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. 2017 Jun 6;8:15748. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15748

Table 2. Estimated impact of assessed uncertainty dimensions on 2030 GHG emissions.

Global* AFR CPA EEU FSU LAM MEA NAM PAO PAS SAS WEU
Mean emission estimate (GtCO2e yr−1) in 2030
 53.5 3.4 14.4 1.0 3.8 5.2 4.1 6.1 1.9 4.2 5.8 3.8
 
Median emission estimate (GtCO2e yr−1) in 2030
 52.3 3.4 13.3 1.0 3.9 5.2 4.0 6.1 1.9 4.1 5.4 3.8
 
Overall emission estimate incl. uncertainty
 47.1–62.9 2.8–4.2 11.0–20.5 0.9–1.0 3.3–4.5 4.7–5.7 3.6–4.7 5.9–6.2 1.9–1.9 3.9–4.5 5.1–6.9 3.8–3.8
 
Uncertainty due to socioeconomic baseline variation
 7.1–11.3 0.1–0.4 3.4–7.2 0–0 0.4–1.2 0.1–0.7 0.6–0.7 0–0 0–0 0.1–0.2 1.7–1.8 0–0
 
Uncertainty due to historical emission variation
 0.1–1.2 0.1–0.3 0–1.3 0–0 0–0.6 0.1–0.5 0–0.2 0.1–0.2 0–0.1 0–0.1 0–0.1 0–0
 
Uncertainty due to conditionality of NDCs
 1.0–2.7 0.4–0.8 0–0.4 0–0 0–0.1 0–0.8 0.2–0.5 0–0 0–0 0.4–0.5 0–0.1 0–0
 
Uncertainty due to range specifications of NDCs
 0.3–3.1 0.1–0.4 0–2.4 0–0 0–0.2 0–0.1 0–0 0.1–0.1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
 
Uncertainty due to alternative energy accounting methods
 0–4.5 0–0 0–4.5 0–0 0–0.1 0–0.1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0.1 0–0
 
Uncertainty due to attribution of non-commercial biomass
 0–1.7 0–0 0–1.8 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

GHG, greenhouse gas; NDC, nationally determined contribution.

Supplementary Table 1 provides values aggregated with values from ref. 9.

*Regions are defined in Supplementary Table 2 and illustrated in Fig. 3.

Uncertainty ranges are minimum–maximum ranges (Methods) in GtCO2e yr–1 (aggregated with GWP-100 values from ref. 10).