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Equivalence of greenhouse-gas emissions for peak temperature limits

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  • Stephen M. Smith

    (Committee on Climate Change, 7 Holbein Place
    Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter)

  • Jason A. Lowe

    (Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter)

  • Niel H. A. Bowerman

    (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford)

  • Laila K. Gohar

    (Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter)

  • Chris Huntingford

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford)

  • Myles R. Allen

    (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford)

Abstract

A study using a newly developed framework shows how future peak temperature is related to cumulative emissions of long-lived greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and sustained emissions of shorter-lived species such as methane, and suggests an approach for limiting future warming to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels.

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  • Stephen M. Smith & Jason A. Lowe & Niel H. A. Bowerman & Laila K. Gohar & Chris Huntingford & Myles R. Allen, 2012. "Equivalence of greenhouse-gas emissions for peak temperature limits," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(7), pages 535-538, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:7:d:10.1038_nclimate1496
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1496
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