Sentences with phrase «potential greenhouse gas emission scenarios»

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Under the worst - case scenario (RCP 8.5), which assumes that greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise throughout the 21st century, the authors show the potential for extremely large net increases in temperature - related mortality in the warmer regions of the world.

• Lead Author, «Technological and Economic Potential of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, «Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation Scenarios and Implications,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Member, IPCC Task Group on Scenarios and Data for Impacts and Climate Analysis (1998 - present).

Potential annual damages are shown on the county - level in a scenario in which emissions of greenhouse gasses continue at current rates.

To illustrate the potential for stabilizing climate change at less than 2 °C above pre-industrial levels, Climate Interactive has created a scenario of greenhouse gas emissions reductions that only results in an expected warming of 1.8 °C.