The differences between projections for climate variables under high and low emissions scenarios reveal two different potential futures for Canada. The high emissions scenario (RCP8.5) is associated with an increase in global average temperature of about 3.7°C by the late century, relative to the 1986–2005 reference period, whereas the low emissions scenario (RCP2.6) is associated with a global average temperature of about 1.0°C for that same time period.
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Adapted from Government of Canada, 2019.
