SSP Scenario Explorer
The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) are a set of scenarios that describe potential future developments in society, economics, and demographics until the end of the 21st century. This Explorer presents the basic elements of the SSPs and the scenarios developed with global Ingrated Assessment Models (IAMs) as part of CMIP6 and released in 2018.
Release of the ScenarioMIP/CMIP7 ensemble
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The SSP framework consists of five storylines describing a spectrum from high to low challenges to adaptation (e.g., level of vulnerability in a society) and challenges to mitigation (e.g., carbon intensity of GDP).
Illustration of the SSP framework from O'Neill et al. (2014)
The Scenario Compass provides a curated ensemble of science-based scenarios vetted for consistency with recent global trends and presented in a consistent, accessible format.
The quantified key elements of the SSPs have been extended in scientific literature to include quantitative assessments of narrative elements not explicitly modeled in the original scenarios. Additional socio-economic dimensions can be explored through the SSP-Extensions Scenario Explorer, which offers expanded projections.
Additional resources
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