SSP5-34

SSP5: "Fossil-Fueled Development—Taking the Highway"

• Key Narrative:
  • Economic and social development is fueled by rapid fossil-based energy use.
  • Emphasis on high economic growth, technological innovation, and global market integration.
  • Environmental degradation and high carbon emissions dominate the early decades.
  • A delayed but strong shift toward climate mitigation emerges later, driven by technological advancements and policy changes.
• Lifestyle and Governance:
  • High material consumption and energy use per capita.
  • Technologically driven solutions to environmental