Biomass|1st Generation EJ/yr domestically produced biomass primary energy from 1st generation biofuel crops (e.g., sugar cane, rapeseed oil, maize, sugar beet)
Food Energy Demand EJ/yr total calory food demand
Food Energy Demand|Livestock EJ/yr calory food demand for livestock products
Final Energy|Industry|Solids EJ/yr final energy solid fuel consumption by the industrial sector (including coal and solid biomass)
Final Energy|Industry|Solids|Coal EJ/yr final energy coal consumption by the industrial sector
Final Energy|Industry|Solids|Biomass EJ/yr final energy consumption by the industrial sector of solid biomass (modern and traditional), excluding final energy consumption of bioliquids which are reported in the liquids category
Final Energy|Industry|Liquids EJ/yr final energy consumption by the industrial sector of refined liquids (conventional & unconventional oil, biofuels, coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids)
Final Energy|Industry|Gases EJ/yr final energy consumption by the industrial sector of gases (natural gas, biogas, coal-gas), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Industry|Electricity EJ/yr final energy consumption by the industrial sector of electricity (including on-site solar PV), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Industry|Hydrogen EJ/yr final energy consumption by the industrial sector of hydrogen
Final Energy|Industry|Heat EJ/yr final energy consumption by the industrial sector of heat (e.g., district heat, process heat, solar heating and warm water), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Industry|Other EJ/yr final energy consumption by the industrial sector of other sources that do not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Solids EJ/yr final energy solid fuel consumption by the residential & commercial sector (including coal and solid biomass)
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Solids|Coal EJ/yr final energy coal consumption by the residential & commercial sector
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Solids|Biomass EJ/yr final energy consumption by the residential & commercial sector of solid biomass (modern and traditional), excluding final energy consumption of bioliquids which are reported in the liquids category
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Liquids EJ/yr final energy consumption by the residential & commercial sector of refined liquids (conventional & unconventional oil, biofuels, coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids)
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Gases EJ/yr final energy consumption by the residential & commercial sector of gases (natural gas, biogas, coal-gas), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Electricity EJ/yr final energy consumption by the residential & commercial sector of electricity (including on-site solar PV), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Hydrogen EJ/yr final energy consumption by the residential & commercial sector of hydrogen
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Heat EJ/yr final energy consumption by the residential & commercial sector of heat (e.g., district heat, process heat, solar heating and warm water), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Other EJ/yr final energy consumption by the residential & commercial sector of other sources that do not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Final Energy|Transportation|Liquids EJ/yr final energy consumption by the transportation sector of refined liquids (conventional & unconventional oil, biofuels, coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids)
Final Energy|Transportation|Gases EJ/yr final energy consumption by the transportation sector of gases (natural gas, biogas, coal-gas), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Transportation|Hydrogen EJ/yr final energy consumption by the transportation sector of hydrogen
Final Energy|Transportation|Electricity EJ/yr final energy consumption by the transportation sector of electricity (including on-site solar PV), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Transportation|Other EJ/yr final energy consumption by the transportation sector of other sources that do not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Final Energy|Other Sector|Solids EJ/yr final energy solid fuel consumption by other sectors (including coal and solid biomass)
Final Energy|Other Sector|Solids|Coal EJ/yr final energy coal consumption by other sectors
Final Energy|Other Sector|Solids|Biomass EJ/yr final energy consumption by other sectors of solid biomass (modern and traditional), excluding final energy consumption of bioliquids which are reported in the liquids category
Final Energy|Other Sector|Liquids EJ/yr final energy consumption by other sectors of refined liquids (conventional & unconventional oil, biofuels, coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids)
Final Energy|Other Sector|Gases EJ/yr final energy consumption by other sectors of gases (natural gas, biogas, coal-gas), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Other Sector|Electricity EJ/yr final energy consumption by other sectors of electricity (including on-site solar PV), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Other Sector|Hydrogen EJ/yr final energy consumption by other sectors of hydrogen
Final Energy|Other Sector|Heat EJ/yr final energy consumption by other sectors of heat (e.g., district heat, process heat, solar heating and warm water), excluding transmission/distribution losses
Final Energy|Other Sector|Other EJ/yr final energy consumption by other sectors of other sources that do not fit to any other category (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Price|Final Energy|Industry|Solids|Coal|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of coal including taxes in the industrial sector
Price|Final Energy|Industry|Solids|Biomass|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of solid biomass including taxes in the industrial sector
Price|Final Energy|Industry|Liquids|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of refined liquids (from conventional & unconventional oil, biofuels, coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids) including taxes in the industrial sector
Price|Final Energy|Industry|Gases|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of gases (natural gas, biogas, coal-gas) including taxes in the industrial sector
Price|Final Energy|Industry|Electricity|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of electricity including taxes in the industrial sector
Price|Final Energy|Industry|Hydrogen|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of hydrogen including taxes in the industrial sector
Price|Final Energy|Industry|Heat|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of heat (e.g., district heat, solar heat) including taxes in the industrial sector
Price|Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Solids|Coal|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of coal including taxes in the residential & commercial sector
Price|Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Solids|Biomass|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of solid biomass including taxes in the residential & commercial sector
Price|Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Liquids|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of refined liquids (from conventional & unconventional oil, biofuels, coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids) including taxes in the residential & commercial sector
Price|Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Gases|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of gases (natural gas, biogas, coal-gas) including taxes in the residential & commercial sector
Price|Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Electricity|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of electricity including taxes in the residential & commercial sector
Price|Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Hydrogen|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of hydrogen including taxes in the residential & commercial sector
Price|Final Energy|Residential and Commercial|Heat|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of heat (e.g., district heat, solar heat) including taxes in the residential & commercial sector
Price|Final Energy|Transportation|Liquids|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of refined liquids (from conventional & unconventional oil, biofuels, coal-to-liquids, gas-to-liquids) including taxes in the transportation sector
Price|Final Energy|Transportation|Gases|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of gases (natural gas, biogas, coal-gas) including taxes in the transportation sector
Price|Final Energy|Transportation|Hydrogen|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of electricity including taxes in the transportation sector
Price|Final Energy|Transportation|Electricity|w/ Taxes US$2005/GJ price of hydrogen including taxes in the transportation sector
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Coal EJ/yr total hydrogen production from coal
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Coal|w/ CCS EJ/yr hydrogen production from coal with a CO2 capture component
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Coal|w/o CCS EJ/yr hydrogen production from coal with freely vented CO2 emissions
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Gas EJ/yr total hydrogen production from natural gas
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Gas|w/ CCS EJ/yr hydrogen production from natural gas with a CO2 capture component
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Gas|w/o CCS EJ/yr hydrogen production from natural gas with freely vented CO2 emissions
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Biomass EJ/yr total hydrogen production from biomass
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Biomass|w/ CCS EJ/yr hydrogen production from biomass with a CO2 capture component
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Biomass|w/o CCS EJ/yr hydrogen production from biomass with freely vented CO2 emissions
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Nuclear EJ/yr total hydrogen production from nuclear energy (e.g. thermochemical water splitting with nucelar heat)
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Solar EJ/yr total hydrogen production from solar energy (e.g. thermalchemical water splitting with solar heat)
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Electricity EJ/yr total hydrogen production from electrolysis
Secondary Energy|Hydrogen|Other EJ/yr total hydrogen production from other sources (please provide a definition of the sources in this category in the 'comments' tab)
Final Energy|Geothermal EJ/yr final energy consumption of geothermal energy (e.g., from decentralized or small-scale geothermal heating systems) EXCLUDING geothermal heat pumps
Final Energy|Solar EJ/yr final energy consumption of solar energy (e.g., from roof-top solar hot water collector systems)
Capacity|Electricity|Solar|CSP GW total installed capacity of operating solar CSP facilities
Capacity|Electricity|Solar|PV GW total installed capacity of operating solar PV systems
Capacity|Electricity|Wind GW total installed capacity of operating wind plants
Capacity|Electricity|Hydro GW total installed capacity of operating hydro power plants
Resource|Average Extraction Cost|Coal US$2005/GJ Average cost of coal extraction
Resource|Average Extraction Cost|Oil US$2005/GJ Average cost of oil extraction
Resource|Average Extraction Cost|Gas US$2005/GJ Average cost of gas extraction
Trade|Exports|Primary Energy|Coal|Volume EJ/yr exports of coal
Trade|Exports|Primary Energy|Gas|Volume EJ/yr exports of natural gas
Trade|Exports|Primary Energy|Oil|Volume EJ/yr exports of crude oil (excluding refined oil products)
Trade|Exports|Secondary Energy|Solids and Liquids|Biomass|Volume EJ/yr exports of bioenergy (solid and liquid)
Trade|Exports|Secondary Energy|Electricity|Volume EJ/yr exports of electricity
Trade|Exports|Secondary Energy|Other|Volume EJ/yr exports of other secondary energy carriers not covered by above categories (e.g., hydrogen, fossil-based synthetic liquids)
Trade|Imports|Primary Energy|Coal|Volume EJ/yr imports of coal
Trade|Imports|Primary Energy|Gas|Volume EJ/yr imports of natural gas
Trade|Imports|Primary Energy|Oil|Volume EJ/yr imports of crude oil (excluding refined oil products)
Trade|Imports|Secondary Energy|Solids and Liquids|Biomass|Volume EJ/yr imports of bioenergy (solid and liquid)
Trade|Imports|Secondary Energy|Electricity|Volume EJ/yr imports of electricity
Trade|Imports|Secondary Energy|Other|Volume EJ/yr imports of other secondary energy carriers not covered by above categories (e.g., hydrogen, fossil-based synthetic liquids)
Production Cost|Agriculture billion US$2005/yr total agricultural production cost
Production Cost|Agriculture excl GHG market billion US$2005/yr agricultural production cost without GHG market costs (CO2 and Non-CO2 emissions as well as revenues from negative CO2 emissions
GHG market|Agriculture|CO2 billion US$2005/yr net CO2 emission costs (cost - revenue)
GHG market|Agriculture|CO2|Cost billion US$2005/yr CO2 emission costs
GHG market|Agriculture|CO2|Revenue billion US$2005/yr Revneues from negative CO2 emissions
GHG market|Agriculture|Non-CO2 billion US$2005/yr Non-CO2 emission costs
Water|Withdrawal|Irrigation million m3/yr withdrawals of blue water for irrigation
Trade|Imports|Agriculture|Volume million ton/yr imports of agricultural commodities (in dry matter)
Trade|Exports|Agriculture|Volume million ton/yr exports of agricultural commodities (in dry matter)
Fertilizer Use|Nitrogen Tg Nr/yr Nitrogen application due to fertilizer use
Yield|Cereal tDM/ha/yr average cereal yields