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Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions

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  • Pete Smith

    (Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen)

  • Steven J. Davis

    (University of California, Irvine)

  • Felix Creutzig

    (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
    Technical University Berlin)

  • Sabine Fuss

    (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change)

  • Jan Minx

    (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
    Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
    Hertie School of Governance)

  • Benoit Gabrielle

    (AgroParisTech, UMR1402 ECOSYS
    National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Environment and Arable Crops Research Unit, UMR1402 ECOSYS)

  • Etsushi Kato

    (The Institute of Applied Energy (IAE))

  • Robert B. Jackson

    (Woods Institute for the Environment and Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University)

  • Annette Cowie

    (University of New England)

  • Elmar Kriegler

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK))

  • Detlef P. van Vuuren

    (Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development, Utrecht University
    PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)

  • Joeri Rogelj

    (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), Universitätstrasse 16
    International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Philippe Ciais

    (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE), Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, CEA l'Orme des Merisiers, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France)

  • Jennifer Milne

    (Stanford University 473 Via Ortega)

  • Josep G. Canadell

    (Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Research
    Australian Capital Territory)

  • David McCollum

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Glen Peters

    (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo (CICERO))

  • Robbie Andrew

    (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo (CICERO))

  • Volker Krey

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Gyami Shrestha

    (US Carbon Cycle Science Program, US Global Change Research Program)

  • Pierre Friedlingstein

    (University of Exeter)

  • Thomas Gasser

    (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE), Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, CEA l'Orme des Merisiers, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
    Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement (CIRED), CNRS-PontsParisTech-EHESS-AgroParisTech-CIRAD, Campus du Jardin Tropical)

  • Arnulf Grübler

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Wolfgang K. Heidug

    (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center)

  • Matthias Jonas

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Chris D. Jones

    (Met Office Hadley Centre)

  • Florian Kraxner

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Emma Littleton

    (University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park)

  • Jason Lowe

    (Met Office Hadley Centre)

  • José Roberto Moreira

    (Institute of Energy and Environment, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 1.289 – Cidade, Universitaria)

  • Nebojsa Nakicenovic

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Michael Obersteiner

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Anand Patwardhan

    (University of Maryland, 2101 Van Munching Hall, School of Public Policy)

  • Mathis Rogner

    (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA))

  • Ed Rubin

    (Carnegie Mellon University)

  • Ayyoob Sharifi

    (Global Carbon Project — Tsukuba International Office, c/o NIES)

  • Asbjørn Torvanger

    (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo (CICERO))

  • Yoshiki Yamagata

    (National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES))

  • Jae Edmonds

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Joint Global Change Research Institute, 5825 University Research Court)

  • Cho Yongsung

    (Korea University)

Abstract

Scenario analyses suggest that negative emissions technologies (NETs) are necessary to limit dangerous warming. Here the authors assess the biophysical limits to, and economic costs of, the widespread application of NETs.

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  • Pete Smith & Steven J. Davis & Felix Creutzig & Sabine Fuss & Jan Minx & Benoit Gabrielle & Etsushi Kato & Robert B. Jackson & Annette Cowie & Elmar Kriegler & Detlef P. van Vuuren & Joeri Rogelj & Ph, 2016. "Biophysical and economic limits to negative CO2 emissions," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 42-50, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:6:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_nclimate2870
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2870
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