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Important distinctiveness of SSP3–7.0 for use in impact assessments

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Recent criticisms have suggested that future emissions are unlikely to lead to the warmest climate scenario available (SSP5–8.5), which has resulted in the second highest scenario (SSP3–7.0) receiving increased attention. The distinctiveness of SSP3–7.0 has not been well recognized, but it is relevant for the proper interpretation of studies that use this scenario.

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Fig. 1: Distinctiveness of the climate change projections under SSP3–7.0.

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This comment was supported by the Advanced Studies of Climate Change Projection (SENTAN, JPMXD0722680395) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, by the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (JPMEERF23S21130 and JPMEERF23S21120) of the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency and the Ministry of Environment of Japan and by the Sumitomo Electric Industries Group CSR Foundation.

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  1. Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan

    Hideo Shiogama, Michiya Hayashi & Tomoo Ogura

  2. Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Shinichiro Fujimori

  3. College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan

    Tomoko Hasegawa

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

    Yukiko Hirabayashi

  5. Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan

    Toshichika Iizumi

  6. Social Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan

    Kiyoshi Takahashi

  7. Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Japan

    Toshihiko Takemura

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Shiogama, H., Fujimori, S., Hasegawa, T. et al. Important distinctiveness of SSP3–7.0 for use in impact assessments. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 1276–1278 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01883-2

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