The need for and use of socio-economic scenarios for climate change analysis: A new approach based on shared socio-economic pathways

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Global Environmental Change. Part A, Human and Policy Dimensions, 22(4):807-822

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.05.005· OSTI ID:1054444

Kriegler, Elmar; O'Neill, Brian; Hallegatte, Stephane; Kram, Tom; Lempert, Rob; Moss, Richard H; Wilbanks, Thomas

A new set of socioeconomic scenarios (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways) are described that provide a set of global narratives and socio-economic pathways to pair with climate model scenarios developed using the new Representative Concentration Pathways.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1054444
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-91376; KP1703030
• Journal Information: Global Environmental Change. Part A, Human and Policy Dimensions, 22(4):807-822, Journal Name: Global Environmental Change. Part A, Human and Policy Dimensions, 22(4):807-822
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English