The role of short-lived climate pollutants in meeting temperature goals
Bowerman, Niel H.A.; Frame, David J.; Huntingford, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5941-7770; Lowe, Jason A.; Smith, Stephen M.; Allen, Myles R.. 2013 The role of short-lived climate pollutants in meeting temperature goals. Nature Climate Change, 3. 1021-1024. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2034
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Some recent high-profile publications have suggested that immediately reducing emissions of methane, black carbon and other short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) may contribute substantially towards the goal of limiting global warming to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. Although this literature acknowledges that action on long-lived climate pollutants (LLCPs) such as CO2 is also required, it is not always appreciated that SLCP emissions in any given decade only have a significant impact on peak temperature under circumstances in which CO2 emissions are falling. Immediate action on SLCPs might potentially ‘buy time’ for adaptation by reducing near-term warming; however early SLCP reductions, compared with reductions in a future decade, do not buy time to delay reductions in CO2.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2034 |
Programmes: | CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 2 - Biogeochemistry and Climate System Processes > BGC - 2.1 - Quantify & model processes that control the emission, fate and bioavailability of pollutants CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 2 - Biogeochemistry and Climate System Processes |
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: | Reynard |
ISSN: | 1758-678X |
NORA Subject Terms: | Meteorology and Climatology Atmospheric Sciences |
Date made live: | 10 Mar 2014 16:09 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/505168 |
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