GAINS User guide - Tutorial for advanced users

The central tool developed and maintained by the PM group for this purpose is the Greenhouse gas - Air pollution Interactions and Synergies (GAINS) model. GAINS is available as an open-access online tool with different regional interfaces which allow the user to create and manipulate emission scenarios and analyze their costs and environmental impacts. This user guide provides an introduction on how to derive and update data in GAINS. The terminology used here enables the guide to be used by everybody, without special analytical skills or advanced knowledge in environmental and social sciences.