FrEDI

Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts

The Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts (FrEDI) is a peer-reviewed, reduced form model that projects the future impacts of climate change within the United States, under any custom temperature or emissions pathway. This Framework draws upon over 30 existing peer-reviewed studies and climate change impact models, including from EPA’s Climate Change Impacts and Risk Analysis (CIRA) project, to estimate the relationship between future degrees of warming and associated physical and economic impacts across more than 20 impact sectors, geographic regions, and population groups through the end of the 21^st Century (and optionally through 2300). This detailed information helps EPA to better understand and communicate the potential impacts and risks from future climate change in the United States, as well as the potential benefits of greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation.

This page includes more information about FrEDI, as well as links to the open-source code, FrEDI Technical Documentation, and Example Applications.

Recommended citation:

EPA. 2024. Technical Documentation on the Framework for Evaluating Damages and Impacts (FrEDI). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 430-R-24-001.

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