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The role of short-lived climate pollutants in meeting temperature goals

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  • Niel H. A. Bowerman

    (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford)

  • David J. Frame

    (New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Parade)

  • Chris Huntingford

    (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford)

  • Jason A. Lowe

    (Met Office)

  • Stephen M. Smith

    (Committee on Climate Change, 7 Holbein Place)

  • Myles R. Allen

    (Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford
    Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford)

Abstract

This Perspective considers the extent to which early action to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, such as methane and black carbon, would help to limit global warming. Although decreasing emissions of these pollutants would have short-term benefits, simultaneous CO2 reductions are urgently required to mitigate the risk of dangerous climate change in the longer term.

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  • Niel H. A. Bowerman & David J. Frame & Chris Huntingford & Jason A. Lowe & Stephen M. Smith & Myles R. Allen, 2013. "The role of short-lived climate pollutants in meeting temperature goals," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(12), pages 1021-1024, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:12:d:10.1038_nclimate2034
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2034
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    1. Fernández-Amador, Octavio & Francois, Joseph F. & Oberdabernig, Doris A. & Tomberger, Patrick, 2020. "The methane footprint of nations: Stylized facts from a global panel dataset," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).
    2. Song Gao, 2015. "Managing short-lived climate forcers in curbing climate change: an atmospheric chemistry synopsis," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 5(2), pages 130-137, June.
    3. Stefan Åström & Daniel J. A. Johansson, 2019. "The choice of climate metric is of limited importance when ranking options for abatement of near-term climate forcers," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 154(3), pages 401-416, June.
    4. Michele Hollis & Cecile de Klein & Dave Frame & Mike Harvey & Martin Manning & Andy Reisinger & Suzi Kerr & Anna Robinson, 2016. "Cows, Sheep and Science: A Scientific Perspective on Biological Emissions from Agriculture," Working Papers 16_17, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.
    5. Seshadri, Ashwin K., 2015. "Economic tradeoffs in mitigation, due to different atmospheric lifetimes of CO2 and black carbon," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 47-57.

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