<p> Special Issue on ‘The impact of economic growth and fossil fuel availability on climate protection’</p><p>Table of Contents Paper Title Contributing Authors List 1. The impact of economic growth and Elmar Kriegler, Ottmar Edenhofer, Gunnar Luderer, fossil fuel availability on climate Ioanna Mouratiadou, Jae Edmonds (editorial) protection: Introduction to the RoSE special issue. 2. Will economic growth and fossil fuel Elmar Kriegler, Ioanna Mouratiadou, Robert Brecha, scarcity help or hinder climate Katherine Calvin, Enrica DeCian, Jae Edmonds, Jiang stabilization? Overview of the RoSE multi- Kejun, Gunnar Luderer, Massimo Tavoni, Ottmar model study. Edenhofer 3. Implications of weak near-term Gunnar Luderer, Christoph Bertram, Kate Calvin, climate policies on long-term mitigation Enrica De Cian, Elmar Kriegler pathways. 4. Global energy security under different Aleh Cherp, Jessica Jewell, Vadim Vinichenko, Nico climate policies, GDP growth rates and Bauer, Enrica De Cian fossil resource availabilities. 5. The future demand for transportation Andreas Schafer, Robert Pietzcker, Page Kyle and energy: A model comparison. 6. The effect of African growth on future Kate Calvin, Shonali Pachauri, Enrica de Cian, global energy, emissions, and regional Ioanna Mouratiadou development. 7. Towards low carbon development in Chen Wenying, Yin Xiang, Hongjun Zhang China: a comparison of national and global models. 8. Emissions and their drivers: sensitivity Ioanna Mouratiadou, Gunnar Luderer, Nico Bauer, to economic growth and fossil fuel Elmar Kriegler availability across world regions. 9. Global fossil energy markets and Nico Bauer, Ioanna Mouratiadou, Lavinia climate change mitigation: An analysis Baumstark, Robert Brecha, Gunnar Luderer, Elmar with ReMIND. Kriegler, Ottmar Edenhofer 10. Implications of uncertain future fossil Kate Calvin, Marshall Wise, Patrick Luckow, Page energy resources on biomass energy use Kyle, Leon Clarke, Jae Edmonds and terrestrial carbon emissions. 11. What drives green investments and Enrica De Cian, Fabio Sferra, Massimo Tavoni innovation? An integrated assessment of population, economic growth, and fossil fuel resource availability.</p><p>A description of the RoSE scenarios can be found at http://www.rose-project.org/scenarios</p><p>1</p>