Table 1. Main characteristics of RCP and SSP assumptions.

Pathway	Key characteristics
RCP characteristics from Van Vuuren et al.10 and SSP characteristics from O’Neill et al.24 and Kc & Lutz25.
RCP2.6	-Radiative forcing 2.6 W m−2 by 2100
	-Low GHG emissions
	-Medium-low air pollution
RCP4.5	-Radiative forcing 4.5 W m−2 by 2100
	-Very low baseline GHG emission with medium-low mitigation
	-Medium air pollution
RCP6.0	-Radiative forcing 6.0 W m−2 by 2100
	-Medium baseline GHG emission with high mitigation
	-Medium air pollution
RCP8.5	-Radiative forcing 8.5 W m−2 by 2100
	-High baseline GHG emission
	-Medium-High air pollution
SSP1	-Low population
	-High urbanization
	-High-Medium Economy
SSP2	-Medium population
	-Medium urbanization
	-Medium uneven economy
SSP3	-High population
	-Low urbanization
	-Slow economy
SSP4	-Medium-High population
	-High-Medium urbanization
	-Low-Medium economy
SSP5	-Low-Medium Population
	-High Urbanization
	-High Economy