Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways

The document outlines four possible global emissions pathways, known as Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), ranging from low-carbon to fossil fuel-intensive futures. It uses IPCC data to show how these pathways lead to varying climate impacts, including changes in temperature, precipitation, and ecosystem degradation.

• Future climate effects are largely determined by the current actions countries take to reduce emissions, with potential outcomes ranging from a low-carbon future to one that is fossil fuel-intensive.
• The different emissions pathways, termed "Representation Concentration Pathways," result in varying climate impacts, specifically affecting temperature increases, precipitation changes, and ecosystem degradation.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways. https://www.wri.org/data/infographic-choose-your-future-4-possible-emissions-pathways

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways. n.d. https://www.wri.org/data/infographic-choose-your-future-4-possible-emissions-pathways.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendchoose, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/data/infographic-choose-your-future-4-possible-emissions-pathways}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }