Round table 1: Understanding differences in model results

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Round table 1 Understanding differences in model
results

• Is there a problem if models come up with
  different results?
• Are models sufficiently transparent to allow
  technical experts, political decision makers and
  stakeholders to understand the differences?
• If not, what needs to be done by whom in order to
  make models more useful?

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Round Table 3 Towards a coordinated use of
models for policy support - Case for a European
 PAN?

• Principles
• European focus
• Complementing other similar excercises
• Openess in terms of models and participation
  (including stakeholders)
• Research driven, supported by policy makers

• Characteristics
• Forum to pose policy questions
• Forum to point out (omitted) policy issues
• Financing?
• Commission
• Member States
• Private sources/ foundations

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Further thoughts.

• Focus on all gases as well as sinks
• Should also include EEA and accession country
  issues
• Might include developing country issues (funding
  of LDC participants?)
• Naturally open to  transatlantic and
  transcontinental dialogue 
• Induces others to carry out rigorous quantitative
  policy analysis
• Could start with GECS and AKROPOLIS
• Does not replace need for funding model
  development
• Identifies data needs