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

Elmar Kriegler; Brian C. O’Neill; Stéphane Hallegatte; Tom Kram; Robert J. Lempert; Richard H. Moss; Thomas J. Wilbanks

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.05.005

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Vulnerability (computing)Climate changeAdaptation (eye)Computer scienceFutures contractIdentification (biology)Representative Concentration PathwaysRadiative forcingEnvironmental resource managementClimate modelBusinessEnvironmental scienceEcology

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 22
Issue: 4
Pages: 807-822
Citations: 530
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                                    Elmar Kriegler, 
                                
                                    Brian C. O’Neill, 
                                
                                    Stéphane Hallegatte
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            The need for and use of socio-economic scenarios for climate change analysis: A new approach based on shared socio-economic pathways. 
                            Global Environmental Change
                            , 22
                            (4)
                            , 807-822.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.05.005
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2012.05.005