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Their wordsthe temperatures produced under RCP8.5/SSP5-8.5 are a reasonable upper bound on what the future climate might be.
Their wordsKeeping the RCP8.5/SSP5-8.5 runs as a plausible upper limit is particularly important given that recent research has emphasized the possibility that models are underestimating future warming.
Their wordsIn fact, conventional risk management tells us that, when consequences are severe, low-probability extreme outcomes can determine the response.
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