Welcome to RUC-MESSAGEix-China (RMC) documentation!

The RUC-MESSAGEix-China (RMC) model is a provincial-scale energy-economy-environment (E3) model for China based on the open-source modeling framework MESSAGEix (IIASA ECE Programme, 2020). It is co-developed by Prof. Zhou Wenji’s group at the School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China (RUC), and Prof. Ren Hongtao at the School of Business, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST).

Contents

• 1. Overview
  • 1.1. Background
  • 1.2. Basic principles
  • 1.3. Spatial-temporal resolution
• 2. The Reference Energy System
  • 2.1. Energy resource endowments
  • 2.2. Power System
  • 2.3. Other energy conversion
  • 2.4. Technological advancement
  • 2.5. Energy demand
• 3. Socio-economic drivers
  • 3.1. Population
  • 3.2. Economic growth
• 4. Iron and steel module: RMC|Steel
  • 4.1. Model structure
  • 4.2. Parameter settings
• 5. Transport module: RMC|Transport
  • 5.1. Model structure
  • 5.2. Modelling vehicle stocks and flows
  • 5.3. Consumer choice for private passenger vehicles
  • 5.4. Projection for buses and taxis
• Publications & Research projects
  • Publications
  • Research projects
• References

PDF version-en (2025 Oct updated)