COP21:RIPPLES: National and Global Climate Policy Modeling Scenarios

COP21:RIPPLES project data contains national and global modeling scenario results analyzing transformations needed to meet Paris Agreement goals. The database includes scenarios from existing models and new national-level pathways developed as methodological tools. University College London researcher Gabrial Anandarajah contributed this data, which is hosted on the IIASA RIPPLES Scenario Explorer platform.

Use Cases

• Compare long-term global emissions pathways based on scenario modeling results
• Analyze sectoral transformations for meeting Paris Agreement targets based on the described scenarios
• Inform EU policy development by modeling the global context of major economies' development trajectories
• Assess the granularity and horizon of energy system pathways beyond medium-term NDCs

Strengths

• Data is hosted on the authoritative IIASA RIPPLES Scenario Explorer platform
• Scenarios are designed to answer specific research questions across different project work packages
• Project documentation includes deliverables D2.6, D3.2, and D3.5 describing models and scenarios

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

COP21:RIPPLES project, hosted by IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

Collection Method

Modeling scenario results produced under the COP21:RIPPLES project

Geography

National and global level