Climate Scenarios

Data source provider

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Use cases

Exposure quantification, Scenario analysis, Stress testing

Data group

GHG emissions

Metric Type

Alignment

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

Not Applicable

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Tonnes of CO2

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Scenario

Time horizon

Forward-looking

Link

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf

Frequency

Annual

Time series

2000-2100

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

IPCC provides five future scenarios in their Climate Report Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) IPCC 2021. The Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) were used by WGI and WGII to assess regional climate changes, impacts and risks.