This paper describes the scenario matrix architecture that underlies a framework for developing new scenarios for climate change research. The matrix architecture facilitates addressing key questions related to current climate research and policy-making: identifying the effectiveness of different adaptation and mitigation strategies (in terms of their costs, risks, and other consequences) and the possible trade-offs and synergies. The two main axes of the matrix are: (1) the level of radiative forcing of the climate system (as characterized by the representative concentration pathways), and (2) a set of alternative plausible trajectories of future global development (described as shared socio-economic pathways). The matrix can be used to guide scenario development at different scales. It can also be used as a heuristic tool for classifying new and existing scenarios for assessment. Key elements of the architecture, in particular the shared socio-economic pathways and shared policy assumptions (devices for incorporating explicit mitigation and adaptation policies), are elaborated in other papers in this special issue.
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作者
van Vuuren, Detlef P., Kriegler, Elmar, O’Neill, Brian C., Ebi,Kristie Lee, Riahi, Keywan, Carter, Timothy R., Edmonds, Jae, Hallegatte,Stephane, Kram, Tom, Mathur, Ritu, Winkler,Harald Ernst
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文件日期
2014/01/01
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文件类型
日志文章
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报告号
102419
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卷号
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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发布日期
2014/02/01
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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文件名称
A new scenario framework for climate change research : scenario matrix architecture
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关键词
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