Adding value with CLEWs: modelling the energy system and its interdependencies for Mauritius

The document argues that climate, energy, water, and land-use systems are closely integrated, yet policy-making often relies on disconnected assessments. Using Mauritius as a case study, the paper compares energy system assessments conducted in isolation against those using an integrated approach to scenarios extending to 2030. It highlights that an integrated approach reveals critical dynamics—such as the impact of rainfall reductions and land-use changes on ethanol generation—that are overlooked in separate assessments.

• Traditional decision- and policy-making processes are often fragmented because they are informed by disconnected assessments of individual resource systems, despite the close integration of climate, energy, water, and land-use systems.
• An integrated assessment approach provides significant added value over separate assessments by identifying dynamics that would otherwise be missed, specifically regarding the value of ethanol generation when accounting for future land-use changes and reductions in rainfall.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2014). Adding value with CLEWs: modelling the energy system and its interdependencies for Mauritius. https://www.sei.org/publications/adding-value-with-clews-modelling-the-energy-system-and-its-interdependencies-for-mauritius/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Adding value with CLEWs: modelling the energy system and its interdependencies for Mauritius. 2014. https://www.sei.org/publications/adding-value-with-clews-modelling-the-energy-system-and-its-interdependencies-for-mauritius/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2014adding, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Adding value with CLEWs: modelling the energy system and its interdependencies for Mauritius}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2014}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/adding-value-with-clews-modelling-the-energy-system-and-its-interdependencies-for-mauritius/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }