a high-emissions scenario – known as RCP8.5 and its successor SSP5-8.5 – had been removed. Under these worst-case scenarios, nations would make no effort to cut emissions and expand fossil fuel use.
Taking RCP8.5 off the table is a sign of progress – we’ve avoided the worst-case scenario. But we have also missed the best case future.
Do these models explicitly include the datacenter boom which seems to be on track to be more than household usage? Cause if not I think removing the worst model seems premature…