a high-emissions scenario – known as RCP8.5 and its successor SSP5-8.5 – had been removed. Under these worst-case scenarios, nations would make no effort to cut emissions and expand fossil fuel use.
Taking RCP8.5 off the table is a sign of progress – we’ve avoided the worst-case scenario. But we have also missed the best case future.
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Do these models explicitly include the datacenter boom which seems to be on track to be more than household usage? Cause if not I think removing the worst model seems premature…
