Shared Socioeconomic Pathways | Scenario Explorer hosted by IIASA (original) (raw)
The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) are a set of scenarios that describe potential future developments in society, economics, and demographics until the end of the 21st century.
This Explorer presents the basic drivers of the SSPs and the scenarios developed with global Ingrated Assessment Models (IAMs).
Learn more about the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways
The SSP framework consists of five storylines describing a spectrum from high to low challenges to adaptation (e.g., level of vulnerability in a society) and challenges to mitigation (e.g., carbon intensity of GDP).
Illustration of the SSP framework from O'Neill et al. (2014)
Scenario Compass Initiative
The Scenario Compass provides a curated ensemble of science-based scenarios vetted for consistency with recent global trends and presented in a consistent, accessible format.
SSP-Extensions Scenario Explorer
The quantified key drivers of the SSPs have been extended in scientific literature to include quantitative assessments of narrative elements not explicitly modeled in the original scenarios. Additional socio-economic dimensions can be explored through the SSP-Extensions Scenario Explorer, which offers expanded projections.