Using and Interpreting Post-2100 Climate Scenarios

November 16 2026, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(Offered only in French)

Workshop Organizer: David Huard (Ouranos) and Bruno Bussière (UQAT)

The mine closure process involves a series of decisions whose impacts can reverberate for hundreds if not thousands of years. At time scales like these, climate change is sure to come into play. And yet, few available climate products or services look beyond the end of the 21st century.

This workshop aims to illustrate the challenges associated with analyzing post-2100 climate change impacts, and provide an opportunity for discussing solutions proposed in the scientific literature. Participants will be given an overview of climate scenarios and projections, as well as existing approaches to looking beyond 2100. They will also review case studies conducted in collaboration with engineering firms and mining companies to assess the long-term effects of climate change on decommissioned mines. Hands-on activities will draw on a new set of temperature and precipitation simulations covering North America up to 2300.

At the end of this training, you will learn more about the different methods for evaluating the effects of climate change beyond 2100, how to obtain climate data for these years, and understand their advantages and limitation.