Greenhouse-gas emission targets for limiting global warming to 2 °C

Climate change: target acquisition How quickly greenhouse-gas emissions need to be reduced in order to avoid what has been termed dangerous climate change is of fundamental importance. Two papers in this issue tackle the question from different standpoints, yet come to broadly similar conclusions. M...

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Published in:Nature 2009-04, Vol.458 (7242), p.1158-1162
Main Authors: Meinshausen, Malte, Meinshausen, Nicolai, Hare, William, Raper, Sarah C. B., Frieler, Katja, Knutti, Reto, Frame, David J., Allen, Myles R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Carbon dioxide
Causes of
Climate
Climate change
Climatic changes
Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change
Confidence intervals
Constraining
Control
Earth, ocean, space
Emission
Emissions
Emissions (Pollution)
Emissions control
Environmental aspects
Estimates
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Fossil fuels
Global warming
Greenhouse gases
Greenhouses
Humanities and Social Sciences
Indicators
Industrialized nations
Influence
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
letter
Meteorology
multidisciplinary
Natural gas
Pollution
Prevention and purification methods
Probability
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Temperature
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