International Aspects in Representation, Materials, and Modeling in Responding to the Energy and Environmental Transitions

The transitions in energy and the environment are driving large-scale social and technological challenges and responses. These challenges include aspects of changing demographics, development, and consideration of the future (e.g., intergenerational issues). Among the approaches to address these challenges include improving energy-related material processes. These concerns have been incorporated into various models, which cover a wide variety of scenarios. Besides economic and social models, current data from energy and environmental monitoring provide insights into current scenarios, as well as long-term energy trends. Furthermore, options analysis can be used to follow the development of technologies with international implications. Among the topics discussed in this chapter are the emerging representations, energy materials processing, and modeling.