Assessing "dangerous climate change": required reduction of carbon emissions to protect young people, future generations and nature.
We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth's measured energy imbalance, paleoclimate data, and simple representations of the global carbon cycle and temperature to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid po...
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oai:doaj.org-article:9ca7f05c5aa043fdb5c41fbe0503db332021-11-18T08:43:45ZAssessing "dangerous climate change": required reduction of carbon emissions to protect young people, future generations and nature.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0081648https://doaj.org/article/9ca7f05c5aa043fdb5c41fbe0503db332013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24312568/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth's measured energy imbalance, paleoclimate data, and simple representations of the global carbon cycle and temperature to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on today's young people, future generations, and nature. A cumulative industrial-era limit of ∼500 GtC fossil fuel emissions and 100 GtC storage in the biosphere and soil would keep climate close to the Holocene range to which humanity and other species are adapted. Cumulative emissions of ∼1000 GtC, sometimes associated with 2°C global warming, would spur "slow" feedbacks and eventual warming of 3-4°C with disastrous consequences. Rapid emissions reduction is required to restore Earth's energy balance and avoid ocean heat uptake that would practically guarantee irreversible effects. Continuation of high fossil fuel emissions, given current knowledge of the consequences, would be an act of extraordinary witting intergenerational injustice. Responsible policymaking requires a rising price on carbon emissions that would preclude emissions from most remaining coal and unconventional fossil fuels and phase down emissions from conventional fossil fuels.James HansenPushker KharechaMakiko SatoValerie Masson-DelmotteFrank AckermanDavid J BeerlingPaul J HeartyOve Hoegh-GuldbergShi-Ling HsuCamille ParmesanJohan RockstromEelco J RohlingJeffrey SachsPete SmithKonrad SteffenLise Van SusterenKarina von SchuckmannJames C ZachosPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 12, p e81648 (2013) |
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We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth's measured energy imbalance, paleoclimate data, and simple representations of the global carbon cycle and temperature to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on today's young people, future generations, and nature. A cumulative industrial-era limit of ∼500 GtC fossil fuel emissions and 100 GtC storage in the biosphere and soil would keep climate close to the Holocene range to which humanity and other species are adapted. Cumulative emissions of ∼1000 GtC, sometimes associated with 2°C global warming, would spur "slow" feedbacks and eventual warming of 3-4°C with disastrous consequences. Rapid emissions reduction is required to restore Earth's energy balance and avoid ocean heat uptake that would practically guarantee irreversible effects. Continuation of high fossil fuel emissions, given current knowledge of the consequences, would be an act of extraordinary witting intergenerational injustice. Responsible policymaking requires a rising price on carbon emissions that would preclude emissions from most remaining coal and unconventional fossil fuels and phase down emissions from conventional fossil fuels. |
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James Hansen Pushker Kharecha Makiko Sato Valerie Masson-Delmotte Frank Ackerman David J Beerling Paul J Hearty Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Shi-Ling Hsu Camille Parmesan Johan Rockstrom Eelco J Rohling Jeffrey Sachs Pete Smith Konrad Steffen Lise Van Susteren Karina von Schuckmann James C Zachos |
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Assessing "dangerous climate change": required reduction of carbon emissions to protect young people, future generations and nature. |
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Assessing "dangerous climate change": required reduction of carbon emissions to protect young people, future generations and nature. |
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Assessing "dangerous climate change": required reduction of carbon emissions to protect young people, future generations and nature. |
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