Ratcheting ambition to limit warming to 1.5 °C – trade-offs between emission reductions and carbon dioxide removal

Mitigation scenarios to limit global warming to 1.5 °C or less in 2100 often rely on large amounts of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which carry significant potential social, environmental, political and economic risks. A precautionary approach to scenario creation is therefore indicated. This letter...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Ceecee Holz, Lori S Siegel, Eleanor Johnston, Andrew P Jones, John Sterman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Subjects:	carbon dioxide removal Paris Agreement climate change mitigation mitigation pathways GHG emission pathways climate model open climate campaign
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aac0c1

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