iiasa/ipcc_sr15_scenario_analysis

release 2.0 notebooks still load release 1.1 data by default

volker-krey opened this issue · 1 comments

Several notebooks (I specifically checked sr15_2.3.3_short-lived_climate_forcers.ipynb and sr15_2.3.3_global_emissions_statistics.ipynb) by default still load release 1.1 data via the following command:
sr1p5 = pyam.IamDataFrame(data='../data/iamc15_scenario_data_world_r1.1.xlsx')
It would be useful to adjust this to loading release 2.0 data by default.

Also, in the introduction it is mentioned that the metadata file needs to be generated via the sr15_2.0_categories_indicators.ipynb notebook, but it seems metadata is readily available for download from the SR1.5 Scenario Explorer ([https://data.ene.iiasa.ac.at/iamc-1.5c-explorer]) which simplifies the process for the user and could be mentioned as an alternative.

Thank you @volker-krey for these suggestions to improve the user experience and reduce the scope for confusion!