The LIFE OrgBalt project has developed the Simulation tool designed to promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and support development of bioeconomy in the Baltic States.
It is a data-driven instrument for policy planning and decision-making at regional and national levels and is primarily intended for policymakers and regional planners in the Baltic States. The tool is to be considered a complementary instrument providing indicative guidance on the costs and benefits of organic soil management choices under the assumptions and input data used in the algorithms. The tool’s main function is to evaluate the impact of various climate change mitigation measures applied on nutrient-rich organic soils within the dimensions of socio-economic indicators and greenhouse gas emissions. The indicators assessed by the model include profit, employment, and greenhouse gas emissions.
The article briefly mentions main input layers of the Simulation tool, but focuses more on the output data of the developed interactive application, comparing results for different scenarios.