SSP5-8.5
SSP5-8.5 combines Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP5) and Representative Concentration Pathway RCP 8.5). This scenario assumes fossil-intensive development and shift toward none-sustainable practices (SSP5) combined with high radiative emission (RCP 8.5) (O'Neill et.al 2016).
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O’Neill, Brian C., Claudia Tebaldi, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Veronika Eyring, Pierre Friedlingstein, George Hurtt, Reto Knutti, et al. 2016. “The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) for CMIP6.” Geoscientific Model Development 9 (9): 3461–82. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-3461-2016.