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Methodological and conceptual shortcomings of MEECC limit its transparency and policy relevance
Abstract
Kanitkar, Jayaraman & Lavanyaa (KJL from here on) introduce the Model for Energy Equity and Climate Compatibility (MEECC_V.1), an analytical tool positioned as an alternative integrated assessment framework. MEECC is intended to facilitate the construction of scenarios to operationalize climate-compatibility, equity, and feasibility. The attention to the development-mitigation nexus and equitable effort-sharing in the context of global mitigation pathways is necessary and overdue, and we share it without reservation. Yet, we identify a number of methodological and conceptual shortcomings of the MEEC model that raise questions about its scientific robustness and ability to inform policy.
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BibTeX
@misc{schaeffer2026methodological,
title = {{Methodological and conceptual shortcomings of MEECC limit its transparency and policy relevance}},
author = {Roberto Schaeffer and Marina Andrijevic and Jarmo Kikstra and Alexander Nauels and Mingyu Li and Carl-Friedrich Schleussner and Keywan Riahi},
howpublished = {EarthArXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.31223/x52j76},
url = {https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/15158/},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Methodological and conceptual shortcomings of MEECC limit its transparency and policy relevance
AU - Roberto Schaeffer
AU - Marina Andrijevic
AU - Jarmo Kikstra
AU - Alexander Nauels
AU - Mingyu Li
AU - Carl-Friedrich Schleussner
AU - Keywan Riahi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/24
PB - EarthArXiv
DO - 10.31223/x52j76
UR - https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/15158/
AB - Kanitkar, Jayaraman & Lavanyaa (KJL from here on) introduce the Model for Energy Equity and Climate Compatibility (MEECC_V.1), an analytical tool positioned as an alternative integrated assessment framework. MEECC is intended to facilitate the construction of scenarios to operationalize climate-compatibility, equity, and feasibility. The attention to the development-mitigation nexus and equitable effort-sharing in the context of global mitigation pathways is necessary and overdue, and we share it without reservation. Yet, we identify a number of methodological and conceptual shortcomings of the MEEC model that raise questions about its scientific robustness and ability to inform policy.
ER -