Function

Module

Baseline analysis

Energy sectors: AEO/NEMS (US DOE/EIA); Non-energy sectors: CCS modified EPA national inventory for agriculture, forestry, waste management, fossil fuel industries, and industrial process emissions; CCS forecast for each non-energy sector

Microeconomic and direct energy, resource and environmental impacts

Customized analysis of policy options for each sector (agriculture, forestry, waste management, heat, power, residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and land use) using standard principles and guidelines for impact analysis, and including as needed MARKAL/TIMES for the energy sector, and CCS expert spreadsheet analysis for specific policy options in both energy and non-energy sectors

National energy security and systems impacts

MARKAL/TIMES

Investment needs

MARKAL/TIMES, CCS Macroeconomic Screening Tool, and REMI Policy Insight Plus

Investment options

CCS Macroeconomic Screening Tool and REMI Policy Insight Plus, CCS financing expertise

Macroeconomic screening and policy option design

CCS Macroeconomic Screening Tool, CCS sector based expertise

Macroeconomic impacts

REMI Policy Insight Plus

Sectoral and small business distributional impacts

REMI Policy Insight Plus, CCS small business tool

Personal income distribution

REMI Policy Insight Plus; Multi-sector income distribution matrix

Multi-attribute screening

Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA) using CCS policy options matrix and benchmarking

Health module (air, water quality)

MARKAL/TIMES