Speaker: Dr D. Cale Reeves Research Associate, CEENRG, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge
Abstract: Alongside top-down modelling approaches that describe entire systems at a macro-level, there are bottom-up approaches—often operationalized as agent-based models (ABMs)—that treat macro-level system characteristics as emergent from micro-level behavior. Applied to the diffusion of home energy technologies (e.g. solar photovoltaics, highefficiency HVAC, smart thermostats, etc.), ABMs can reveal novel and actionable insights that stem from a rich description of how people, embedded in complex system, approach technology adoption decisionmaking. In this presentation, Dr. Reeves will showcase findings from several such models, including insights into: • disambiguating accelerated adoptions from additional adoptions • practical tools to decrease informational barriers to adoption • the distributional impacts – i.e. equity – of policy decisions.
Part of the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG) Seminar Series https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/c-eenrg/page/ceenrg-seminar-series
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