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|Reference=Overmars et al. | |Reference=Overmars et al., accepted; Van Vuuren and Stehfest, 2013; Shindell et al., 2012; | ||
|Description=Baseline developments: In baseline scenarios, emissions and greenhouse gas concentrations increase substantially. The increase in emissions depends on socio-economic factors, such as population growth, economic growth, technology development and lifestyle. Most medium baseline scenarios in IMAGE result in a rise in global mean temperature of about 3 to 5 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 (see figure below **Figures zijn nog anders dan in chapter). | |Description=Baseline developments: In baseline scenarios, emissions and greenhouse gas concentrations increase substantially. The increase in emissions depends on socio-economic factors, such as population growth, economic growth, technology development and lifestyle. Most medium baseline scenarios in IMAGE result in a rise in global mean temperature of about 3 to 5 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2100 (see figure below **Figures zijn nog anders dan in chapter). | ||
|Example=Policy interventions that affect future climate range from policy on energy and agricultural systems, air pollution measures, and land-use policies to direct management of radiative forcing. For instance, the IMAGE system can be used to analyse energy efficiency, use of low-carbon fuels, reduction in non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and reduction of deforestation ([[Overmars et al. | |Example=Policy interventions that affect future climate range from policy on energy and agricultural systems, air pollution measures, and land-use policies to direct management of radiative forcing. For instance, the IMAGE system can be used to analyse energy efficiency, use of low-carbon fuels, reduction in non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and reduction of deforestation ([[Overmars et al., accepted]]). Interventions related to policies on climate, air pollution and land use are described in [[Climate policy]], [[Air pollution and energy policies]] and [[Land and biodiversity policies]]. These measures lead to a change in emissions, and then to the expected reduction in radiative forcing and climate change. | ||
The slow temporal dynamics of the climate system play an important role in climate policy assessments. IMAGE calculations show considerable time lag between policy introduction and impacts on climate change. Even if emissions were substantially reduced from 2020 and onwards, several decades would elapse before reduction in temperature in the global climate system is observed (see figure below). In addition to these standard climate measures, a range of policy interventions may play a role in the temporal dynamics of the climate system, and may be analysed using the IMAGE system: | The slow temporal dynamics of the climate system play an important role in climate policy assessments. IMAGE calculations show considerable time lag between policy introduction and impacts on climate change. Even if emissions were substantially reduced from 2020 and onwards, several decades would elapse before reduction in temperature in the global climate system is observed (see figure below). In addition to these standard climate measures, a range of policy interventions may play a role in the temporal dynamics of the climate system, and may be analysed using the IMAGE system: | ||
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