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===The Rio+20 study=== | ===The Rio+20 study=== | ||
Using the IMAGE model, the PBL study Rio+20 ([[PBL, 2012]]) assessed pathways to achieve ambitious global sustainability targets in 2050, including limiting climate change to 2 °C, stabilising biodiversity loss and providing full access to energy, water and food. The baseline scenario assessed possible development without major changes in current policies. Three alternative scenarios assessed possible routes to achieving the sustainability targets. The first scenario (Global Technology) was directed to achieving the target mainly through large-scale introduction of advanced technologies. The second scenario (Decentralised Solutions) assessed achieving the long-term targets by introducing small-scale technologies and emphasising local-scale solutions. The third scenario (Consumption Change) focused on the role of lifestyle changes in achieving the targets. In this chapter, the Rio+20 study is used to illustrate potential assessments with IMAGE. | Using the IMAGE model, the PBL study Rio+20 ([[PBL, 2012]]) assessed pathways to achieve ambitious global sustainability targets in 2050, including limiting climate change to 2 °C, stabilising biodiversity loss and providing full access to energy, water and food. The baseline scenario assessed possible development without major changes in current policies. Three alternative scenarios assessed possible routes to achieving the sustainability targets. The first scenario (Global Technology) was directed to achieving the target mainly through large-scale introduction of advanced technologies. The second scenario (Decentralised Solutions) assessed achieving the long-term targets by introducing small-scale technologies and emphasising local-scale solutions. The third scenario (Consumption Change) focused on the role of lifestyle changes in achieving the targets. In this chapter, the Rio+20 study is used to illustrate potential assessments with IMAGE. | ||
PBL (2012). Roads from Rio+20: Pathways to achieve global sustainability goals by 2050, D.P. Van Vuuren and M.T.J. Kok (eds.), PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague (URL: http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/2012/roads-from-rio20). | |||
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Below, the various components of the IMAGE system are described briefly, and in further detail in the subsequent chapters. Results from the Rio+20 study (PBL, 2012, see Box 2.1) and some other studies are used in this chapter to illustrate the main model output. | Below, the various components of the IMAGE system are described briefly, and in further detail in the subsequent chapters. Results from the Rio+20 study (PBL, 2012, see Box 2.1) and some other studies are used in this chapter to illustrate the main model output. | ||
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