The 2050 Calculator

Build your own calculator

 

The calculator model is so flexible that it can be used for any country, region or even city - it's already been used in places as different as Colombia and China. And because it is open source, you don't have to pay for a licence.

 

This page contains everything you need to get started, including a toolkit, model templates, web code and presentations. We've tried to condense the experience of all the teams who have already built calculators into this guidance. However, every calculator project is different, and we cannot hope to answer all the questions you may have. If you have a query which we haven't answered, visit the community page and ask us.

 

Who can build a calculator?

 

Theoretically a calculator-style model could be built for any country, region or even city by anyone with the necessary time and modelling skills; once completed, there is probably an audience that would find such a tool useful, or at least interesting. However, a calculator is really powerful if it is built with support from government from the outset. This focuses the project on the questions that those with influence really want answers to, and also creates a ready-made audience keen to take on board the key messages once it is finished. Please see the toolkit for more information.

 

The 2050 Calculator Book

 

Over the course of the 2050 Calculator project the team in BEIS have gathered together a step by step guide for how to develop the model. This has been brought together in the 2050 Calculator Book, available online. The book helps you understand the process from beginning (setting up your team) to end (communicating your results), and has lots of detailed tips and frequently asked questions for the most complicated elements of creating your Excel version of the model.

 

 

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