This expert meeting report provides a concise summary of the major recommendations coming from the meeting. A first draft of these recommendations had been brought to the attention of the Panel already at its 42nd session.1 The report body extends on these recommendations and provides the necessary background required for an appreciation of the discussions that have been taking place at the meeting. The Annex further provides summaries of the individual talks given as well as breakout group discussions. The meeting brought together 91 experts from 29 countries. After conclusion of the IPCC’s fifth assessment cycle, it provided an opportunity for the research community and the IPCC to jointly reflect on the new scenario process as well as the use of scenarios in AR5 and how it can be further improved to allow for a more integrated assessment of mitigation, adaptation, climate change impacts and broader sustainable development across the entirety of IPCC work in the future.