Table 1 Projected GMSLR commitments from 2020, 2030, 2050, 2070 and 2090 cumulative GHG emissions based on the SSP–RCP scenarios

From: Multi-century global and regional sea-level rise commitments from cumulative greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades

Scenario

2300 GMSLR commitments from cumulative GHG emissions until

2020

2030

2050

2070

2090

SSP1-1.9

Median

66% range

90% range

0.29

0.20–0.41

0.14–0.52

0.36

0.24–0.50

0.19–0.64

0.42

0.29–0.60

0.22–0.80

0.44

0.30–0.63

0.24–0.84

0.44

0.30–0.63

0.24–0.85

SSP1-2.6

Median

66% range

90% range

0.29

0.20–0.41

0.14–0.52

0.37

0.25–0.51

0.19–0.65

0.49

0.34–0.71

0.27–0.96

0.56

0.39–0.85

0.30–1.22

0.58

0.40–0.89

0.31–1.29

SSP2-4.5

Median

66% range

90% range

0.29

0.20–0.41

0.14–0.52

0.37

0.25–0.52

0.19–0.67

0.58

0.41–0.88

0.31–1.25

0.84

0.57–1.38

0.44–1.95

1.08

0.69–1.77

0.54–2.49

SSP3-7.0

Median

66% range

90% range

0.29

0.20–0.41

0.14–0.52

0.38

0.26–0.54

0.20–0.69

0.67

0.47–1.06

0.36–1.54

1.20

0.77–1.93

0.61–2.72

1.93

1.24–3.18

0.96–4.44

SSP5-8.5

Median

66% range

90% range

0.29

0.20–0.42

0.14–0.52

0.39

0.26–0.55

0.20–0.71

0.76

0.52–1.23

0.40–1.79

1.62

1.01–2.68

0.78–3.76

3.02

1.87–4.98

1.47–7.16

  1. GMSLR projections are based on the MAGICC sea-level model, displaying medians, 66% (17th to 83 percentile) and 90% (5th to 95th percentile) model ranges in metres relative to 1995–2014.