A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept of shared climate policy assumptions

Elmar Kriegler; Jae Edmonds; Stéphane Hallegatte; Kristie L. Ebi; Tom Kram; Keywan Riahi; Harald Winkler; Detlef P. van Vuuren

doi:10.1007/s10584-013-0971-5

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 122
Issue: 3
Pages: 401-414
Citations: 514
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                                    Elmar Kriegler, 
                                
                                    Jae Edmonds, 
                                
                                    Stéphane Hallegatte
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept of shared climate policy assumptions. 
                            Climatic Change
                            , 122
                            (3)
                            , 401-414.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-0971-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/s10584-013-0971-5