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Installation

The AFOLU tool is distributed as a LEAP sample model. To install the AFOLU tool in LEAP:

1. Download the AFOLU_v[# CURRENT VERSION].leap file from GitHub.
2. Install the tool in your LEAP software, by navigating to the Downloads folder (or wherever you saved the AFOLU.leap file) and double clicking on the downloaded .leap-file. Alternatively, you can also open the model from the LEAP-interface under “Area>Install from File..”

This will open the default AFOLU tool in LEAP. The AFOLU consists of a non-energy LEAP-model for a hypothetical country with a dry climate, with the following branch structure:

AFOLU tool

• Key assumptions
  • Non Energy
    • Agriculture
    • LULUCF
    • IPCC Emission Factors
• Non Energy
  • Agriculture
  • LULUCF

Specifically, it will look like this:

You are now ready to adapt the model to your national or regional context.

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