Pull to refresh
Logo
Daily Brief
Following Why Ranks Sign Up
Zeke Hausfather

Zeke Hausfather

Climate research lead, Stripe; research scientist, Berkeley Earth

Appears in 1 story

Notable Quotes

Happily, RCP8.5 is becoming increasingly implausible with every passing year. — Berkeley Earth blog, 2021

Stories

Climate scientists drop worst-case warming scenario from new model framework

New Capabilities

Helped trigger the scenario debate; broadly supportive of CMIP7 changes

The scenario long used as climate change's 'business as usual' no longer counts. In April 2026, the team building the next generation of global climate models removed SSP5-8.5 — the high-emissions track behind most '4-5°C by 2100' headlines — from the CMIP7 framework that will feed the IPCC's seventh assessment report.

Updated 6 days ago