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The GDPperCap Variable

Now one summable variable (GDP) has been replaced by another (Pop), and there is a new ratio variable (GDPperCap). However, only changes in GDP per capita need to be specified in this script: that is, only a growth rate needs to be entered:

base year 2002
scenario year 2012

summvar Emissions
ratio EmissionIntensity, GDPperCap

Emissions.by = 100
EmissionIntensity = incr[-18%]
GDPperCap = growth(<2.0%>)

::   Pop >> GDPperCap * EmissionIntensity -> Emissions


Here, the growth rate of GDPperCap is given as an annual growth rate of 2.0%. This is a key input into the script, so it is blocked out using angle brackets. (This is optional.)

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