Jean-Marc Jancovici

Les modèles CMIP7 sont en train d'arriver en vue du futur rapport du GIEC (AR7); et leur design est assez différent des scénarios précédent qui avaient en ligne de mire un niveau de forçage radiatif donné en 2100. Désormais, on part plutôt des niveaux d'émissions, et les modèles vont eux même gérer le cycle du carbone et le niveau de forçage radiatif en fonction des années.

Scenarios serve as a critical tool in climate change analysis, enabling the exploration of future evolution of the climate system, climate impacts, and the human system (including mitigation and adaptation actions). This paper describes the scenario framework for ScenarioMIP as part of CMIP7. The design process has involved various rounds of interaction with the research community and user groups at large. The proposal covers a set of scenarios exploring high levels of climate change (to explore high-end climate risks), medium levels of climate change (anchored to current policy), and low levels of climate change (aligned with current international agreements). These scenarios follow very different trajectories in terms of emissions, with some likely to experience peaks and subsequent declines in greenhouse gas concentrations in this century. An important innovation is that most scenarios are intended to be run, if possible, in emission-driven mode, providing a better representation of the Earth system uncert