Latest climate models confirm need for urgent mitigation

Many recently updated climate models show greater future warming than previously. Separate lines of evidence suggest that their warming rates may be unrealistically high, but the risk of such eventualities only emphasizes the need for rapid and deep reductions in emissions.

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Published in:Nature climate change 2020-01, Vol.10 (1), p.7-10
Main Authors: Forster, Piers M., Maycock, Amanda C., McKenna, Christine M., Smith, Christopher J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aerosols
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Carbon
Climate
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Climate models
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Earth and Environmental Science
Emissions
Environment
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Equilibrium
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Mitigation
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Summary:Many recently updated climate models show greater future warming than previously. Separate lines of evidence suggest that their warming rates may be unrealistically high, but the risk of such eventualities only emphasizes the need for rapid and deep reductions in emissions.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-019-0660-0