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Special report on emissions scenarios.

Author(s) : IPCC, WMO, ONU Environnement (ex-PNUE), NAKICENOVIC N., ALCAMO J., DAVIS G., et al.

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

This special report of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) describes new scenarios of the future, and predicts greenhouse gas emissions associated with such developments. They provide the basis for future assessments of climate change and possible response strategies. It illustrates that future emissions, even in the absence of explicit climate policies, depend very much on the choices people make: how economies are structured, which energy sources are preferred, and how people use available land resources. The current scenarios introduce many innovative aspects, such as narrative descriptions of the scenarios, inclusion of information on the availability of energy technologies, and an analysis of international equity issue. (See also IIR Bulletin, reference 2001-0595.)

Details

  • Original title: Special report on emissions scenarios.
  • Record ID : 2001-1174
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation, Environment
  • Publication: Cambridge University Press - Switzerland/Switzerland
  • Publication date: 2000
  • ISBN: 0521804930
  • Source: Source: 599 p. (21.5 x 27.9); fig.; tabl.; ref.; GBP 27.95.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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