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Many of the traditional air pollutants and greenhouse gases have common sources. These emissions interact in the atmosphere and-jointly or separately-cause a variety of environmental effects at the local, regional, and global scales. The GAINS (Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies) is a state-of-the-art disciplinary model that enables an examination of the co-benefits of simultaneous reduction of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. It assists in the search for pollution control strategies that are able to maximize benefits at all scales. |
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GAINS is an extension of the RAINS (Regional Air Pollution Information and Simulation) model, which is currently being used to explore synergies and trade-offs between the control of local and regional air pollution and the mitigation of global greenhouse gas emissions. |
The European implementation of the GAINS model (GAINS Europe) was released in December 2006. The Asian implementation (GAINS Asia) was released in 2007.
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About GAINS
