National scenarios NS

Scientific Working Group on National Scenarios

The Scientific Working Group on National Scenarios (National SWG) aims to facilitate the discussion of national scenarios, develop national models, and coordinate scenario comparisons across countries or regions. The ultimate goal of these activities is to provide the research community service to deliver appropriate information to national level climate change related decision-makers. The National SWG will serve the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium (IAMC) and the advancement of science for climate change mitigation modelling and its scenarios analyses by facilitating the exchange of ideas and coordination within the IAMC. It will also facilitate and coordinate interactions of the IAMC community with national scenario users, such as national governments, international organizations and private companies.

Scientific Working Group on National Scenarios

The Scientific Working Group on National Scenarios (National SWG) aims to facilitate the discussion of the national scenarios, develop national models, and coordinate the scenario comparisons across countries or regions. The ultimate goal of these activities is to provide the research community service to deliver appropriate information to the national level climate change related decision-makers. The National SWG will serve the Integrated Assessment Modeling Consortium and the advancement of science for climate change mitigation modelling and its scenarios analysis by facilitating the exchange of ideas and coordination within the IAMC. It can also facilitate and coordinate interactions of the IAMC community with national scenario users such as national government, international organizations or private companies.

• The role of co-chairs is to lead the SWG and to coordinate the overall relevant activities
• The role of regional coordinators is to collect national/regional scenario information to IAMC and to provide IAMC-SWG information to regional scenario exercises. Also, they contribute to planning, developing and making advancement of this SWG activities
• If needed co-chairs organize meetings with regional coordinators.

Promote some standardization among national scenario development activities to increase comparability and use in assessment of international climate policy. (This can include linkages to common reporting databases)

Link national activities to global activities (This includes the assessment of global and national/regional emissions, and climate consequences).

Facilitate the collection of national policies (existing and NDCs etc.), and translation/harmonization into modelling assumptions.

Provide a platform for sharing best practices which includes the aim for capacity building.