However, there is only intermediate success in addressing air pollution or improving energy access for the poor, along with other factors that reduce vulnerability to climate and other global changes (Edenhofer et al., For illustrative purposes, an Alternative SSP scenario that uses different assumptions about population and GDP growth - the standardised scenario SSP3 - is also analysed in this report. This scenario is characterised by slow growth in the rich countries, little convergence in incomes across countries and rapid population growth.