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Full project name:

Linking Climate and Development Policies – Leveraging International Networks andKnowledge Sharing
642147Acronym:
CD-LINKS

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Project start date:www.cd-links.org
01/09/2015
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Number:Number:Planned:31/08/2019

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Title:
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48 months

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7.2
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Update: 28 April 2017
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Data Management Plan
Project Management
Original D7.2: 01 March 2016
Update: 28 April 2017

Lead instituteResponsible author
ReviewerInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis – IIASA
Name:
Johanna Zilliacus
E-mail:zilliacu@iiasa.ac.at
Name:
Volker Krey
E-mail:krey@iiasa.ac.at

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Description
First version
Updatedversion for
Periodic
Report 1

Summary of changes
n/a1) For WP1, the data management of the conducted case studies was
updated based on the practice undertaken for the case studies. No
common database of case studies was created due to the different
types of information available for each case study, and instead theinstitutes in charge of each case study are managing the information
related to the respective case studies. The two econometric studies of
the case studies relied on a publicly available (CMCC) and acommercial database (UEA), which will be archived.
2) For WP3, the stocktaking database was expanded to include thepolicy scenario runs of both the national and global modelling teams(Tasks 3.2 and 3.3). This way the teams did not have to re-register fora new database with their models, facilitating the uploading process.

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Horizon 2020 Societal challenge 5: Climate
action, environment, resource efficiency and raw
materials

CD-LINKS
Linking Climate and Development Policies – Leveraging International
Networks and Knowledge Sharing
GA number: 642147, Funding type: RIA

Deliverable number (relative in

D7.2

Deliverable name:

Data Management Plan

WP / WP number:

WP7

Delivery due date:

Project month 6 (01/03/2016)

Actual date of submission:

01/03/2016

Dissemination level:

PublicLead beneficiary:

IIASA

Responsible scientist/administrator:

Volker Krey, IIASA

Estimated effort (PM):0.25

Contributor(s):Data product related Work Package leaders (PIK, COPPE, PBL, WU, CMCC, IIASA)
provided input to this deliverable (D7.2). Further, all project partners have had
the opportunity to comment and provide feedback the Data Management Plan.

WP)

Estimated effort contributor(s) (PM):Internal reviewer:This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Changes with respect to the DoA
No changes were made with respect to the DoA.
Dissemination and uptake

The Data Management Plan (DMP) is developed for monitoring purposes. The DMP helps to plan and implement
the specific activities of the project that will result in scientific output. It also gives more detailed information on theplanned activities, and is available for the whole consortium in the project’s intranet for document sharing(SharePoint).

Short Summary of results (<250 words)
The CD-LINKS project will produce a number of data sets for internal as well as public use, which are summarized in
the CD-LINKS Data Management Plan (DMP). The list below provides an overview of the data sets to be generated
within CD-LINKS, along with the work packages that are responsible for these data sets (in parenthesis).

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Empirical data sets for the evaluation of existing climate and development policies (WP1)•

Inventory of existing climate and development policies (WP2)•

CD-LINKS stock taking scenario database (WP3/4)•

CD-LINKS diagnostic scenario database (WP3)•

CD-LINKS national and global low-carbon and sustainable development scenario
database (WP3)•

CD-LINKS multiple policy objective scenario database (WP4)•

Global map of hot spots of criticalities, challenges, policy priorities, and non-aligned
incentives (WP5)

In the data sets section of the DMP, a more detailed description of these data sets can be found, including
information regarding standards and metadata, data sharing and archiving and preservation.
The CD-LINKS consortium is taking measures to ensure that the scientific research data produced within the projectwill satisfy the relevant criteria defined in guidelines on data management in Horizon 2020.
The DMP will be updated for the months 24 and 42 of the project, as there will be more detailed information
available on the different data sets when the project advances.

Evidence of accomplishment(report, manuscript, web-link, other)
The Data Management Plan has been uploaded to the project intranet platform for document
sharing (SharePoint), and can be found as an annex to this document.

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CD-LINKS
Initial Data Management Plan (DMP)ADMIN DETAILS
Project Name: CD-LINKS
Grant Title: 642147
Funder: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
Deliverable: D7.2

Overview
The CD-LINKS project will produce a number of data sets for internal as well as public use. The list below
provides an overview of the data sets to be generated within CD-LINKS, along with the work packages
that are responsible for these data sets (in parenthesis).
•

Empirical data sets for the evaluation of existing climate and development policies (WP1)•

Inventory of existing climate and development policies (WP2)•

CD-LINKS stock taking scenario database (WP3/4)•

CD-LINKS diagnostic scenario database (WP3)•

CD-LINKS national and global low-carbon and sustainable development scenario database
(WP3)

•

CD-LINKS multiple policy objective scenario database (WP4)•

CD-LINKS scenario database with focus on investment needs, financial flows, trade, cross-bordereffects and carbon lock-in (WP5)•

Global map of hot spots of criticalities, challenges, policy priorities, and non-aligned incentives(WP5)

In the data sets section below, a more detailed description of these data sets can be found, including
information regarding standards and metadata, data sharing and archiving and preservation.
Further, the CD-LINKS consortium is taking measures to ensure that the scientific research data
produced within the project will satisfy the relevant criteria defined in guidelines on data management in
Horizon 2020.
1. Discoverability
To aid discoverability of the data sets, it is aimed to obtain digital object identifiers (DOIs) where
possible. In addition, the underlying scientific publications (reports and peer-reviewed journal
articles) will cross-reference these data sets.

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2. Accessibility
To ensure accessibility beyond the duration of the project, the use of proprietary data formats will
be avoided. In addition, wherever web-interfaces will be applied to display and visualize the data
in a convenient way, the underlying data will also be made accessible in numerical form toencourage re-use.
3. Assessability and intelligibility
The intention is that data sets will be made available to reviewers of the resulting publications to
aid transparency in the review process.
4. Usability beyond the original purpose for which it was collected
All data sets produced in CD-LINKS are intended to be used also outside of the project.
Experience in particular with existing scenario databases (e.g., AMPERE 1 and LIMITS 2 scenario
database) has shown that re-analysis and use of the data beyond the original purpose is pursued
heavily if provided on-line (as planned in CD-LINKS).
5. Interoperability to specific quality standards
The scenario data produced in the CD-LINKS project will use data formats and metadata
standards established by the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC). Applying
community standards will allow easy combination with data sets from other European orinternational projects that rely on energy-economy and integrated assessment models. For thepolicy database we will add to an existing database that relies on an open source product, asemantic MediaWiki.

1 https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/AMPEREDB
2 https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/LIMITSDBThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data sets
Data set reference and name
Empirical data sets for the evaluation of existing climate and development policies (WP1)
Data set description
The data set will comprise unsystematic data for key indicators of development and climate policies
analyzed in the case studies in WP1. Data used in the case studies will mostly be from third parties, i.e.
from policy reports or statistical offices. In some cases also modelling data generated by the involved
teams might be provided.
Standards and metadata
Data will be collected in a single spreadsheet file (Excel format), with a separate sheet for each casestudy. Each sheet will contain the used data sets as well as metadata, including a short description ofsource/origins and usage rights.
Data sharing
In face of possible limitations due to third party usage rights, the data will only be made available
internally within the CD-LINKS consortium. In case no such limitations occur, the data can be madeavailable to the public once the case studies are finished.
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
The spreadsheet file with the data underlying the case studies will be kept in a 10-year compliancearchive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

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Data set reference and nameInventory of existing climate and development policies (WP2)
Data set description
A systematic inventory of key policies in G20 countries that could significantly influence future GHG
emissions will be developed. This includes the most important energy and climate policies, adaptationand development strategies, land use measures, and energy security and air pollution legislation.
The task will build on existing databases, most notable the global climate policy database with more than2400 policies, which was developed by the NewClimate Institute 3.
National partners from several G20 countries (EU, Brazil, India, China, Russia) will contribute toestablishing this inventory jointly with the coordinators of WP2, PBL and WU.
Standards and metadata
The database is programmed in Semantic MediaWiki, 4 a free, open source extension to MediaWiki, thesoftware that powers Wikipedia. It allows user inputs and tracking, moderating and undoing of changes.
Data collection will be organized in steps of primary research, quality control and approval by different
people.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the policy
inventory data via www.climatepolicydatabase.org. All data is available online. Aspects of the data can bemade available without any restriction or only accessible to registered users.
By the end of the project, or in part earlier, the quality controlled and approved data will be madepublically available via a web-interface as well as in the form of downloadable spreadsheet files.
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
All data can be downloaded as Excel or CSV file at any time. This will be used to archived earlier versionsof the policy database. The CSV files will can be used independently from the online database even if theonline not be available any longer. Relevant CSV files of the policy database, including the CD-LINKS
contribution to it, will also be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

3 http://www.climatepolicydatabase.org
4 https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS stock taking scenario database (WP3/4)
Data set description
This data set will consolidate data from existing global and national economy-energy-environment
scenarios from all participating modelling teams participating in CD-LINKS (PIK, PBL, IIASA, CMCC,
ICCS, COPPE, TERI, IIM, ERI, TU, HSE, NIES, RITE, external partner PNNL) in order to improve theunderstanding of differences across scenarios and models, as well as to identify key challenges and datarequirements for the following scenario development in CD-LINKS.
To allow for comparison across modeling teams and countries, the scenarios will be grouped into thefollowing four categories according to their climate policy assumptions:•(S0) No policy baseline scenarios (no dedicated climate policies)•(S1) Pre-INDC Reference policy scenarios reflecting existing and planned policies before the
INDCs

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(S2) INDC policy scenarios reflecting the additional effect of the INDCs•(S3) Deep decarbonization scenarios, reflecting 2°C-consistent climate policies (global
models), or ambitious county-level climate change mitigation scenarios (national models)•(S4) Sustainable development scenarios, accounting for other sustainability dimensions (e.g.,
air pollution, energy security, water, food, biodiversity) in addition to climate change mitigation.

As appropriate, other scenarios, such as existing technology roadmaps from the European Commission,national governments or scenarios developed by international institutions (e.g., the International Energy
Agency, IEA) will be included in this database.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data will be collected using the data template defined by the Integrated Assessment
Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/dataprotocols-and-management/iamc-time-series-data-template/). In addition to the scenario data itself, also
metadata about the scenarios and models will be collected, using the same format as in the IPCC AR5
scenario database 5. For the purpose of analysis, consolidated snapshots of scenario data in comma
separated value (csv) file format will be generated.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the scenario data
via a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data will be available to partner institutions. Therefore, when submitting data to a
CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of their scenario data by all CDLINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people that are not a partner in

5 https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/AR5DB/dsd?Action=htmlpage&page=about

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8the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treated with care and shall not beshared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary
scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
Given that this data set is consolidating information from other existing scenario data sets to inform themodel and scenario development in CD-LINKS, it is not intended to publish this data set However, reports
and journal publications that are a result of this analysis within CD-LINKS will obviously be madeavailable.
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database will be archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported datain the underlying ORACLE database will be backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.
The final scenario database will be archived using the consolidated snapshot in csv format as well as afull database dump using the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases) standard.
The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS diagnostic scenario database (WP3)
Data set description
Database with stylized diagnostic scenarios of national and global models participating in CD-LINKS. The
experimental setup of diagnostic studies is dedicated to generate model output that can be used toestimate a set of diagnostic indicators of model response to carbon pricing policies. The ultimate goal is
to better understand differences in model behavior, enable “fingerprinting” of model responses, andclassify models along their “fingerprints”. The CD-LINKS diagnostics work will adopt the scenario protocol
developed in the ADVANCE diagnostics exercise, see modeling protocol 6 for details. The scenarios will
be based on models from the institutions participating in CD-LINKS WP3, i.e. the global modeling teams
PBL, IIASA, PIK, CMCC, ICCS and the national teams COPPE, PIK, ICCS, TERI, IIM, ERI, TU, HSE,
NIES, RITE, and the external partner PNNL. To avoid duplication of efforts, diagnostic scenarios alreadysubmitted by modeling teams to the ADVANCE diagnostics exercise will be transferred to the CD-LINKS
diagnostic database.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data will be collected using the data template defined by the Integrated Assessment
Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/dataprotocols-and-management/iamc-time-series-data-template/). To facilitate exchange within CD-LINKS,
the new stock-taking CD-LINKS variable template will also be used for the diagnostics exercise. In
addition to the scenario data itself, also metadata about the scenarios and models will be collected, using
the same format as in the ADVANCE diagnostics scenario database 7. For the purpose of analysis,
consolidated snapshots of scenario data in comma separated value (csv) file format will be generated.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the scenario data
via a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data will be available to partner institutions. Therefore, when submitting data to a
CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of their scenario data by all CDLINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people that are not a partner in
the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treated with care and shall not beshared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary6

https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/ADVANCEWP1DB/static/download/ADVANCE_Diagnostic_scenarios_specs_final_2014_12_12r.pdf
7 https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/ADVANCEWP1DB
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scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
Given that this data set to some degree will draw upon diagnostic scenarios submitted to the ADVANCE
diagnostics data and is primarily intended to inform the model and scenario development in CD-LINKS, it
is not planned to publish this data set as such. However, given that some modeling teams have not been
participating in the ADVANCE diagnostics exercise, an effort will be made to either transfer thosescenarios within the CD-LINKS diagnostics database to the ADVANCE diagnostics database or they will
be made publically available separately if scenario transfer is not an option.
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database will be archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported datain the underlying ORACLE database will be backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.
The final scenario database will be archived using the consolidated snapshot in csv format as well as afull database dump using the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases) standard.
The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS coherent national and global low-carbon development scenario database (WP3)
Data set description
Database with coherent national and global low-carbon development scenarios. The main objective of
this scenario set is to integrate national and global pathways analysis into coherent visions that canfunction as roadmaps for decision making. Based on storylines about future international climate policy
frameworks, the integrated scenario set will be developed. The scenarios will be based on models fromthe institutions participating in CD-LINKS WP3, i.e. the global modeling teams PBL, IIASA, PIK, CMCC,ICCS and the national teams COPPE, PIK, ICCS, TERI, IIM, ERI, TU, HSE, NIES, RITE, and the external
partner PNNL.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data will be collected using the data template defined by the Integrated Assessment
Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/dataprotocols-and-management/iamc-time-series-data-template/). In addition to the scenario data itself, also
metadata about the scenarios and models will be collected, using the same format as in the IPCC AR5
scenario database5. For the purpose of analysis, consolidated snapshots of scenario data in comma
separated value (csv) file format will be generated.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the scenario data
via a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data will be available to partner institutions. Therefore, when submitting data to a
CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of their scenario data by all CDLINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people that are not a partner in
the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treated with care and shall not beshared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary
scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
After the end of the project, the quality controlled and approved data will be made publically available via
a web-interface as well as in the form of consolidated snapshots in csv format, similar to the IPCC AR5
scenario database (see footnote 5).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database will be archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported datain the underlying ORACLE database will be backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.
The final scenario database will be archived using the consolidated snapshot in csv format as well as afull database dump using the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases) standard.
The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS multiple policy objective scenario database (WP4)
Data set description
Database with national and global scenarios including quantification of multiple policy objectives. In the
scenario set, the synergies and trade-offs among different policy objectives will be explored by varying
the emphasis placed on individual objectives. In particular, the scenarios will systematically explore theimplications of different climate targets/policies for the attainability of other sustainability objectives,
including economic development, air quality and health, energy poverty and income inequality, energy
security, food security, biodiversity, water availability, climate resilience and adaptation. The scenarios will
be based on models from the institutions participating in CD-LINKS WP4, i.e. IIASA, TERI, PIK, PBL,
CMCC, ICCS, COPPE, ERI, TU, HSE, NIES, RITE, and the external partner PNNL.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data will be collected using the data template defined by the Integrated Assessment
Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/dataprotocols-and-management/iamc-time-series-data-template/). In addition to the scenario data itself, also
metadata about the scenarios and models will be collected, using the same format as in the IPCC AR5
scenario database5. For the purpose of analysis, consolidated snapshots of scenario data in comma
separated value (csv) file format will be generated.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the scenario data
via a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data will be available to partner institutions. Therefore, when submitting data to a
CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of their scenario data by all CDLINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people that are not a partner in
the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treated with care and shall not beshared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary
scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
After the end of the project, the quality controlled and approved data will be made publically available via
a web-interface as well as in the form of consolidated snapshots in csv format, similar to the IPCC AR5
scenario database (see footnote 5).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database will be archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported datain the underlying ORACLE database will be backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.
The final scenario database will be archived using the consolidated snapshot in csv format as well as afull database dump using the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases) standard.
The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS scenario database with focus on investment needs, financial flows, trade, cross-border effects
and carbon lock-in (WP5)
Data set description
Database with scenarios analyzing investment needs, financial flows, trade, cross-border effects andcarbon lock-in. This study will build on the scenarios developed in WP3 and WP4, but will include
additional in-depth analyses performed in Tasks 5.1 to 5.3. Given the close relationship between the
scenario set developed here and in WP3/4, the possibility of integrating the results of the additional
analyses into the scenario databases of WP3 and WP4 will also be explored.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data will be collected using the data template defined by the Integrated Assessment
Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/dataprotocols-and-management/iamc-time-series-data-template/). In addition to the scenario data itself, also
metadata about the scenarios and models will be collected, using the same format as in the IPCC AR5
scenario database5. For the purpose of analysis, consolidated snapshots of scenario data in comma
separated value (csv) file format will be generated.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the scenario data
via a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data will be available to partner institutions. Therefore, when submitting data to a
CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of their scenario data by all CDLINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people that are not a partner in
the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treated with care and shall not beshared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary
scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
After the end of the project, the quality controlled and approved data will be made publically available via
a web-interface as well as in the form of consolidated snapshots in csv format, similar to the IPCC AR5
scenario database (see footnote 5).
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database will be archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported datain the underlying ORACLE database will be backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data set reference and name
Global map of hot spots of criticalities, challenges, policy priorities, and non-aligned incentives (WP5)
Data set description
The data set includes indicators representing the major implementation challenges, hot spots andcriticalities for guiding climate and sustainable development-related policy making in G20 countries. The
data set will be visualized in an interactive, open access mapping tool, which will be designed so as tomaximize its uptake and further exploitation by others. The data set underlying the mapping tool willsummarize research insights across WP1, WP2 and WP5. Examples of key national indicators that areenvisioned to be covered by the data set include financial needs for climate mitigation/adaptation as ashare of GDP; infrastructure requirements as a share of current infrastructure expenditures; level ofcorruption and/or lack of credible institutions; import and export of embedded emissions; current andprojected capital committed to fossil fuels; fossil fuel resources underground; and fossil fuel exports as ashare of national income.
Standards and metadata
The interactive website will be built upon open-source frameworks, such as rails, symfony, django or
d3.js. A sub set of the data from the other work packages, relevant to WP5 focus, will be directly imported
into a local database from the website and displayed through interactive maps and graphs. Raw data (incomma separated values or json formats) will be also available for download after registration, in order togrant users full access.
Data sharing
During the project, a development version of the website will be available for testing purposes and fordemonstrating the possibilities of the website as a communication tool. All partner institutions will haveaccess to the development version. This will help to identify the key indicators that will summarize thefindings from WP1, WP2 and WP5.
By the end of the project, data of controlled and approved quality will be made publically available via thewebsite.
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the project, data will be stored in a local database that will be dumped every week by a backup
storage system at CMCC. After the end of the project, the website and tool will be maintained by the
CMCC Foundation.

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CD-LINKS
Data Management Plan (DMP) – Update Month 18

ADMIN DETAILS
Project Name: CD-LINKS
Grant Title: 642147
Funder: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
Deliverable: D7.2 (update)

Overview
The CD-LINKS project will produce a number of data sets for internal as well as public use. The list below
provides an overview of the data sets to be generated within CD-LINKS, along with the work packages
that are responsible for these data sets (in parenthesis).
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Empirical data sets for the evaluation of existing climate and development policies (WP1)•

Inventory of existing climate and development policies (WP2)•

CD-LINKS stock taking scenario database (WP3/4)•

CD-LINKS diagnostic scenario database (WP3)•

CD-LINKS national and global low-carbon and sustainable development scenario database
(WP3)

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CD-LINKS multiple policy objective scenario database (WP4)•

Global map of hot spots of criticalities, challenges, policy priorities, and non-aligned incentives(WP5)

In the data sets section below, a more detailed description of these data sets can be found, including
information regarding standards and metadata, data sharing and archiving and preservation.
Further, the CD-LINKS consortium is taking measures to ensure that the scientific research data
produced within the project will satisfy the relevant criteria defined in guidelines on data management in
Horizon 2020.
6. Discoverability
To aid discoverability of the data sets, it is aimed to obtain digital object identifiers (DOIs) where
possible. In addition, the underlying scientific publications (reports and peer-reviewed journal
articles) will cross-reference these data sets.
7. Accessibility
To ensure accessibility beyond the duration of the project, the use of proprietary data formats will
be avoided. In addition, wherever web-interfaces will be applied to display and visualize the data

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in a convenient way, the underlying data will also be made accessible in numerical form toencourage re-use.
8. Assessability and intelligibility
The intention is that data sets will be made available to reviewers of the resulting publications to
aid transparency in the review process.
9. Usability beyond the original purpose for which it was collected
All data sets produced in CD-LINKS are intended to be used also outside of the project.
Experience in particular with existing scenario databases (e.g., AMPERE 1 and LIMITS 2 scenario
database) has shown that re-analysis and use of the data beyond the original purpose is pursued
heavily if provided on-line (as planned in CD-LINKS).
10. Interoperability to specific quality standards
The scenario data produced in the CD-LINKS project will use data formats and metadata
standards established by the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC). Applying
community standards will allow easy combination with data sets from other European orinternational projects that rely on energy-economy and integrated assessment models. For thepolicy database we will add to an existing database that relies on an open source product, asemantic MediaWiki.

1 https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/AMPEREDB
2 https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/LIMITSDBThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data sets
Data set reference and name
Empirical data sets for the evaluation of existing climate and development policies (WP1)
Data set description
Two of the policy case studies data conducted within WP1 used econometric methods to analyze
structured data sets. These two econometric case studies relied on a public available and acommercial database respectively while the other case studies reviewed reviewed documents, such asreports by ministries or government agencies, which typically provided data in forms of tables and figures.
Standards and metadata
Data is collected in a single spreadsheet file (Excel format), with a separate sheet for each of the relevantcase study. Each sheet contains the used data sets as well as metadata, including a short description ofsource/origins and usage rights.
Data sharing
In face of possible limitations due to third party usage rights, the data will only be made available
internally within the CD-LINKS consortium. In case no such limitations occur, the data can be madeavailable to the public once the case studies are finished (currently in progress).
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
The spreadsheet file with the data underlying the case studies will be kept in a 10-year compliancearchive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

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Data set reference and nameInventory of existing climate and development policies (WP2)
Data set description
A systematic inventory of key policies in G20 countries that could significantly influence future GHG
emissions has been developed. This includes the most important energy and climate policies, adaptationand development strategies, land use measures, and energy security and air pollution legislation.
The task builds on existing databases, most notable the global climate policy database with more than2400 policies, which was developed by the NewClimate Institute 3.
National partners from several G20 countries (EU, Brazil, India, China, Russia) have contributed toestablishing this inventory jointly with the coordinators of WP2, PBL and WU.
Standards and metadata
The database is programmed in Semantic MediaWiki, 4 a free, open source extension to MediaWiki, thesoftware that powers Wikipedia. It allows user inputs and tracking, moderating and undoing of changes.
Data collection will be organized in steps of primary research, quality control and approval by different
people.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the policy
inventory data via www.climatepolicydatabase.org which makes all data available online. Aspects of thedata can be made available without any restriction or only accessible to registered users. By the end of
the project, all quality controlled and approved data will be made publically available via a web-interface
as well as in the form of downloadable spreadsheet files. However, a large portion of the data has alreadybeen included into the public policy inventory described above with a specific view allowing to separately
look at the CD-LINKS contribution to the database 5.
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
All data can be downloaded as Excel or CSV file at any time. This will be used to archived earlier versionsof the policy database. The CSV files will can be used independently from the online database even if theonline not be available any longer. Relevant CSV files of the policy database, including the CD-LINKS
contribution to it, will also be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

3 http://www.climatepolicydatabase.org
4 https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki
5 http://www.climatepolicydatabase.org/index.php?title=CDlinks_policy_inventory

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS stock-taking and fast-track scenario database (WP3/4)
Data set description
This data set consolidates data from existing global and national economy-energy-environment scenarios
from all participating modelling teams participating in CD-LINKS (PIK, PBL, IIASA, CMCC, ICCS, COPPE,
TERI, IIM, ERI, TU, HSE, NIES, RITE, external partner PNNL) that was collected during the first year of
the project in order to improve the understanding of differences across scenarios and models, as well as
to identify key challenges and data requirements for the following scenario development in CD-LINKS.
To allow for comparison across modeling teams and countries, the scenarios will be grouped into thefollowing four categories according to their climate policy assumptions:•(S0) No policy baseline scenarios (no dedicated climate policies)•(S1) Pre-INDC Reference policy scenarios reflecting existing and planned policies before the
INDCs

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(S2) INDC policy scenarios reflecting the additional effect of the INDCs•(S3) Deep decarbonization scenarios, reflecting 2°C-consistent climate policies (global
models), or ambitious county-level climate change mitigation scenarios (national models)•(S4) Sustainable development scenarios, accounting for other sustainability dimensions (e.g.,
air pollution, energy security, water, food, biodiversity) in addition to climate change mitigation.

In addition to the stock-taking exercise of existing scenarios, the database also hosts a set of policy
scenarios that are being developed in support of publications that should feed into the IPCC Special
Report on 1.5° C (so called “fast-track” scenarios within CD-LINKS). This scenario set includes global andnational pathways that follow implemented (and planned) policies through 2020 or implement the
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) goals submitted by countries to the Unitef Nations
Framework Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) under the Paris agreement and thereafter transition
to CO2 emissions budgets that are consistent with the 2 and 1.5° C targets.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data has been and is continued to be collected using the data template defined by the
Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see
http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/data-protocols-and-management/iamctime-series-data-template/).
In addition to the scenario data itself, also metadata about the scenarios and models will be collected,using the same format as in the IPCC AR5 scenario database 6. For the purpose of analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data in comma separated value (csv) file format are generated.

6 https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/AR5DB/dsd?Action=htmlpage&page=about

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Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the scenario data
via a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data will be available to partner institutions. Therefore, when submitting data to a
CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of their scenario data by all CDLINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people that are not a partner in
the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treated with care and shall not beshared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary
scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
The stock-taking scenarios included in this data set essentially consolidate information from other existing
scenario data sets to inform the model and scenario development in CD-LINKS, and thus it is notintended to publish this part of the data set. However, the quality controlled and approved “fast-track”
scenarios developed within the CD-LINKS project as an intended input to the IPCC Special Report on
1.5° C, will be made publically after the end of the project via a web-interface as well as in the form ofconsolidated snapshots in csv format, similar to the IPCC AR5 scenario database (see footnote 6).
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database are archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported data inthe underlying ORACLE database is backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.
By the end of the project, the final scenario database will be archived using the consolidated snapshot in
csv format as well as a full database dump using the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving ofRelational Databases) standard. The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the
project coordinator (IIASA).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS diagnostic scenario database (WP3)
Data set description
Database with stylized diagnostic scenarios of national and global models participating in CD-LINKS. The
experimental setup of diagnostic studies is dedicated to generate model output that can be used toestimate a set of diagnostic indicators of model response to carbon pricing policies. The ultimate goal is
to better understand differences in model behavior, enable “fingerprinting” of model responses, andclassify models along their “fingerprints”. The CD-LINKS diagnostics work adopts the scenario protocol
developed in the ADVANCE diagnostics exercise, see modeling protocol 7 for details. The scenarios are
based on models from the institutions participating in CD-LINKS WP3, i.e. the global modeling teams
PBL, IIASA, PIK, CMCC, and the national teams COPPE, PIK, ICCS, TERI, IIM, ERI, TU, HSE, NIES,
RITE, and the external partner PNNL. To avoid duplication of efforts, diagnostic scenarios alreadysubmitted by modeling teams to the ADVANCE diagnostics exercise were be transferred to the CDLINKS diagnostic database.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data has been collected using the data template defined by the Integrated Assessment
Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/dataprotocols-and-management/iamc-time-series-data-template/). To facilitate exchange within CD-LINKS,
the initial stock-taking CD-LINKS variable template was also used for the diagnostics exercise. In addition
to the scenario data itself, also metadata about the scenarios and models were collected, using the sameformat as in the ADVANCE diagnostics scenario database 8. For the purpose of analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data in comma separated value (csv) file format are generated.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions have access to the scenario data via
a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated snapshotsof scenario data are available to partner institutions involved in the scenario analysis. Therefore, whensubmitting data to a CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of theirscenario data by all CD-LINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people
that are not a partner in the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treatedwith care and shall not be shared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary

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https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/ADVANCEWP1DB/static/download/ADVANCE_Diagnostic_scenarios_specs_final_2014_12_12r.pdf
8 https://tntcat.iiasa.ac.at/ADVANCEWP1DB
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scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
Given that this data set to some degree will draw upon diagnostic scenarios submitted to the ADVANCE
diagnostics data and is primarily intended to inform the model and scenario development in CD-LINKS, it
is not planned to publish this data set as such. However, given that some modeling teams have not been
participating in the ADVANCE diagnostics exercise, an effort will be made to either transfer thosescenarios within the CD-LINKS diagnostics database to the ADVANCE diagnostics database or they will
be made publically available separately if scenario transfer is not an option.
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database are archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported data inthe underlying ORACLE database is backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.
By the end of the project, the final scenario database will be archived using the consolidated snapshot in
csv format as well as a full database dump using the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving ofRelational Databases) standard. The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the
project coordinator (IIASA).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS coherent national and global low-carbon development scenario database (WP3)
Data set description
Database with coherent national and global low-carbon development scenarios. The main objective of
this scenario set is to integrate national and global pathways analysis into coherent visions that canfunction as roadmaps for decision making. Based on storylines about future international climate policy
frameworks, the integrated scenario set will be developed. The scenarios will be based on models fromthe institutions participating in CD-LINKS WP3, i.e. the global modeling teams PBL, IIASA, PIK, CMCC,
and the national teams COPPE, PIK, ICCS, TERI, IIM, ERI, TU, HSE, NIES, RITE, and the external
partner PNNL.
It should be noted that the “fast-tack” scenarios included in the CD-LINKS stock-taking and fast-track
database above, were originally intended to be collected in this database. However, to speed up theprocess of scenario collection on the timeline relevant for the IPCC Special Report on 1.5° C, it was
decided to add them to the existing stock-taking database.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data will be collected using the data template defined by the Integrated Assessment
Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/dataprotocols-and-management/iamc-time-series-data-template/). In addition to the scenario data itself, also
metadata about the scenarios and models will be collected, using the same format as in the IPCC AR5
scenario database6. For the purpose of analysis, consolidated snapshots of scenario data in comma
separated value (csv) file format will be generated.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the scenario data
via a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data will be available to partner institutions. Therefore, when submitting data to a
CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of their scenario data by all CDLINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people that are not a partner in
the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treated with care and shall not beshared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary
scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
After the end of the project, the quality controlled and approved data will be made publically available via
a web-interface as well as in the form of consolidated snapshots in csv format, similar to the IPCC AR5
scenario database (see footnote 6).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database will be archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported datain the underlying ORACLE database will be backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.
The final scenario database will be archived using the consolidated snapshot in csv format as well as afull database dump using the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases) standard.
The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data set reference and name
CD-LINKS multiple policy objective scenario database (WP4)
Data set description
Database with national and global scenarios including quantification of multiple policy objectives. In the
scenario set, the synergies and trade-offs among different policy objectives will be explored by varying
the emphasis placed on individual objectives. In particular, the scenarios will systematically explore theimplications of different climate targets for the attainability of other sustainability objectives, including
economic development, air quality and health, energy poverty and income inequality, energy security,
food security, biodiversity, water availability, climate resilience and adaptation. The scenarios will bebased on models from the institutions participating in CD-LINKS WP4, i.e. IIASA, TERI, PIK, PBL, CMCC,
ICCS, COPPE, ERI, TU, HSE, NIES, RITE, and the external partner PNNL.
Standards and metadata
The scenario data will be collected using the data template defined by the Integrated Assessment
Modeling Consortium (IAMC, see http://www.globalchange.umd.edu/iamc/scientific-working-groups/dataprotocols-and-management/iamc-time-series-data-template/). In addition to the scenario data itself, also
metadata about the scenarios and models will be collected, using the same format as in the IPCC AR5
scenario database6. For the purpose of analysis, consolidated snapshots of scenario data in comma
separated value (csv) file format will be generated.
Data sharing
During the duration of the CD-LINKS project, all partner institutions will have access to the scenario data
via a web-interface. In addition, for the purpose of convenient scenario data analysis, consolidated
snapshots of scenario data will be available to partner institutions. Therefore, when submitting data to a
CD-LINKS scenario database, modeling teams agree to the internal use of their scenario data by all CDLINKS partner institutions. The scenario data shall not be distributed to people that are not a partner in
the CD-LINKS consortium. Credentials of the web-database need to be treated with care and shall not beshared with other people.
Individual modeling teams participating in the CD-LINKS project shall retain control of their preliminary
scenario data with regard to external use outside the CD-LINKS project. External use of preliminary
scenario data by other partners than the modeling team itself is not allowed without explicit permission
from the modeling team.
After the end of the project, the quality controlled and approved data will be made publically available via
a web-interface as well as in the form of consolidated snapshots in csv format, similar to the IPCC AR5
scenario database (see footnote 6).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the CD-LINKS project, all model registration forms and scenario data templates, submitted to thescenario database will be archived as individual files (Excel spreadsheets). In addition, the imported datain the underlying ORACLE database will be backed up on a daily basis in the form of database dumps.
The final scenario database will be archived using the consolidated snapshot in csv format as well as afull database dump using the SIARD (Software Independent Archiving of Relational Databases) standard.
The resulting files will be kept in a 10-year compliance archive at the project coordinator (IIASA).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under grant agreement No 642147 (CD-LINKS).

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Data set reference and name
Global map of hot spots of criticalities, challenges, policy priorities, and non-aligned incentives (WP5)
Data set description
The data set includes indicators representing the major implementation challenges, hot spots andcriticalities for guiding climate and sustainable development-related policy making in G20 countries. The
data set will be visualized in an interactive, open access mapping tool, which will be designed so as tomaximize its uptake and further exploitation by others. The data set underlying the mapping tool willsummarize research insights across WP1, WP2 and WP5. Examples of key national indicators that areenvisioned to be covered by the data set include financial needs for climate mitigation/adaptation as ashare of GDP; infrastructure requirements as a share of current infrastructure expenditures; level ofcorruption and/or lack of credible institutions; import and export of embedded emissions; current andprojected capital committed to fossil fuels; fossil fuel resources underground; and fossil fuel exports as ashare of national income.
Standards and metadata
The interactive website will be built upon open-source frameworks, such as rails, symfony, django or
d3.js. A sub set of the data from the other work packages, relevant to WP5 focus, will be directly imported
into a local database from the website and displayed through interactive maps and graphs. Raw data (incomma separated values or json formats) will be also available for download after registration, in order togrant users full access.
Data sharing
During the project, a development version of the website will be available for testing purposes and fordemonstrating the possibilities of the website as a communication tool. All partner institutions will haveaccess to the development version. This will help to identify the key indicators that will summarize thefindings from WP1, WP2 and WP5.
By the end of the project, data of controlled and approved quality will be made publically available via thewebsite.
Archiving and preservation (including storage and backup)
During the project, data will be stored in a local database that will be dumped every week by a backup
storage system at CMCC. After the end of the project, the website and tool will be maintained by the
CMCC Foundation.

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