Fig. 2: The percentage changes in global total environmental and socioeconomic impacts in 2030, 2050 and 2100 driven by the global power sector transition under nine different scenarios compared to those in 2015.

a CO2 emission, b SOX emissions, c NOX emissions, d PM (PM2.5 and PM10), e blue water withdrawal (industry), f blue water consumption, g fossil fuels use, h other material use (biomass, metal, and nonmetal minerals), i employment, j value added, k wages, and l taxes. The nine different scenarios are SSP5 + RCP6.0, SSP5 + RCP4.5, SSP5 + RCP2.6 SSP2 + RCP6.0, SSP2 + RCP4.5, SSP2 + RCP2.6, SSP1 + RCP6.0, SSP1 + RCP4.5 and SSP1 + RCP2.6.