Telling Better Stories: Strengthening the Story in Story and Simulation

The document discusses the role of IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) and evaluates the cross-impact balances technique for future climate scenario construction.

• The scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) are frequently cited and criticized, serving as a reference and starting point for analyzing the long-term effects of human activities and policies on adaptive capacity and the climate.
• Eric Kemp-Benedict analyzed the cross-impact balances technique developed by Schweizer and Kriegler in 2012, concluding it is a useful tool for creating future climate scenarios, particularly when paired with methods that promote scenario diversity.

APA

Kemp-Benedict, E. (2012). Telling Better Stories: Strengthening the Story in Story and Simulation. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/publications/telling-better-stories-strengthening-the-story-in-story-and-simulation/

Chicago

Kemp-Benedict, Eric. Telling Better Stories: Strengthening the Story in Story and Simulation. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012. https://www.sei.org/publications/telling-better-stories-strengthening-the-story-in-story-and-simulation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kempbenedict2012telling, author = {Kemp-Benedict, Eric}, title = {{Telling Better Stories: Strengthening the Story in Story and Simulation}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2012}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/telling-better-stories-strengthening-the-story-in-story-and-simulation/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }