A System of Systems for the Selection of Optimal Climate Change Decisions

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Hacker News

Very excited to dive into this, thanks for sharing. Looking to apply it at the private sector

by czbond

What problems does this solve? There are many models of climate change; what marginal benefit does this one provide? Also, is it being used?

The abstract seems to focus on the technique, Model Predictive Control technique, but what dis/advantages does it have? Or maybe the novel part is the neural network.

"... a novel system utilizing the Model Predictive Control technique (MPC) to optimize greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Through a receding horizon approach, the system dynamically adjusts carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emissions to maintain temperature anomalies within safe limits. The system operates in two phases: first, applying MPC to minimize temperature anomalies by optimizing emissions from 2025 to 2100; second, embedding an artificial neural network trained to capture the relationship between policy decisions and greenhouse gas emissions into an optimization process that identifies the policy set required to achieve a desired emissions pathway."

by mmooss

At first blush this seems quite a bit less ham-handed than "net zero by 2030" type of goals, so that could be a good thing.

by CGMthrowaway

Why is this published in IEEE? Is nature going to start publishing articles about Space–Time Modulation of a Multimode Electrically Small Antenna for Increased Matching and Efficiency Bandwidths?

by dlcarrier

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Hacker News
Very excited to dive into this, thanks for sharing. Looking to apply it at the private sector
by czbond
What problems does this solve? There are many models of climate change; what marginal benefit does this one provide? Also, is it being used?
The abstract seems to focus on the technique, Model Predictive Control technique, but what dis/advantages does it have? Or maybe the novel part is the neural network.
"... a novel system utilizing the Model Predictive Control technique (MPC) to optimize greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Through a receding horizon approach, the system dynamically adjusts carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases emissions to maintain temperature anomalies within safe limits. The system operates in two phases: first, applying MPC to minimize temperature anomalies by optimizing emissions from 2025 to 2100; second, embedding an artificial neural network trained to capture the relationship between policy decisions and greenhouse gas emissions into an optimization process that identifies the policy set required to achieve a desired emissions pathway."
by mmooss
At first blush this seems quite a bit less ham-handed than "net zero by 2030" type of goals, so that could be a good thing.
by CGMthrowaway
Why is this published in IEEE? Is nature going to start publishing articles about Space–Time Modulation of a Multimode Electrically Small Antenna for Increased Matching and Efficiency Bandwidths?
by dlcarrier