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"The Global Calculator is a free and interactive tool that helps you to understand the link between our lifestyles, the energy we use, and the consequences for our climate. It is aimed at anyone interested in exploring what a low-carbon world could look like in 2050. The Calculator shows that it is possible to prevent dangerous climate change and ensure people's living standards continue to improve if we act now. Access the Global Calculator Insights from the Calculator: read our report The Global Calculator shows that as lifestyles continue to improve while still tackling climate change, we must transform the technologies and fuels we use, and make smarter use of our limited land resources. The report Prosperous living for the world in 2050 (PDF 1.43MB) uses evidence from the tool to show what we need to achieve. ...it's really helpful to be able to look at impacts and balances between the drivers in the tool to think about how we face the future.  Mott MacDonald     What we found Want to dig deeper into the data? The Global Calculator is the most open-source model of the world's energy system ever built. You can download the full Excel model to explore all the assumptions used and methodology used. You can even make your own version to test out your ideas. Access the spreadsheet › Keep in touch Subscribe to our mailing list get updates about the Global Calculator. We won't use your details for anything else. Sign up Our team The Calculator is funded by the UK Government's International Climate Fund and the EU's Climate-KIC, and has been built by an international team from the following organisations: About us The Global Calculator is an open-source model of the world's energy, land and food systems to 2050 that allows you to design your own vision of the future and see the implications for the climate instantly. It is funded by the UK Government's In