‘Worst-case’ CO2 emissions scenario is best for assessing climate risk and impacts to 2050
RCP 8.5 tracks within 1% of actual emissions Date: August 4, 2020 Source 1: Woods Hole Research Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: The RCP 8.5 carbon emissions pathway is the most appropriate for conducting assessments of climate change impacts by 2050, according to a new article. Long dismissed as an alarmist or misleading worst-case scenario, […]