comment: This is an IPAT-S script. IPAT-S is an open-source scripting language for developing sustainability scenarios. It can be run using the free IPAT-S software, available from: http://ipat-s.kb-creative.net/ For more information, please contact the author of IPAT-S, Eric Kemp-Benedict (eric@kb-creative.net) :comment # Simple IPAT-S demo script base year 1997 scenario years 2010 2020 # Major variables summable variable Population = 300, 340, 370 # millions of people report Population as "Population (millions)" summable variable CO2 CO2.by = 1.7 # billion tonnes of carbon ('by' means base year) ratio Affluence = growth(2.0%) ratio Technology = index[0.9, 0.8] chain Population >> Technology * Affluence -> CO2 report CO2 as "CO2 (GtC)" report 1000 * CO2/Population as "CO2 per person (ktC/cap)"