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Limitations

Author: colmduff

LIMITATIONS.md

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+# Model Limitations
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+`OptiGob` is designed as an exploratory decision-support tool for Ireland’s AFOLU (Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use) sector. While it provides a flexible platform for testing climate and land-use transition pathways, several limitations should be noted.
+
+## Climate Neutrality Verification
+
+`OptiGob` does **not** guarantee that user-defined configurations achieve climate neutrality.  
+Users must verify whether selected pathways meet chosen targets.
+
+## Scenario and Data Constraints
+
+- The default SQLite database includes a limited set of **predefined combinations** for certain parameters (e.g., wetland restoration levels, forestry on organic soils).  
+- Target years are currently **capped at 2050**, reflecting the availability of agricultural and animal productivity data.  
+- Users can extend these limits by supplying a customised database.
+
+## Assumptions and Uncertainty
+
+Default emissions factors and productivity assumptions are based on nationally representative datasets and technical mitigation pathways.  
+They do **not** capture uncertainty in adoption rates, behavioural responses, or emerging technologies.
+
+## Model Scope
+
+- The model operates at the **national scale** only; spatial differentiation (e.g., catchment-level or regional variation) is not yet implemented.  
+- **Economic feedbacks** (e.g., price, trade, or demand effects) are not currently represented.

docs/limitations.md

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