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Cumulative carbon emissions, emissions floors and short-term rates of warming: implications for policy

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A number of recent studies have found a strong link between peak human-induced global warming and cumulative carbon emissions from the start of the industrial revolution, while the link to emissions over shorter periods or in the years 2020 or 2050 is generally weaker. However, cumulative targets appear to conflict with the concept of a "floor" in emissions caused by sectors such as food production. Here, we show that the introduction of emissions floors does not reduce the importance of cumu...

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10.1098/rsta.2010.0288

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University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Physics
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Atmos Ocean & Planet Physics
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University of Oxford
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Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
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Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK
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Met Office Hadley Centre, University of Reading
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Department of Meteorology
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atmos Ocean & Planet Physics
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Publisher:
Royal Society Publishing Publisher's website
Journal:
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Journal website
Volume:
369
Issue:
1934
Pages:
45-66
Publication date:
2011-01-01
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1471-2962
Language:
English
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2011-03-21

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